Window Ballet 2: Electric Boogaloo by Lisa Lipton
Free public performance
May 18 & 19, 2012
9 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Gatekeeper’s Lodge, Point Pleasant Park
Gatekeepers Lodge is located near the upper entrance of
Point Pleasant Park, 5718 Point Pleasant Drive, Halifax
Window Ballet by Lisa Lipton, is an immense collaborative performance-based project where numerous artists/musicians combined their talents to create one theatrical narrative. Window Ballet first debuted in 2010 during Halifax’s Nocturne: Art at Night. Lisa is remounting and designing a performance specifically for the windows of the Gatekeeper’s Lodge in Point Pleasant Park. Each window can be read as an “act” in a play, a portion of a larger narrative that will be read at night, one window at a time. Audiences are invited to view the performance from perspective of the Lodge’s lawn, and follow its progression from one room to the next.
In Window Ballet 2: Electric Boogaloo Lisa Lipton has chosen to take on the tiny castle at the edge of the Park – also know as the Gatekeeper’s Lodge. Here, she has developed a brand new electrified narrative and inviting various musicians and visual artists to explore fresh material for the second rendition of the project. Let’s just say it’s bright, it’s blingy and very 90s!
The presentation includes musical compositions by Victoria Parker and Lisa Lipton, Jfm (Jesse Frank Matthews), Evan Cardwell, Ryan Allen, SpaceandTime (Justin Karas), Alana Yorke and Ian Bent, Ann Denny and Jess Lewis. Contributing visual artists include Eleanor King, Joel Apple, Maggie Boyd, Sherry Lynn Jollymore and Lisa Lipton.
Performers include Laura Peek, Tim Dunn, Sam Sternberg, Aaron Sinclair, Daina Travenier, Aaron Fraser, Amy Belanger, Ben Gallagher, Justin Karas, Claire Seringhause, Nick Shaw, Dave Ewenson, Alana Yorke, Ian Bent, Rebecca Zolkower, Bob Redmond, Bethany Riordan-Butterworth, Jesse Frank Matthews, Kayla Conoley, Dan Joy, Lucia Stephen, Simon Manzer, Veronica Simmonds, Evan Cardwell and more.
This project is supported by HRM Open Projects. For more information about Open Projects visit halifax.ca/publicart; for more information about Lisa Lipton visit frankiefrankie.com/
Gutsy Walk
On June 10, 2012, thousands of Canadians at almost 80 locations across the country will walk together to raise money to find a cure for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which is made up of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Gutsy Walk is the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada’s (CCFC’s) most energetic and fun fundraising event.
CCFC-funded IBD research has confirmed what we have suspected for years – Canada has one of the highest rates for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in the world and those rates are increasing. In fact, Nova Scotia has the highest rate in Canada. One in 160 Canadians is living with IBD. The Gutsy Walk is a great way to spread awareness of IBD and raise much-needed funds to support essential research.
Join us on the on the Halifax Waterfront behind the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic along with thousands of others across Canada on June 10th 2012 for a great family walk including music, prizes, and children’s entertainment. Register on-line at www.gutsywalk.ca.
Details:
Length of Walk: 2 km
Registration Time: 12:00 PM
Warm-Up Time: 12:45 PM
Start Time: 1:00 PM
Finish Time: 3:00 PM
For information contact Don McLeod at 902-835-6277 or e-mail: dwmcleod[at]eastlink.ca
HRMbyDesign Centre Plan public consultation gets underway
HRM citizens are invited to participate in public consultation meetings being held to initiate the first phase of HRMbyDesign’s Centre Plan. This phase of the Centre Plan will deliver new land use policies for several commercial corridors in Halifax and Dartmouth in 2012 (click here for boundary maps), to ensure that the character and scale of neighbourhoods is protected, while accommodating new opportunities for well-designed densification.
Two public consultation meetings will be held in each Halifax and Dartmouth neighbourhood where growth opportunities and challenges have been identified. The first meeting will provide information on the approach and gain community input on the boundary of the area, and how the Centre Plan can protect and build on community’s assets. The second meeting will propose policy and by-law changes based on feedback received at the first meeting.
The complete meeting schedule is as follows:
April 2 & 30
6:30 – 9:00 pm
NSCC Waterfront Campus, Room 4732, Woodside Wing
80 Mawiomi Place, Dartmouth
Community: Dartmouth - Pleasant Street, Portland Street, Green Village Lane, Graham's Grove
April 4 & May 2
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Dartmouth Sportsplex, Nantucket Room
110 Wyse Road, Dartmouth
Community: Dartmouth - Windmill Road, Wyse Road
April 5 & May 10
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Bloomfield Centre, Multipurpose Room
2786 Agricola Street, Halifax
Community: Halifax - Agricola Street, Gottingen Street
April 10 & April 30
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Atlantica Hotel, Guild Hall
1980 Robie Street, Halifax
Community: Halifax - Spring Garden Road, Quinpool Road
April 11 & May 9
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Halifax Forum, Maritime Hall
6210 Young Street, Halifax
Community: Halifax - Young Street
The Centre Plan is phase three of HRMbyDesign, following the establishment of the overall Regional Centre Vision and Principles in phase one, and the creation of the Downtown Halifax Plan in phase two. Taken as a whole the three phase’s present a 25-year vision of a dense, livable and prosperous Regional Centre that will create sustained economic and environmental benefits across the entire municipality. The entire Centre Plan is scheduled for completion in 2015.
For more information on the Centre Plan visit halifax.ca/PlanHRM, facebook.com/PlanHRM, or follow @PlanHRM on Twitter.
Municipal Campaign Schools for Women
Five one-day municipal campaign schools for women will be held Saturdays, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, at the following locations:
April 21: NSCC, Strait Area Campus, Port Hawkesbury
May 5: Berwick & District Lions Club, Berwick
May 26: NSCC, Burridge Campus, Yarmouth
June 9: NSCC, Waterfront Campus, Dartmouth
June 16: NSCC, Community Learning Centre, Amherst.
The schools are free to attend for any woman who is not currently a municipal elected official. The session will include lunch and refreshments.
The Municipal Campaign Schools for Women is an initiative of the Women in Local Government Project chaired by the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities (UNSM) in partnership with Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations and the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
To register contact Lyle Goldberg, Policy Analyst, Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities, 423-8673, lgoldberg[at]unsm.ca.
For more information on the campaign schools click on the following link: www.wilg.ca
On February 21, Halifax Regional Council appointed 6 citizens to the new
Community Design Advisory Committee (CDAC):
1. Eric Burchill - representing the Community Design sector
2. Geoff LeBoutillier - representing the Environment sector
3. Bill Book - representing the Development/Business sector
4. Joanne MacRae - representing the Culture/Social sector
5. Gaynor Watson-Creed - representing the Public Health sector
6. Peter Morehouse - At Large
The CDAC has fourteen (14) members in total, including six (6) members of Regional Council. See the full membership list:
www.halifax.ca/boardscom/CommunityDesignAdvisoryCommittee.html
The CDAC is the primary advisory committee to Regional Council and the Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) Standing Committee for the Regional Plan 5 Year Review (RP+5). Read the CDAC's Terms of Reference: www.halifax.ca/boardscom/documents/TermsofReference_003.pdf
Meetings of the CDAC will begin in March. A list of meetings, agendas and minutes will be posted online.
Regional Planning Project Office
Halifax Regional Municipality
regplan[at]halifax.ca
www.halifax.ca/planhrm
A New Initiative to Supporting our
Community
RAMAR a builder of single-family homes and
a leading home renovation company,
have recently launched the Home Sweeter Home contest and are donating a life-changing $100,000 home renovation to one deserving homeowner. This contest is not about luck of the draw - it’s about need. The winner will be selected based on how the renovation would improve their quality of life.
If you know someone who could benefit from the Home
Sweeter Home contest, encourage them to enter.
All of the details are available on Ramar's
Home Sweeter Home Facebook page: http://homesweeterhome.us4
Twoonies from Toubabs Fundraising Campaign
Jakob Conrad is 10 years old and already thinking about ways that he can make a difference. For the second year in a row, Jakob’s Twoonies from Toubabs fundraising campaign will help fund lifesaving education and health initiatives in The Gambia. The campaign sells original Valentine’s Day cards and all proceeds are donated to Nova Scotia-Gambia Association.
“I learned that people there [in The Gambia, West Africa], have so little, but are so happy. And here we have so much, but always want more.” says Jakob, a Halifax native.
Twoonies For Toubabs started last year, when Jakob expressed his interest to visit the small West African country. His mother, Cathy Conrad, Acting Executive Director for NSGA at the time, knew that Jakob would come away from the experience with an enriched perspective on life. Twoonies from Toubabs was Jakob’s way of giving back. ‘Toubab” is a Gambian term for foreigners, and Jakob coined the name by himself. He started his campaign by selling Valentine’s Day cards and raised almost $3000.00 for the NSGA in 2011.
Jakob’s passion to raise money for health and education in The Gambia continues this year. Twoonies from Toubabs features six new Valentine’s Day cards at a cost of $2 each or 6 for $10. His goal is to raise $2000.00. Minuteman Press Halifax has generously donated the printing cost for all Valentine’s cards for the second year in row.
“The NSGA sincerely appreciates Jakob’s generosity. This money has gone such a long way to enhancing the education of so many youth across the country. I am so impressed that someone so young has such a big heart.” says Muhammed Ngallan, Executive Director of NSGA.
To hear Jakob talking about his first experience in The Gambia last year, along with photos from his trip, go to:www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYdU1qUT2T0.
Visit the 2012 Twoonies for Toubab Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/#!/events/309443455767397/
You can learn more information about last year’s campaign at: www.wix.com/toubabs/twoonies
To learn more about NSGA visit: www.novascotiagambia.ca
To purchase Valentine’s Cards please contact:
Nova Scotia – Gambia Association
1574 Argyle Street, Halifax, NS, B3J-2B3
(902) 423-1360
info[at]novascotiagambia.ca
New Initiative Fights Crime One Coffee at a Time
On January 28th, Halifax Regional Police, Dalhousie University Security and Coburg Coffee announced an initiative aimed at fighting crime one coffee at a time.
Each coffee and other hot beverage served at Coburg Coffee over the next several months will feature a sleeve showcasing a crime prevention tip. The sleeves include one of three crime prevention tips aimed at changing people’s behaviour to decrease break and enters, thefts from motor vehicles and liquor-related offences.
This initiative is part of the overall HRM Public Safety Strategy which sees police using new and innovative ways to reach out to citizens. Over the last year, Halifax Regional Police has included crime prevention messages on Metro Transit bus ads and car air fresheners, launched a number of social media campaigns to educate citizens about the incidence of different crime types and created an on-line video series.
Check out HRP’s crime prevention and public safety initiatives at halifax.ca, facebook.com/HalifaxRegionalPolice, Twitter@HfxRegPolice and youtube.com/HfxRegPolice. You can also visit the HRM Public Safety Officer’s blog at spotlightonpublicsafety.wordpress.com. For information on Dalhousie University Security, check out Twitter@DalSecurity.
HRP launches Online Crime Prevention Video Series
by Cst Brian Palmeter, HRP
Public Information Officer
Halifax Regional Police is trying new ways to educate the public on what they can do to prevent becoming victims of crime. Building on the momentum of the in-person Crime Prevention Series meetings held in the fall, HRP has launched an Online Crime Prevention Video Series which can be found on YouTube at www.youtube.com/hfxregpolice.
In the first video of the series, Community Response Officer George Farmer shares simple tips that will help homeowners and renters protect their homes from thieves. The series will cover other topics including theft from vehicles, internet safety and cyber bullying, seniors’ and personal safety, and fraud and identity theft.
HRP also took to their Twitter and Facebook pages, December 13 - 23 and reported every residential break and enter that took place in HRP jurisdiction during the previous 24 hours. The intent is to educate the public on the frequency of this crime and the importance of taking easy steps to protect your home from thieves.
This isn’t the first time HRP has turned to social media to fight crime. A similar campaign, focused on theft from vehicles, was launched in August 2011. “Though we didn’t see a dramatic reduction in the number of thefts from vehicles, we’ve received feedback from citizens telling us they have changed their behaviour because of the campaign,” says Chief Beazley. HRP is hopeful that the video series and B&E social media campaign will do the same.
Watch for updates on HRP’s Twitter and Facebook pages:
www.facebook.com/HalifaxRegionalPolice
www.twitter.com/HfxRegPolice
Each year Halifax Regional Council recognize the extraordinary contributions of individuals and groups who volunteer their time and skills to provide services and programs in HRM communities. HRM is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Volunteer Awards. Nominations are accepted in three categories: Adult, Youth (ages 13-19), and Community Group. Nomination criteria and applications can be found online at www.halifax.ca/volunteerservices.
Successful nominees from District 13 (and other Districts) will be notified in March 2012, and will be invited to attend a ceremony and reception on April 18, 2012, where the Mayor and I will officially present the District 13 awards. The award ceremony coincides with, and is in celebration of, National Volunteer Week, April 15-April 21, 2012.
From those selected to receive an HRM Volunteer Award, ten representatives will be sent on to the Provincial Volunteer Awards. To find out more information about the awards, nomination criteria and to nominate someone who’s made a difference in our community, visit www.halifax.ca/volunteerservices.
HRM Expands Blue Bag Recycling
HRM would like to advise residents that its blue bag program is expanding to include all plastics.
Effective September 1st, HRM residents will be able to place all plastic containers in the blue bag. This means all yogurt, margarine, and ice cream containers, ketchup, beverage containers and detergent bottles can go in the blue bag for recycling - no more looking for codes on the bottom. Just make sure they are clean, empty and to put all the caps in the garbage. Styrofoam also goes in the garbage.
Solid Waste Resources also recently created a video, which tours HRM’s recycling and compost facilities. Please visit our ‘Recycling, Composting and Garbage’ Playlist on YouTube: www.youtube.com/HRMNovaScotia.
For more details on the enhanced program and “What Goes Where”, visit www.halifax.ca/recycle or call 490-4000.
Tax and Tax Burden – Residential and Commercial Benchmarks
HRM Finance receives inquiries on a regular basis from people looking for information on how HRM’s taxes compare – both to other cities and within HRM. In early 2011, new information on commercial taxation was obtained from Colliers International (Atlantic).
This benchmarking work is a step in supporting the Economic Prosperity community outcome, a part of HRM’s Corporate Plan, and the 2011-2016 Economic Strategy. The data is found at www.halifax.ca/revenue/tax/benchmark.
Summary of Findings
- Average HRM property taxes on single-family homes compare well with many other cities across Canada [Caution: Although taxes (on average) may be lower, individuals moving to Halifax from other cities in Canada could find their taxes higher in Halifax, depending on specific locations (within the two cities) and the specific age/size/quality of homes bought and sold.]
- Average HRM property taxes on office buildings are in the “middle of the pack”
- Average HRM property taxes on industrial buildings are highest of the 20 cities surveyed
- Average property taxes on Class ‘A’ Office space* (within HRM) are highest in downtown Halifax
- Average property taxes on Class ‘B’ Office space* (within HRM) are highest in Dartmouth, outside the Regional Centre – this would include Burnside and City of Lakes business parks
- Average property taxes on retail spaces are highest in Regional Malls,
i.e. MicMac Mall and Halifax Shopping Centre
- other retail trends are unclear with taxes mixed relative to property size and location
Coyote Sightings in Point Pleasant Park
Many of you have contacted me regarding Coyote sightings in and around Point Pleasant Park. Staff is currently working with the Department of Natural Resources regarding Coyote Management employed by similar parks across the country. At this point there has been no reason to kill this animal and our current focus still remains on awareness, education and coexistence.
Councillor Sue Uteck
Halifax Regional Municipality
District 13, Northwest Arm - South End
Cell: 221-7651
Office: 490-4050
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