Sam Austin
@SamAustinD5
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Halifax Regional Municipality Councillor District 5 Dartmouth Centre. No longer active here. Account not actively monitored
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Joined June 2012
Well I think it’s the end for me on here. Twitter isn’t what it was, but crucially the owner is part of a government that is waging economic war against Canada. So I’m out. O’Canada.
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My Council blog on budget 2025. Tough choices ahead. My take, HRM needs to do what it can to address the homeless crisis and not short change climate action
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February is always the busiest month on the City Hall calendar as Council gets deep into budget deliberations. During HRM’s budget process, each department presents their plan for the year to...
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My Council blog from yesterday's meeting. One-HRM membership for Parks and Rec, neighbourhood mediation, and HRM's use of twitter/X. Read it here
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Regional Council agenda, February 11 One-HRM Parks and Rec MembershipAn information report I asked for on a single HRM-wide membership for Parks and Rec facilities was back before Council. The idea...
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Today: It’s a Council day. Agenda includes one-membership report, neighborhood mediation, planning amendments in the suburbs, twitter and more. Agenda here
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Today: First Bluesky post (starting to use that platform). A couple of meetings including Parks and Rec about one membership report, non-profit regarding childcare spaces in Dartmouth, and HRM planners concerning a development issue. Prep for Council with the rest of the day.
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Today: Arriving back from a weekend in Vancouver. Thanks to weather, missed my connecting flight and got bumped onto the overnight. Duty calls though, so it’s a full day of budget debate with 3-4 airplane hours of sleep. Not a coffee drinker but this might be a good day to start!
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This is a powerful interview. Thanks to Mariah Baker for sharing her personal story about what the new pallet shelters in Burnside means for her life. We need more of these projects from the Province so that no one is living on the street.
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This is pretty accurate sometimes :).
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My January 2025 E-News: renewable energy, Lancaster roundabout, Lynn Drive pathway, gym equipment at Big Albro, Dartmouth Cove consultation and more. Read it here
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News Green Power DealIf you read HRM’s regular community updates on the municipal climate change plan, HalifACT, you might have caught the news already that HRM has entered into a deal with Renewall...
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My Council blog from yesterday's meeting: Windsor Street Exchange
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Agenda, January 28 Windsor Street ExchangeThe major item on Council’s agenda yesterday was the Windsor Street Exchange project. The Windsor Street Exchange project started in 2019 with significant...
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Today: Morning meeting with staff and Cancer Survivors Garden organizers, afternoon strategic planning workshop with staff and some of my Council colleagues (virtual now due to weather). E-news and Council blog with whatever is left.
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Today: Introductory meeting with Burnside pallet shelter operators, COVID and flu shots, and worked on my Jan e-news. Attended community organized Dartmouth Cove meeting where I got to explain the planning process and take people on a virtual tour of the Sawmill River project
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RT @HalifaxWater: Water Service & Traffic Advisory – Lyngby Avenue – Water Main Repair. Stop-and-go traffic near 48 Lyngby Ave., Dartmouth….
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My Council blog from our last meeting: HRM now has a park lighting strategy. More info here
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Agenda, January 14 Park Lighting Strategy:Some work that I initiated a few years ago has come to fruition: the Parks Lighting Strategy was approved by Council at our Tuesday meeting. The issue around...
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Today: It’s been a Regional Council day at City Hall. Main item on the agenda from my perspective, Parks Lighting Strategy. Will have more on that tomorrow in my Council blog.
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Today: A busy one for scheduled meetings. Discussion with staff on BID levies and municipal properties, chat with Councillor Hartling, site visit to a tricky storm water issue in Crichton Park, and reviewing the draft Parks and Rec capital budget. Emails with the remainder.
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RT @joshuahind: While Trump is braying like an ass about annexing Canada, Canadians are in Los Angeles tonight dropping water on the Palisa….
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Today: It's an all email day. Slowly whittling down the pile.
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RT @BrentToderian: “Finland’s success isn’t a matter of luck or the outcome of quick fixes. It’s the result of a sustained, well-resourced….
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By Laurence Boone, Boris Cournède, OECD Economics Department; and Marissa Plouin, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Following a period when homele…
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Today: Chat with a planner friend, interview with the Coast around ice-testing and climate change, and then the coffee circuit at Kings Wharf with Can-Euro and Dartmouth Stroke Support Club.
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