Updates

Findings in the latest Dartmouth Cove Bioblitz, ARCP's legal actions and easement changes proposed by the Province.

Dartmouth Cove Trail Access clarity and a detailed overview of why ARCP's application for infill in Dartmouth Cove should be rejected by DFO.

The Province has approved the Dartmouth Cove bylaw amendments, but they are asking HRM to defend their jurisdiction. Updated: December 3 with HRM's Response.

This weekend, more than a dozen community divers braved the cold waters of Dartmouth Cove for our first-ever Bioblitz. Their goal? To document what actually  lives beneath the surface of the very area ARCP wants to bury under tens of thousands of tonnes of pyritic slate. What they brought back was astonishing. Sea stars, mussel beds, hermit crabs, ctenophores, sculpins, green urchins,, anemones, rockweed, and thriving juvenile habitat — the Cove is alive in every possible sen

This fall has brought important developments in the effort to protect Dartmouth Cove — and with them, renewed urgency for our community to stay engaged. A New Minister, and a Critical Decision Ahead Last week, John A. MacDonald was sworn in as Nova Scotia’s new Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. With his appointment, the proposed bylaw amendments passed unanimously by Halifax Regional Council to restrict future infilling in Dartmouth Cove now land on his desk. If you’

HRM moving forward with bylaw amendments to prevent infilling in Dartmouth Cove, but the province’s sign off is still required.

Halifax Regional Council has scheduled a public hearing on Dartmouth Cove for Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM.

HRM City Council takes a major step in the right direction, drafting bylaw changes to prevent further infilling in Dartmouth Cove.