Announcements

The Youth Health Centre has been HITTIN’ THE STREETS this summer……We are coming to your neighborhood!! The Youth Health Centre Presents…….A FREE Community BBQ In Partnership with the Cobequid Community Health Board and Kidz Talk Magazine WHEN:  August 30th, 2010 WHERE: 167 Walker Avenue Park TIME: 12pm-2pm WHY: Because it’s SUMMER!!! ****We will be giving [...]

Keloose 2010 is shaping up to be an event to remember. The annual celebration runs from August 19 to the 22, with events taking place at both the LWF Community Hall, located at 843 Fall River Rd., and at the Windsor Junction Community Centre(WJCC). A pre-teen dance will be held at the LWF Hall on [...]

While waiting for a meeting between the DNR and local politicians, members of the Waverley Amateur Athletic Association are requesting the communities help in saving the TreeGo zip-line adventure park proposed for Waverley. They have issued a petition for the public and are asking for signatures from the public in support of the project. “We [...]

(August 3, 2010) HRM Council tonight (Aug. 3) voted to maintain the number of Council seats at 23, plus the Mayor, while approving measures to assist with the effectiveness of proceedings. Council debate on the issue arose from the recommendations provided in the Governance and District Boundary Review Committee report. Mayor Peter Kelly, Chair of [...]

(Thursday, July 22, 2010) With the first 2010 Concert on the Common set for this Saturday (July 24) featuring The Black Eyed Peas and Weezer, HRM would like to advise residents and concert-goers of site access and transit services throughout the event. Concert set up is almost complete.  Public safety is a primary concern, so [...]

(Thursday, July 22, 2010) – HRM wishes to advise the public that Black Rock Beach in Point Pleasant Park and the Dingle Beach in Fleming Park have been closed temporarily for swimming as a precautionary measure due to the heavy rains. Lifeguards will be on duty to advise the public that the beaches are closed. [...]

(Wednesday, July 21, 2010) – HRM advises residents that Albro Lake Beach (Dartmouth) and Oakfield Beach have been temporarily closed due to high bacteria counts discovered after water testing. Please visit www.halifax.ca/rec/beaches.html or call the HRM Beaches Information Line at 490-5458 for information on when these beaches will reopen.

(Wednesday, July 21, 2010) – HRM wishes to advise the public that Black Rock Beach in Point Pleasant Park and the Dingle Beach in Fleming Park are open. For up to date information on beach conditions, please call the HRM Beach Line at 490-5458 or check the HRM website at www.halifax.ca/recreation/beaches.html.

Due to a few technicalities, the fireworks display has been changed from July 1, to Sunday, July 4, still at dusk.