{"id":2137,"date":"2024-08-17T09:49:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T12:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willbreckenridge.ca\/?p=2137"},"modified":"2024-08-17T09:49:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T12:49:28","slug":"august-16-2024-will-breckenridge-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willbreckenridge.ca\/?p=2137","title":{"rendered":"August 16, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hello friends and neighbours,<\/div>\n
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I hope everyone is well and enjoying their summer. I have been diligently working this week to advocate on issues facing District 7. I attended the development meeting for Strawberry Hill, which, if not done correctly, would cause serious traffic problems for the entire Halifax Peninsula.<\/div>\n
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There will be a mayoral debate on September 16th as part of the Art of City Building Conference. More details will follow. See the link for more information:<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/art-of-city-building-forward-together-tickets-965335633867<\/a><\/div>\n
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As we enter prime hurricane season remember to have your batteries and storm chips ready.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Ernesto will stay off our coast:<\/span><\/div>\n
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https:\/\/halifax.citynews.ca\/2024\/08\/16\/ernesto-expected-to-track-well-south-of-nova-scotia-canadian-hurricane-centre\/<\/a>\u00a0
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HRM emergency information:\u00a0https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/fire-police\/emergency-management\/emergency-preparedness<\/a><\/div>\n
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City Hall:<\/b><\/div>\n
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August 20th Regional Council as a Whole meets to review the 2023 wildfire response,<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/city-hall\/regional-council\/august-20-2024-committee-whole<\/a><\/div>\n
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Audit Committee-<\/div>\n
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August 21st meeting,\u00a0https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/city-hall\/standing-committees\/august-21-2024-audit-committee<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0– Year end statements,\u00a0https:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/media\/87746<\/a><\/div>\n
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News:<\/b><\/div>\n
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Among the housing issues, seniors have been particularly vulnerable due to their fixed incomes. This case illustrates the broken rental system:<\/div>\n
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https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/tenancy-board-dismisses-n-s-senior-s-claim-asking-for-help-with-leaky-ceiling-1.7294183<\/a><\/div>\n
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Quinpool McDonald’s site will get two extra floors and Agricola Music Room development:<\/div>\n
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https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/government\/city-hall\/community-council-approves-two-more-floors-on-quinpool-road-development\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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Strawberry Hill:<\/div>\n
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https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/morning-file\/we-have-the-opportunity-to-rebuild-the-entire-northwest-swath-of-the-halifax-peninsula-as-a-pedestrian-and-transit-friendly-neighbourhood-will-we-take-it\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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Housing:<\/div>\n
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https:\/\/www.halifaxexaminer.ca\/government\/province-house\/housing-is-fundamentally-a-health-issue-nova-scotia-advocates-tell-committee\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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Ward 5 Centre looking to relocate:<\/div>\n
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https:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/mobile\/ward-5-neighbourhood-centre-in-halifax-is-asking-for-assistance-with-relocation-1.7000905<\/a><\/div>\n
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Downtown bar has liquor licence suspended:<\/div>\n
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https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/halifax-bar-liquor-licence-suspended-closed-left-woman-in-bathroom-1.7296911<\/a><\/div>\n
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Events<\/b><\/div>\n
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Celebrate Acadian roots:<\/span><\/div>\n
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https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6482897<\/a>\u00a0
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Public Gardens concert:<\/div>\n
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https:\/\/discoverhalifaxns.com\/event\/public-gardens-concert-series-rose-nadira\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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Regards,<\/div>\n
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William Breckenridge<\/span><\/div>\n
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Hello friends and neighbours, I hope everyone is well and enjoying their summer. I have been diligently working this week to advocate on issues facing District 7. I attended the development meeting for Strawberry Hill, which, if not done correctly, would cause serious traffic problems for the entire Halifax Peninsula. There will be a mayoral […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/willbreckenridge.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/willbreckenridge.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/willbreckenridge.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willbreckenridge.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willbreckenridge.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/willbreckenridge.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/willbreckenridge.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willbreckenridge.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willbreckenridge.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}