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H.R.M. District 3 Councillor’s
Communiqué
March 2010 - Issue # 148
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ELECTORAL BOUNDARY REVIEW
Under its
Charter, HRM is required to undertake a full
district boundary review every 8 years. The Nova
Scotia Utility and Review Board allowed HRM to
undertake a modified review in 2006-07, but ordered
that a full district boundary review be submitted by
December 31, 2010. Therefore, HRM’s Governance and
District Boundary Review Committee is reviewing the
polling districts and their boundaries within HRM
prior to the 2012 Municipal Elections. The committee
is seeking citizen input through a series of 7
public consultation meetings as part of the first
phase of the boundary review process. For more
information about this and to access a detailed list
of scheduled meetings, please refer to the HRM
web-site at :
www.halifax.ca/boundaryreview
. One of these meetings in our area will be on
Wednesday, March 10th, 7PM at the
Lawrencetown Community Centre. Residents who cannot
make any of the meetings can still have their
opinions included by visiting the web-site. Once
this phase of public consultation is complete, HRM
Council will make a decision on its governance model
and, based on that decision, specific district
boundaries will be adjusted or revised and residents
will be consulted again in the Fall.
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DOG
KENNEL RECOMMENDATION
The
Marine Drive Valley & Canal Community Council will
be asked to decide on what regulations should apply
to permit dog kennels within the Lawrencetown Plan
area. The meeting is slated for Wednesday,
March 10th, 7 pm at the Lawrencetown Community
Centre. There were 2 Information Meetings in
the past (Sept 9th, 2009 and Sept 17th, 2008) about
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CANADA WINTER GAMES 2011
Volunteer are needed. This is an exciting
opportunity to be part of the largest multi-sport
event ever to be held in Halifax ( Feb. 11th-27th,
2011) and to further develop your
leadership and communication skills. To apply, you
can submit a cover letter and resume outlining your
areas of interest, via email to :
volunteer@canadagames2011.ca
or by mail to:
Erin Joudrey
2011 Canada Games Host
Society
PO Box 1749
Halifax, NS, B3J 3A5
or by
fax to 490-5730 or call 490-2011 for more details.
You may also go to the Canada Winter Games 2011
web-site at
www.canadagames2011.ca/en/home/getinvolved/volunteers/default.aspx
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HRM GRANTS 2010-11 DEADLINE
HRM has a Community Grants Program that provides
annual cash grants to registered non-profit
organizations and charities. These are one-time,
project specific grants. HRM does not provide
multi-year grants or core operating funding.
There
are two types of grants:
(a) a project grant of up
to $5,000 and
(b) a capital grant of up to $25,000.
Presently, the program provides assistance to
specific types of projects in the following
categories:
Environment; Recreation; Leisure;
Affordable Housing & Emergency Shelters; Emergency
Assistance; Neighbourhood Safety; Community
History; Community Diversity; and Arts & Crafts.
The HRM Community Grants Guidebook contains detailed
eligibility criteria for the program and for each of
the funding sectors. Application deadline is March
31st. The Guidebook and forms are
available at HRM Libraries and Customer Service
Centres and, or go to:
www.halifax.ca/boardscom/bccgrants/CommunityGrantsProgram.html.
For more details, contact the HRM Call Centre at
490-4000.
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NS ACCESS-ABILITY GRANTS
The Provincial Government is committed to equal
opportunity and improving handicap access to
community facilities. Under this program, funds are
available for cost shared projects to non-profit
community organizations for accessibility related
capital improvements. They will make grants of up to
two thirds of the direct and indirect costs of
renovations, installations, and/or equipment, with
the sponsoring organization being responsible for
raising at least one third of their improvement
project’s funding from other sources. The maximum
grant available for individual projects is $10,000.
Projects will be reviewed and awarded on a quarterly
basis as funding permits. Application deadlines are
also quarterly : March 31st, June 30th
, Sept. 30th , and Dec. 31st.
For more details; contact
Georgina Dimock, Program
Administrator, at 424-5965 or by e-mail :
dimockgm@gov.ns.ca
or by post :
Service NS & Municipal Relations
P.O. Box 216, Halifax, NS, B3J 2M4
or go to their
web-site to:
www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/muns/infr/access/access.asp
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Sincerely,
Councillor David Hendsbee
H.R.M. DISTRICT 3 COUNCILLOR
PRESTON/LAWRENCETOWN/CHEZZETCOOK
1 Chamberlain Drive,
Westphal, NS, B2Z 1B1
829-2465 ( Home Office )
483-0705 ( Cell )
490-4050 ( Hfx. City Hall
) 829-3620 ( Fax )
david@hendsbee.ns.ca &
hendsbd@halifax.ca
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