Dartmouth radio club bridges community and emergency communications
May 28, 2026
Longtime operators keep a century-old hobby alive while standing at the ready for catastrophic telecommunications failures.
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Vincent Coleman ferry returns to Halifax Harbour service
May 20, 2026
The ferry resumed operation May 19, returning the Halifax-Alderney Ferry service to a 15-minute schedule during the day.
Dartmouth Cove legal disputes intensify
May 17, 2026
Infill project — and efforts to stop it — bringing municipal, provincial, federal representatives to court
Abandoned encampment reported along Highway 111
May 3, 2026
A former encampment site along Highway 111 near Portland Street appears to have been abandoned, according to District 3 Councillor Becky Kent.
More than 400 new housing units coming online in area, permits show
February 25, 2026
Municipal records confirm what you’ve seen with your eyes: the Pleasant-Woodside area is experiencing a rise in new construction and renovation, with hundreds of new housing units on the way in the coming years.
North Woodside park plan moves to next stage
February 16, 2026
The Harbour East-Marine Drive Community Council (HEMDCC) unanimously agreed on Feb. 9 to recommend that Halifax Regional Council adopt the North Woodside Community Centre Park Plan.
District 5 residents help award $50,000 to community groups
June 21, 2025
Participatory process brings funding to neighbourhood recipients including Bide Awhile, NWCC
Updated: Council rejects motion proposing bike lane 'pause'
June 8, 2025
Councillors Austin and Kent had cited possible impacts to neighbourhood.
What is with... those deep ruts caused by sidewalk plows?
June 1, 2025
I have lived on Pleasant Street for five winters and five springs. Each spring, the snow melts and I survey the damage to the front lawn. For five springs in a row, I have found the lawn badly torn up from sidewalk plow damage, making it prone to erosion.
Plans for trail extension take shape
May 14, 2025
For four years now, plans have been in the works to extend the Dartmouth Harbourfront Trail, closing the three-kilometre gap between its terminus and the start of the Shearwater Flyer Trail.
Planning begins on park near NWCC
March 20, 2025
Dartmouth South residents will soon see plans to develop the wooded area between HomeBridge and the North Woodside Community Centre (NWCC) into a park.