Friends of the Halifax Common (FHC) is Halifax’s only organization dedicated solely to protecting the Halifax Common—a mission we’ve carried out since 2006.
Halifax is a small, growing city with significantly increased density. Much of this density is adjacent or close to the Common, where the population is much larger than it was five years ago. More residents than in the past have little or no outdoor space. But the Common continues to be a welcoming green space for everyone, where we can enjoy organized activities, meet with family and friends to picnic on the grass or to just sit and do nothing.
Urban green space, such as the Common, is good for our mental health and sense of well being. For many, it is the only outdoor space available close by to where they live or work. Only by protecting the remaining green space on the Halifax Common and ensuring that it does not shrink any more it will be able to continue to enhance our mental health and combat climate change.
Climate Change
Why must we do all we can to protect what green space is left on the Common?
Not only is the Common good for humans, like other urban green spaces it helps to combat climate change.
Urban green spaces clean the air, protect against flooding and regulate local temperature, an increasing concern in our warming world.
We have experienced first-hand how climate change brings heavier storms and hotter weather. It is anticipated we will see more of such weather.
For Our Future
The Halifax Common is even more important than it was in the past. Your support of FHC will ensure the Common continues on as a place where green space grows.
You can help protect the Halifax Common as green space by joining our letter-writing campaigns, speaking at public hearings, and participating in FHC activities.
Together, we can ensure the Halifax Common and all our green spaces remain vibrant for generations to come.
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The Halifax Common is located in Mi'Kma'ki, the ancestral and traditional lands of the Mi’Kmaq.
Friends of Halfax Common (FHC) acknowledges our location in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) People first signed with the British Crown in 1725.
We are all Treaty People. We honour the enduring presence and contributions of the Mi'kmaq people, and we are dedicated to fostering meaningful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.
