November 26, 2025 Heritage Advisory Committee

Date:

Time: 3:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Meeting

Agenda

Revised: November 21, 2025 at 2:15 p.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1.1 Annual Election of Chair

1.2 Annual Election of Vice Chair

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 22, 2025

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence 
7.2 Petitions
7.3 Presentations – None

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 Case HRTG-2025-02222: Request to Include 1530 Oxford Street, Halifax in the Registry of Heritage Properties for the Halifax Regional Municipality [PDF]
Motion
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council:

1.    Set a date for a heritage hearing to consider the inclusion of the subject property in the Registry of Heritage Property for the Halifax Regional Municipality; and

2.    Approve the request to include 1530 Oxford Street, Halifax, in the Registry of Heritage Property for the Halifax Regional Municipality, as shown on Map 1 of the staff report dated November 5, 2025, as a municipal heritage property under the Heritage Property Act.

9.1.2 Case H00501 - Collaboration with Universities to Consider Heritage Buildings on Campuses [PDF]
Motion
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:

1.    Continue the heritage registration evaluation process for the Dalhousie University-owned buildings listed on Attachment A of the staff report dated October 30, 2025, in accordance with the process initiated by Regional Council on September 29, 2022; and

2.    Discontinue consideration of the Dalhousie University-owned buildings listed on Attachment B of the staff report dated October 30, 2025, for heritage registration.

9.1.3 Case HRTG-2025-01649: Substantial Alteration to Multiple Municipally Registered Heritage Properties on College and Carlton Streets in Halifax [PDF] (Large Size 32 Mb)
Motion
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Regional Council approve the proposed substantial alteration to the municipally registered heritage properties at 5969 College Street, 1456 Carlton Street, 1460 Carlton Street, 1466 Carlton Street, and 1468 Carlton Street, Halifax, as set out in the staff report dated November 14, 2025.

9.1.4 Proposed 2026 Meeting Schedule [PDF]
Motion
That the Heritage Advisory Committee approve the proposed 2026 Heritage Advisory Committee meeting schedule as outlined in the staff memorandum.

9.2 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES
9.2.1 Prioritization of Heritage Evaluations for Properties Facing Demolition
Motion
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council request a staff report to:

1.    Explore the feasibility, resource implications, and anticipated timelines for developing a process to prioritize the preparation of heritage evaluation reports for properties facing current or foreseeable risk of demolition; and;

2.    Outline options for implementing this process in accordance with the Heritage Property Act and By-law H-200.

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – January 21, 2026

12. ADJOURNMENT   

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated November 13, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to Heritage Advisory Committee – NONE [PDF]


For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Simon Ross-Siegel, Legislative Assistant, at rosssis@halifax.ca or 902-292-3962.

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council