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	Halifax Regional Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Halifax Regional Council is the governing body for the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia.
		In April 1996 the councils for the City of Halifax, City of Dartmouth, Town of Bedford, and Halifax County were amalgamated into the Halifax Regional Municipality.
		The Halifax Regional Council consists of twenty-three councillors and one mayor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Halifax_Regional_Council (312 words)

	HRM - Regional Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Mayor Peter Kelly and 23 Municipal Councillors, representing the 23 districts, are the council of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
		The council is the main governing and legislative body for the Municipality.
		Please check the council agenda to see if there is a Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for the upcoming week.
	www.halifax.ca /council/index.html (119 words)

	Halifax Live - Rolling Stones Coming to Halifax - Another Financial Beast of Burden
		Halifax Regional council is expected to announce on Tuesday July 4 the signing of a deal with aging rockers the Rolling Stones that will culminate in a major outdoor concert in Halifax this coming fall.
		Another contentious issue for many is the secrecy in which Halifax Regional council have conducted their negotiations in regards to the upcoming concert.
		Opponents to the Stones concert will be approaching Halifax Regional council and Mayor Peter Kelly to demand a plebiscite on whether or not the taxpayers are ready yet again to fund and support yet another venture that in all likelihood will end up way too expensive for the simple folk of this province.
	www.halifaxlive.com /content/view/787/2 (555 words)

	Private Sewage Meetings Begin in Halifax : IMC Maritimes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Halifax regional council will begin a series of secret meetings today on the city's $465.3-million sewage treatment plant contract with a private consortium.
		Kelly said once council has had an opportunity to go through the contract and ask questions, the document will be made public and debated at an open meeting before anything is signed.
		Last October, council agreed to enter into contract negotiations with the Halifax Regional Environmental Partnership for three plants to treat the raw sewage now flowing into Halifax Harbour.
	maritimes.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=1363 (300 words)

	Halifax grapples with lawn order issue
		Halifax's ban on residential pesticides and herbicides will be phased in over the next four years.
		Halifax Regional Municipality won't use yard police or random grass testing to enforce its new lawn-chemical bylaw, a senior staffer said Wednesday.
		Halifax regional council voted 17-6 Tuesday night to phase out lawn chemicals by April 2003.
	www.canoe.ca /AllAboutCanoesNewsJul00/12_pesticides.html (750 words)

	Canadians Against Pesticides - HALIFAX BANS PESTICIDES
		Bylaw supporters had flocked to Halifax City Hall during past months to tell council it should err on the side of caution because of health concerns and eventually outlaw residential pesticide use.
		Lawn-care industry representatives had asked council to establish a mandatory notification system, in which neighbours would be warned in advance of any spraying.
		Council had asked the province for permission to regulate chemical spraying and in April 1999 received clearance to do so under the Municipal Government Act.
	www.caps.20m.com /halifax.html (1391 words)

	Halifax Regional Municipality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Halifax Regional Municipality is one of the newest municipalities in the province, in terms of date of incorporation, therefore most of its history relates to the issues relating to municipal amalgamation.
		The Halifax Regional Municipality has a well-developed network of public and private schools, providing instruction from primary to grade 12; 150 public schools are administered by the Halifax Regional School Board as well as 3 public schools administered by the Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial, whereas the 14 private schools are operated independently.
		Halifax is a sister city of Halifax, England, Hakodate, Japan (1982), and Norfolk, Virginia (April 27, 2006).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Halifax_Regional_Municipality (2162 words)

	CRFA - Issues - Halifax considers adopting provincial smoking law
		Council's recent decision opens up the issue for stakeholder input, and a public hearing will be scheduled for November, 2002.
		This hearing is an ideal opportunity to remind council of the negative economic impact of smoking bans and the value of fair and workable solutions as permitted under the new provincial law.
		CRFA is urging hospitality operators in Halifax to contact their councillors to support the acceptance of the province's guidelines.
	www.crfa.ca /issues/2002/halifax_considers_smoking_law.asp (212 words)

	Halifax Public Libraries - Meet the Library Board
		Eight members are appointed by Halifax Regional Municipality, the Mayor of HRM is a member ex officio, and two members are appointed by the Province of Nova Scotia for a term specified by Cabinet.
		Leo McKenna, Chair of the Halifax Public Libraries Board since September 2004, is a chartered accountant currently employed as Chief Financial Officer for the Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia.
		Councillor Brad Johns, was elected Councillor for the Halifax Regional Municipality District 19 in November 2000.
	www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca /lib_board.html (1135 words)

	Halifax goes slow on pesticide ban
		Halifax regional council decided Tuesday to proceed with a phased-in pesticide ban, which city staff warned will be virtually unenforceable.
		Instead council will begin debate at the end of May on a bylaw to gradually phase out chemical pesticides over four years.
		In the end, council decided that if there is going to be a ban on pesticides in the municipality then it will come in gradually.
	www.canoe.ca /AllAboutCanoesNewsApr_May00/26_hal.html (525 words)

	Halifax Coalition Against Poverty
		Eva Curry, with the Halifax Coalition Against Poverty, said many neighbourhoods in Halifax Regional Municipality are marred by substandard rental properties because of inadequate penalties for landlords who ignore bylaws and cleanup orders.
		The Halifax woman moved into a $475-a-month apartment in a four-unit building on Bloomfield Street five months ago, and was “emphatically assured that all repairs necessary would be attended to before I moved in,” she said.
		The coalition is bringing Weal’s case to the attention of Halifax regional council at its meeting Nov. 1.
	users.eastlink.ca /~hcap/Oct2005HRMcouncil.html (3249 words)

	Halifax - Contested twin towers draw student support. In an old city, young people see project as progress - ...
		A 27-storey twin-tower development in downtown Halifax has become the flashpoint in the dispute between a group demanding the city's architectural heritage be preserved and another demanding it be allowed to evolve.
		The council is expected to vote late tomorrow night on the twisted glass towers.
		For decades, development proposals in Halifax have been scrutinized to ensure they did not adversely affect cherished old buildings, such as Historic Properties, where privateers stashed their booty in the War of 1812, or Keith's Brewery, where Alexander Keith started brewing his famous ale in 1820.
	www.europaconcorsi.com /db/rec/inbox.php?id=9864 (742 words)

	NDP warns against P3 sewage treatment plants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The New Democrats are cautioning Halifax regional council about pitfalls private ownership could pose for the city's planned sewage-treatment plants.
		Halifax councillors have spent the last month poring over documents to decide what specifications to include in a request for proposals the city is sending to three consortiums already shortlisted.
		Council has been divided on the issue and is scheduled to make a decision on Tuesday.
	www.environmentprobe.org /enviroprobe/evpress/030400_dnews.html (388 words)

	Halifax Nova Scotia Real Estate News
		Halifax regional council passed the contentious urban sprawl moratorium last night, but left the door open to possible changes that would give special home-building leeway to three districts.
		With its 19-4 vote, council restricted subdivision projects in unserviced areas for at least 18 months while staff come up with a regional plan to dictate how HRM should grow over the next 25 years.
		It was a difficult decision for council, forced with weighing the compelling reasons for the moratorium against the small landowners, contractors and tradesmen who fear for their livelihood.
	www.sandyhines.com /news.htm (1071 words)

	Suchmaschine
		Halifax Regional Municipality (2001 pop.: 359,111), commonly referred to as HRM, is a Canadian regional municipality, the largest population centre in both the Province of Nova Scotia and the Atlantic region, the provincial capital, and a major economic centre of Canada's east coast.
		The weather, while notoriously unpredictable, is usually milder or cooler than that of central Canada, with the temperature remaining (with occasional notable exceptions) between about -5°C (23°F) and 28°C (80°F) inland but the coast can be milder in the winter and cooler in the summer with the maritime influence.
		The Halifax Regional Municipality has a well-developed network of public and private schools, providing instruction from primary to grade 12; 150 public schools are administered by the Halifax Regional School Board, whereas the 14 private schools are operated independently.
	www.dmoz.ch /lexikon.cgi?sprache=en&q=Halifax,_Nova_Scotia (2295 words)

	Media Clipping: Halifax Greening Up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Halifax Greening Up For decades, torrents of pollution have been flowing into the busy harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
		For one thing, the 23-member Halifax Regional Council recently voted by a resounding 17-6 in favor of banning most commonly used farm and garden chemicals.
		GPI's harbor sewage study, part of a larger report on overall water quality, is once of many factors encouraging the regional council to embark on a major Halifax Harbor Solutions cleanup project.
	www.gpiatlantic.org /clippings/mc_greeningup.shtml (302 words)

	Steve Streatch to Seek Federal Conservative Party Nomination
		Halifax- HRM's Deputy Mayor Steve Streatch announced his intention to seek the Conservative Party of Canada's nomination in the new riding of Sackville-Eastern Shore in the upcoming federal election.
		Deputy Mayor Streatch, who has been a member of the Halifax Regional Council for the past five years, said "During my years as an elected official, I have consistently called for greater fiscal responsibility at the local government level.
		Streatch's father, the Honourable Ken Streatch, was a former Halifax County councillor and a former MLA and Conservative provincial Cabinet Minister for many years.
	www.halifaxlive.com /Steve_Streatch_0227004_656.php (443 words)

	News Releases - Saint Mary's University
		Halifax Regional Municipalityand metro's six universities pledged to partner today in meeting future challenges of mutual interest facing the community.
		An official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed during a ceremony at City Hall this morning by Mayor Peter Kelly (Saint Mary's alumnus - MBA '96), on behalf of Halifax Regional Council, and by Paul Greenhalgh, President of NSCAD University and Chair of the Metro University Presidents' Consortium.
		In November 2004, the Halifax Chamber of Commerce organized an Economic Summit at the request of HRM.
	www.smu.ca /newsreleases/2005/04-04-10-2005.html (496 words)

	Halifax Regional Development Agency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		As part of the ongoing merger process of the Halifax Regional Development Agency and the Greater Halifax Partnership, staff at both agencies will be physically integrated starting January 2nd.
		The first was held in the Prospect region on October 27-29th and the second was held on November 24-25th in Middle Musquodoboit.
		The event was in partnership with the Halifax RDA Immigration Advisory Council and the NSCC.
	www.halifaxrda.ca /news.htm (1280 words)

	The Daily News: Columns \| 'A home run' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		A report presented to Halifax regional council this week shows that - by all reasonable measures - the Rolling Stones concert was a success.
		An exit survey of concertgoers found that 56 per cent of the audience was from outside Halifax Regional Municipality, including 32 per cent who came from outside Nova Scotia and 12 per cent from outside Canada.
		For starters, regional council needs to clarify the city's policy for hosting concerts on the Common.
	www.hfxnews.com /index.cfm?sid=10057&sc=5 (1003 words)

	SNS - 2006-05-23 - - BLOSSOMING OF THE SUN DAY PROCLAIMED IN HALIFAX
		In honor of the auspicious occasion of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and Semo Tseyang Palmo Ripa's upcoming wedding in Halifax, His Worship Mayor Peter Kelly and the members of the Halifax Regional Council are proclaiming 10 June 2006 Blossoming of the Sun Day in Halifax Regional Municipality.
		The Halifax Shambhala community has become an integral part of our city and is widely appreciated for its contributions to our spiritual, educational, and social life; and
		HENCE, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Halifax Regional Municipality to be affixed this 30th day of May 2006.
	www.shambhala.org /int/sns/sns-article.php?id=167 (489 words)

	Biography - Dr. Charles Cogswell's Medical Library 1864
		Charles Cogswell was born in Halifax in 1813, the son of Hon.
		His card published in Halifax newspapers stated "that he had visited many of the principal medical centers in Europe and the United States".
		During the smallpox epidemic of 1841, he was appointed a Health Warden for Halifax and a member of the Central Board of Health.
	www.library.dal.ca /kellogg/Cogswell_Library_1864/biography.htm (664 words)

	Municipal Group of Companies
		We are proud to have been selected by Mayor Kelly and members of Regional Council to provide effective and efficient sewage treatment through the design and building of plants in Halifax, Dartmouth and Herring Cove.
		The Halifax component of the SCS is expected to take 24 months to complete.
		The collection systems from Halifax, Dartmouth and Herring Cove will eventually be connected to the three new sewage treatment plants in the host communities.
	www.dexter.ca /news2.html (465 words)

	Lakeshore Curling Club Petition
		But recently, and without consultation with the Lakeshore Curling Club, the curling community, or members of the public, Halifax Council passed a motion to close the Club after the 2006 season and turn the rink into an indoor soccer facility.
		We, the udersigned, demand that Halifax Regional Municipality reconsider and reverse this decision, and ensure that curling remains at the Sackville Sports Stadium.
		Instruct Halifax Regional Municipality staff to enter into a long-term contract of at least 10 years in duration in order to ensure that the club has a place to play, that it can plan for the future, and that it can access funds from the Canadian Curling Association for improvements to the existing facility.
	www.petitiononline.com /SaveLCC/petition.html (367 words)

	Greater Halifax Partnership - Peter Kelly
		The Greater Halifax Partnership is Halifax’s economic growth organization that works to keep, grow and get business in our region.
		In 1991 he was elected Mayor of the Town of Bedford, and in 1995 was elected to Halifax Regional Council representing District 21 - Bedford.
		On October 21, 2000, he was elected Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
	greaterhalifax.com /en/home/aboutus/board_of_directors/peter_kelly.aspx (237 words)

	Important Notice Archives
		Halifax Regional Council Chambers (at one end of Grand Parade, bounded by Duke, Barrington and Argyle Streets).
		Halifax Regional Council has been stalling in bringing forward a Staff Report on the pesticide bylaw which has been ready for some time.
		At this rate, although the Halifax Regional municipality (HRM) has had jurisdiction for more than a year to regulate cosmetic pesticide use, children walking to and from school in HRM will still be unprotected from involuntary exposures when spraying resumes in early April.
	www.chebucto.ns.ca /Environment/RATE/Important_Notice_Archives.html (1831 words)

	Water Resources Management Study (WRMS), HRM, NS
		Halifax Regional Municipality has conducted a study to develop policies and practices on various aspects of water resource management.
		Staff is in the process of developing comprehensive and modern policies with respect to water resource issues in Halifax Regional Municipality.
		By a motion of Regional Council on September 19, 2000, a consultant was engaged to develop a report to assist HRM in developing water resource management policies.
	lakes.chebucto.org /HRM/WRMS/wrms.html (746 words)

	Halifax Cams - CCTV in public places
		Since the Halifax Police Service is keenly interested in using CCTV to monitor public streets it seems unlikley they would raise any objections related to privacy issues.
		There's a rumour that the Halifax Police Service has installed or is monitoring CCTV on a privately owned parking lot in metro.
		Halifax, NS update: The Police spokesperson responded that they do not participate in CCTV monitoring of private or public property, other than on their own.
	jvangurp.com /halifaxcams/index.html (1865 words)

	Environment Probe - Private water runs dry
		Last month, Halifax Regional Council pulled out of a deal with a private consortium formed to curb the sewage pollution that has long soiled Halifax Harbour.
		On the surface, Halifax's renunciation of its sewage agreement reflected irreconcilable differences over who should bear responsibility for the quality of the effluent from three proposed sewage treatment plants.
		In the five years since Halifax initiated competition for its sewage treatment project, the city lost a reform-minded mayor and his chief administrative officer, who were both committed to a private-sector solution to the city's sewage woes.
	www.environmentprobe.org /enviroprobe/index.cfm?DSP=content&ContentID=8028 (1098 words)

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