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FHC Requests HRM Auditor General Review Public Consultative Process as a Charter Matter

FHC Editor August 19, 2020 No Comments

August, 2020-Letter to HRM Auditor General Re- Review of HRM Planning’s public consultative process as a Charter matter This letter (accompanied by 10 brief case studies) is to request that…

Welcome Spring Around the Common!

FHC Editor March 19, 2020 No Comments

Why not welcome Spring with a walk around the Common? The perimeter is ~4km and it takes ~1 hour to circumnavigate. Until now public directives telling us to stay at…

Common Roots Urban Farm – Transplant it to St Pat’s!

FHC Editor July 8, 2018 No Comments

An idea planted by FHC led Jayme Melrose and her volunteers to transform QEHS lands into a place of productive beauty. Now the farm is evicted and still homeless. So…

Time to care for Canada’s oldest, besieged Common – Chronicle Herald Op Ed

FHC Editor July 1, 2018 No Comments

Published July 1, 2018 June 23 marked the 255th anniversary of the Halifax Common, the 1763 Crown Grant by King George III for 235 acres of land and five acres…

CBC Mainstreet Interview -The Common Roots Farm Move is a Chance to Grow Our Parks!

FHC Editor April 9, 2018 No Comments

CBC’s Bob Murphy interviews Common Roots Urban Farm’s Jayme Melrose about its impending move from the former QEHS site on the Halifax Common. FHC’s Peggy Cameron follows (at 09:40) to…

Common Roots Urban Farm Needs a Home- Think BIG!

FHC Editor April 6, 2018 No Comments

Common Roots Urban Farm will need a new home after this growing season. Plan to attend the public engagement session – Wed, April 11, 7-9 pm, at Citadel High’s Atrium…

Centre Plan – The Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Stupid

FHC Editor November 20, 2016 No Comments

There’s one good change for the Halifax Common in the draft Centre Plan but the rest seems like more bad news… The Good The draft Centre Plan designates the Halifax…

“Making a Bad Situation Worse,” FHC Centre Plan Submission

FHC Editor August 15, 2016 No Comments

“We see the draft Centre Plan as making a bad situation worse. We urge a complete re-thinking of the draft Plan.” Howard Epstein, Board Member, Friends of Halifax Common Below…

Respect Public Values, Stop St Pat’s Process Until After Centre Plan

FHC Editor June 3, 2016 No Comments

FHC's Peggy Cameron speaks with Rick Howe's about problems with the St Pat's process and other development agreements in the city. The Peninsular Advisory Committee (PAC) will re-convene on June…

St Pat’s Report – Ignores Public In-put, Favours Big Development.

FHC Editor May 29, 2016 No Comments

May 27, 2016 Dear Peninsular Advisory Committee Members: RE: St Pat’s High School I am writing to suggest that the process for determining what should be built on the former…

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FHC Requests HRM Auditor General Review Public Consultative Process as a Charter Matter

Welcome Spring Around the Common!

Common Roots Urban Farm – Transplant it to St Pat’s!

Time to care for Canada’s oldest, besieged Common – Chronicle Herald Op Ed

CBC Mainstreet Interview -The Common Roots Farm Move is a Chance to Grow Our Parks!

Common Roots Urban Farm Needs a Home- Think BIG!

Centre Plan – The Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Stupid

“Making a Bad Situation Worse,” FHC Centre Plan Submission

Respect Public Values, Stop St Pat’s Process Until After Centre Plan

St Pat’s Report – Ignores Public In-put, Favours Big Development.

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