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Monthly Archives: September 2020
For the record: On Sep 22, 2020 Council passed progressive by-law that will help protect lake water quality
At a special meeting of Halifax Regional Council on Sep 22, 2020, councillors passed Item No 11.1.4 Grade Alteration By law and Halifax Stormwater Standards for Development Activities. Said Sackville Rivers Association President Walter Regan in a letter to Mayor … Continue reading
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Anticipating Hurricane Teddy & some thoughts about winds and Nova Scotia forests
Hurricane Teddy is tracking northward and “is expected to impact Atlantic Canada and the Gulf of St. Lawrence region Tuesday and Wednesday as a “very dangerous” post-tropical storm as it moves through the region, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, storm … Continue reading
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Trips by Transit’s first “virtual trip” is to the proposed Sandy Lake – Sackville River Regional Park!
Trips By Transit is a K’jipuktuk (Halifax) based community organization that promotes citizens getting out and about in nature without having to own or have ready access to a car, or be limited by lack of familiarity with places to … Continue reading