Halifax Regional Municipality
PO Box 1749 B3J 3A5 Halifax, NS, Canada

You're invited! Fill out a survey or attend our virtual open house to help shape the future of the Windsor Street Exchange. The Windsor Street Exchange Redevelopment Project involves the redesign of the intersection of Bedford Highway, Windsor Street and Lady Hammond Road. Approximately 48,000 vehicles travel through this area each day. The goals of the project are to add active transportation connections and transit priority measures through the intersection, improve the mov...ement of vehicles and goods through the area, and improve safety for all road users. Fill out the survey or register for a virtual Open House on Thursday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m.: https://www.shapeyourcityhalifax.ca/windsor-street-exchange

With baseball season beginning again, #hfxarchives wants to test your knowledge of local baseball history. This is the dugout for the Arrows, a team that played in the Halifax & District Baseball League. This photo was taken sometime between 1948 and 1959. Can you tell us which place the Arrows represented? #MysteryMonday... Image Description: Baseball dugout and stands filled with spectators circa 1948-1959

Prince Philip has left us with many fond memories of royal visits, including this one captured by Robert Benjamin in 1959 when the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth greeted a young girl in Dartmouth. Does anyone recognize these lucky children? #hfxarchives https://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/halifax/permalink.html Image Description: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip greet a young girl in Dartmouth in 1959.

On April 14, we will be holding a Joint Halifax and West Community Council & North West Community Council Special Virtual Meeting and Public Hearing. The agenda is now available: https://www.halifax.ca//april-14-2021-special-joint-halifa If you wish to speak, register with the Clerk’s Office by April 13 at 4:30 p.m. via: Email [email protected] Phone 902-490-4210... Fax 902-490-4208 Please include the meeting body (e.g. Regional Council or Community Council) if you know it, the planning case number or civic address, first and last name, community of residence, email address, and telephone number when registering.

On April 13, we will be holding a Halifax and West Community Council Special Virtual Meeting and Public Hearing. The agenda is now available: https://www.halifax.ca//april-13-2021-halifax-west-communi. If you wish to speak, register with the Clerk’s Office by April 12 at 4:30 p.m. via: Email [email protected] Phone 902-490-4210... Fax 902-490-4208 Please include the meeting body (e.g. Regional Council or Community Council) if you know it, the planning case number or civic address, first and last name, community of residence, email address, and telephone number when registering.

The woman you see here isn't the subject of our #MysteryMonday photo, but at #hfxarchives we're loving the look. She was caught on camera as City Works employees were documenting a construction site. We've guessed the year as around 1956, but can you tell us the location? We also welcome any more clues about the date, and about the mystery woman! See more historical photos at halifax.ca/archives.

On Dec. 16, we will be holding a Special Harbour East Marine Drive Community Council virtual Annual Meeting and Public Hearing. The agenda is now available: https://www.halifax.ca//december-16-2020-harbour-east-mari If you wish to speak, register with the Clerk’s Office before Dec. 15 at 4:30 p.m. via:... Email [email protected] Phone 902-490-4210 Fax 902-490-4208 Please include the meeting body (e.g. Regional Council or Community Council) if you know it, the planning case number or civic address, First and Last Name, community of residence, email address, and telephone number when registering.

Remember that you cannot stop or park a vehicle within five metres of a crosswalk. Halifax.ca/headsup

As part of the municipality's Integrated Mobility Plan (or IMP), we're working to manage congestion rather than attempting to eliminate it completely. While more lanes may seem like a solution, more lanes fill with more vehicles. Learn more about how the municipality is Managing Congestion: halifax.ca/integratedmobility

Effective now, free menstrual products are available in the following municipal facilities (note: some of these locations are closed due to COVID-19 restrictions): Acadia Centre Alderney Ferry Terminal Bedford Hammonds Plains Community Centre... Bridge Terminal Captain William Spry Community Centre Chocolate Lake Community Centre Dartmouth North Community Centre Emera Oval Pavilion Findlay Community Centre George Dixon Community Centre Gordon R. Snow Community Centre Halifax Ferry Terminal Lacewood Terminal Lakeside Community Centre LeBrun Recreation Centre Needham Community Centre North Preston Community Centre Sackville Sports Stadium Sackville Terminal St. Andrew's Community Centre St. Mary's Boat Club Woodside Ferry Terminal Tampons and sanitary pads are available and restocked daily. For more, visit: https://www.halifax.ca//free-menstrual-products-now-availa

Coming soon to the Spring Garden Road area: - Birmingham Street and Dresden Row are changing to ONE-WAY between Clyde Street and Artillery Place. - A temporary pilot project at the Queen St/Birmingham St/Artillery Pl intersection. This project will test out a new intersection design to improve safety, slow vehicle traffic before turns, and shorten pedestrian crossings.... These changes are scheduled to take place the week of November 23 and are part of #ImagineSGR, the Spring Garden Road Streetscape Project. For more information on the project, visit: http://halifax.ca/imagineSGR

Each year, Halifax Regional Municipality prepares the budget and business plans to be presented to Regional Council. Before we begin the next cycle of planning, we'd like your input! Has COVID-19 changed your spending priorities for us? Help us understand which programs and services are important to you, and where you want the municipality to invest. Take the survey (available in English and French): halifax.ca/citizensurvey

On Nov. 17, we will be holding a virtual Public Hearing for the Halifax Regional Council. The agenda is now available. https://www.halifax.ca//november-17-2020-halifax-regional- ... If you wish to speak, please register with the Clerk’s Office by Monday, Nov. 16 at 4:30 p.m. via: Email - [email protected] Phone - 902-490-4210 Please include the meeting body (e.g. Regional Council or Community Council) if you know it, the planning case number or civic address, First and Last Name, community of residence, email address, and telephone number when registering.

There's some debate at the #hfxarchives regarding today's #tbt photo. Notes that accompany the 1970 Halifax Planning Dept. photo confirm that this is Quinpool Road looking east from Kline Street. You can see Texaco service station, Bank of Commerce, Cousins Launderers, Oxford Theatre, Quinpool Shoe Repair, and Restaurant Chez-nous. But when we look at the before and after photos side by side, we wonder if we've identified the right cross street. What do you think? See more images from a 1970 study of the Quinpool Road Shopping area at: https://www.flickr.com//halifaxar/albums/72157711566311267

For this edition of #HRMThatWasnt, #hfxarchives shares a 1963 map showing the south end of the Halifax peninsula and proposals for a North West Arm bridge and second Halifax-Dartmouth bridge that was submitted to the Town Planning Board. The map shows alternative bridge locations and street routing as recommended by H.H.L. Pratley, a consulting engineer, as well as the routing recommended by city staff. How would those bridges have changed our city? Learn more at halifax.ca/archives

For #MysteryMonday, #hfxarchives is askingwhat is this beautiful old building? We only have a rough estimate of when this photo was taken - can you guess the decade? As always, if you know more than we do, please tell us! We love to learn new things. Interested in learning more about the municipal archives? Visit halifax.ca/archives.

Obeying posted speed limits: Follow the speed limit when driving, especially around other vulnerable road users. Halifax.ca/headsup

The Hollis Street bike lane is complete and we have a "before and after" to share. The first photo shows the original lane, and the second photo shows the new separated bike lane. Learn more about how to navigate Hollis when cycling, driving, parking, or using transit: halifax.ca/hollis

As the old Mills Brothers building will soon be gone, #hfxarchives is using #tbt to share a photo of how the Spring Garden Road block looked 50 years ago. Taken in 1970 by the Halifax Development and Planning Department, it shows Basil Martin's Shop for Men, Mill's Brothers, Mahon's Stationery Ltd., Rosedale Nurseries, and the Royal Bank. See more archival municipal photos at halifax.ca/archives

The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. Get the latest update on school bookings and arena capacities. https://www.halifax.ca//response-covid-19-update-hrce-scho

If you're visiting Halifax or downtown Dartmouth, you'll notice our on-street parking system has changed. Here's how to pay for parking using a pay station in 5 steps: 1. Press any button to start - The screen on the parking station may be black. Press any button to start your session. 2. Select payment type - If you're paying with coins or credit swipe, select "coins/swipe". If you're paying with tap debit/credit or smartphone, select "tap card".... 3. Enter plate and zone - Type the license plate number for the vehicle using the keypad. The zone you are in is already selected. If purchasing time in a different zone, press the "select zone" button and type the letter of your zone. 4. Select time - You can select time in 15 minute, 30 minute, or 1 hour increments up to a maximum of 4 hours. Press the "next" button once you have entered your time. Press confirm if the time and payment due displayed are correct. 5. Make payment - Paying with coins: add coins when screen displays "Confirm to pay with card or Insert coins to pay total and confirm". Press confirm when Payment Due reads $0.00. Paying with swipe: press confirm when the screen displays "Confirm to pay with card or Insert coins to pay total and confirm". Insert card when screen reads "Insert card", Paying with tap: press confirm when the screen displays "Please confirm and Tap Card when instructed". Tap card when screen reads "TAP card below and wait processing to complete". For more information, visit: halifax.ca/parking

On Nov. 26, we will be holding a virtual Special Joint Halifax and West Community Council and North West Community Council. The agenda is now available: https://www.halifax.ca//november-26-2020-special-joint-hal If you wish to speak, please register with the Clerk’s Office by Nov. 25 at 4:30 p.m. via: Email - [email protected]... Phone - 902-490-4210 Please include the meeting body (e.g. Regional Council or Community Council) if you know it, the planning case number or civic address, First and Last Name, community of residence, email address, and telephone number when registering.

Yielding right of way at intersections: Drivers turning right on red must stop completely, look left, right, and behind before making right turn. Halifax.ca/headsup

For #WeirdWednesday, the team at #hfxarchives is sharing a proposed technique from the Identification Branch of the RCMP in the 1950s. This correspondence from 1952 (in the link below) details a new system for using sculptured masks to help witnesses describe suspects at the scenes of serious crimes. The system included seven masks which would be hung from string so the witness could move them as needed. Then, with the help of a questionnaire, witnesses would answer questions... such as "ear rim thickness" and "nostril openings width" and give answers corresponding to the features of the masks. Once this questionnaire had been completed with the help of a police officer, the questionnaire would be sent back to RCMP HQ in Ottawa, where they would make a mask based on the details of the questionnaire. This mask would be shared in searches for the suspect. At the time of this information being sent to the Halifax Police Department, these sculptured masks were still a pilot project, but they had been used in two cases in Ottawa. See the full document here: https://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/halifax/permalink.html