How to help
HRM will be moving forward with bylaw changes to help prevent infill in Dartmouth Cove. The Province is now reviewing those amendments before they are formally adopted.
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Department of Fisheries and Oceans
This federal department is in active review of the proposal from Atlantic Road Construction and Paving. Public outreach has already deferred their decision and more letters are needed. Any type of evidential support for rejecting this proposal is especially beneficial as the developer will likely take them to court if the proposal is declined. For suggestions on how to start your letter, see this post for a template.
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See here for full court files of the ongoing legal proceedings between NS Limited and DFO. PDF Download
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Build Nova Scotia
In order to access the lot, Atlantic Road Construction and Paving will need to cross land owned by Build NS. They are currently reviewing this request from the developer. While the developer has close ties with the current Nova Scotia governement, this infill issue has far reaching impacts that the province needs to accurately assess.
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Contact Build Nova Scotia
Department of Transport
The Center for Ocean Venture and Entrepreneurship (COVE) has taken legal action against Transport Canada,and as a result, they have begun the process of rescinding the approval for the project they had issued in April. This is not an outright "no" from Transport Canada, but instead, will likely restart the review process. This proposal, if allowed to proceed, threatens how COVE watercraft will be able to navigate around the facility. Ultimately impacting how they can move forward with many of their research initiatives and programs.
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Contact the Department of Transport​
Department of Defence
The Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) was recently announced as a new addition to the NATO DIANA program. COVE has expressed concerns via legal action around how they’ll continue to conduct certain research should this project move forward. This may have far reaching impacts for contracts and partnerships such as this that are bringing world class technologies to our harbour.
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Contact the Department of Defence
Department of Municipal Affaits
With Halifax Regional Municipality passing new bylaw action to protect Dartmouth Cove from infill, the next step is for the Province to review these bylaw changes. Provincial staff have 15 days to review the bylaw, and the Minister has another 30 days after that. They can decide to approve, amend or reject the bylaw. ARCP has hired a Provincial lobbyist, so we need to ensure the Province knows that this bylaw is the will of the community. ​
Contact the Department of Municipal Affairs
Halifax City Council
Council took initiative to help regulate infill activities in the Northwest Arm - and now they are looking to enact those same options for Dartmouth Cove. Regulating infill in the Cove will help build a more cohesive and thoughtful future for the Dartmouth Waterfront. Help them understand that Atlantic Road Construction and Paving is not the dictator when it comes to the future of our community.
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Contact City Council
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Full Council Email List:
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cathy.deaglegammon@halifax.ca, david.hendsbee@halifax.ca, becky.kent@halifax.ca, trish.purdy@halifax.ca, sam.austin@halifax.ca, tony.mancini@halifax.ca, Laura.White@halifax.ca, Virginia.Hinch@halifax.ca, shawn.cleary@halifax.ca, kathryn.morse@halifax.ca, cuttelp@halifax.ca, Janet.steele@halifax.ca, nancy.hartling@halifax.ca, john.young@halifax.ca, billy.gillis@halifax.ca, jean.st-amand@halifax.ca, mayor@halifax.ca
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NS Department of Environment
Pyritic slate disposal needs to be approved by the provinical department of environment. If this proposal is approved by DFO, this file will be under review by the Nova Scotia Department of Environment.
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Contact the NS Department of Environment