Take 2: Halifax council passes parts of regional plan following provincial rejection | CBC News Halifax council has passed a slew of amendments to planning documents aimed at fast-tracking housing, most of which were required by the province but which also left out what councillors and residents...

Here's a recap of the Dec. 11 public hearing on the #HalifaxRegionalPlan, from CBC Nova Scotia: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A screen capture of a Halifax Examiner's article titled "Houston government's new interim planning area for Halifax just copied from rejected regional plan".

A screen capture of a Halifax Examiner's article titled "Houston government's new interim planning area for Halifax just copied from rejected regional plan".

A screen capture of a Halifax Examiner's article titled "Houston government's new interim planning area for Halifax just copied from rejected regional plan".

A screen capture of a Halifax Examiner's article titled "Houston government's new interim planning area for Halifax just copied from rejected regional plan".

🚨 Minister Lohr has declared all of HRM an "Interim Planning Area" - once again overriding municipal authority and overreaching into our urban planning. 🚨⁠

Read the full article: halifaxexaminer.ca/
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#NSPoli #HalifaxExaminer #HalifaxRegionalPlan

Image description: A graphic with an aerial view of downtown Halifax. A text overlay includes logos for Our HRM Alliance and the Ecology Action Centre. Text: Give your feedback on 'Amendments to the Regional Plan' by October 24. It's never been more important to speak up! Learn more: https://engagehalifax.ca/2025-planning-changes Send all comments to regionalplan@halifax.ca. For more background, see this excellent analysis from EAC / Our HRM Alliance: On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQCv54Rjze5/?img_index=1 Or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EcologyActionCentre/posts/pfbid0zBAQQBMQ5w6J1aQWmxyuVcFCyLDKiadEH9ytf7PyFLUBfJ1ookjJCyN7X7tnwvP5l

Public input due Oct. 24! Amendments to the #HalifaxRegionalPlan will dictate how HRM does urban planning for decades: engagehalifax.ca/2025-plannin.... Our city can grow while still protecting our environment. Share your thoughts with regionalplan@halifax.ca by tomorrow! @ecologyaction.bsky.social

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Wow Halifax! Thanks to all who wrote in or spoke up in support of #UrbanWilderness areas at the #HalifaxRegionalPlan public hearing last week. We continue to work toward our goal of protecting the #HalifaxBacklands for the benefit of all. Read more: backlandscoalition.ca?p=8119 #KeepTheBacklandsWild

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Still getting up to speed on all the sudden changes to the #HalifaxRegionalPlan? So are we, and the public hearings are June 19-20 at #Halifax City Hall! For info on issues related to the #HalifaxBacklands, visit our website: backlandscoalition.ca?p=8119 @williamslakecc.org #KeepTheBacklandsWild

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From Phases 1 to 3, we saw positive engagement with @hfxplanning.bsky.social and reasonable timeframes. But not now. This is a huge decision for the future of our beautiful city. What happened to good governance?
Sincerely, The Backlands Coalition 🌳🌲 3/3
#HalifaxRegionalPlan #KeepTheBacklandsWild

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We are trying so hard to provide input to the DRASTIC changes in the new Halifax Regional Plan. This is our right! (Every citizen's right!) And it's not possible in the extremely short timeframe. 2/3 #HalifaxRegionalPlan #rezoning #development #HalifaxBacklands #KeepTheBacklandsWild