Antonia Z.
@acbzw.bsky.social
Typewriter monkey in Kjipuktuk
Writes for Grand Parade now and again
Writes for Grand Parade now and again
Thanks for reading :-)
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Thanks for reading :-)
Ok guys I am clocking OUT of the mine. I can't hear anyone for some reason... I think it's been quiet all day and I have become too tired to strain my ears RIP.
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October 28, 2025 Regional Council
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October 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Ok guys I am clocking OUT of the mine. I can't hear anyone for some reason... I think it's been quiet all day and I have become too tired to strain my ears RIP.
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ok Fernandes and Morse had a back and forth I really struggled to hear but HalifACT critical infrastructure stuff is going to be hopefully ready by the time council looks at the capital project budget
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
ok Fernandes and Morse had a back and forth I really struggled to hear but HalifACT critical infrastructure stuff is going to be hopefully ready by the time council looks at the capital project budget
Winters says she's down for a joint presentation with transit, or at least making sure their presentations are more clearly linked. Someone on her team was hired literally just to be a liason between the two topics
October 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Winters says she's down for a joint presentation with transit, or at least making sure their presentations are more clearly linked. Someone on her team was hired literally just to be a liason between the two topics
Morse is worried about the HalifACT items that are not on track. How are we going to do better on those? How do we make progress on the green network plan (she was expecting a report on that she didn't get)? During the budget process can there be a joint presentation from climate and transit?
October 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Morse is worried about the HalifACT items that are not on track. How are we going to do better on those? How do we make progress on the green network plan (she was expecting a report on that she didn't get)? During the budget process can there be a joint presentation from climate and transit?
Staff says yeah, we can easily do better with tree coverage on municipal properties, but it's more complicated on private land.
October 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Staff says yeah, we can easily do better with tree coverage on municipal properties, but it's more complicated on private land.
Steele is asking what about requiring developments to have a tree buffer? Like if we are cutting down trees left and right for development but delaying morris for like 3 trees that might be at risk, isn't that weird?
October 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Steele is asking what about requiring developments to have a tree buffer? Like if we are cutting down trees left and right for development but delaying morris for like 3 trees that might be at risk, isn't that weird?
Steele is asking about internal regulatory barriers, not the ones from other orders of government. I think staff is saying height in stories rather than metres is something good we are doing, also height restriction exemptions for solar panels is good.
October 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Steele is asking about internal regulatory barriers, not the ones from other orders of government. I think staff is saying height in stories rather than metres is something good we are doing, also height restriction exemptions for solar panels is good.
She also says there are more metrics being built for these groups which can be shared.
Fernandes on resilient communities: extreme weather events are a focus, they model different approaches, finding out How much will it cost us if we do no mitigation? How much will we save if we invest in advance?
Fernandes on resilient communities: extreme weather events are a focus, they model different approaches, finding out How much will it cost us if we do no mitigation? How much will we save if we invest in advance?
October 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
She also says there are more metrics being built for these groups which can be shared.
Fernandes on resilient communities: extreme weather events are a focus, they model different approaches, finding out How much will it cost us if we do no mitigation? How much will we save if we invest in advance?
Fernandes on resilient communities: extreme weather events are a focus, they model different approaches, finding out How much will it cost us if we do no mitigation? How much will we save if we invest in advance?
Winters says yes there is a largely internal prioritization process which is mostly about doing highest impact things first. There are seven working groups: including decarbonating buildings, electrify fleet, resilient communities, and resilient critical infrastructure.
October 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Winters says yes there is a largely internal prioritization process which is mostly about doing highest impact things first. There are seven working groups: including decarbonating buildings, electrify fleet, resilient communities, and resilient critical infrastructure.
St-Amand is coming back to Austin's point that we need to be judicious with our time. Even if it's unspoken there is probably internal triaging of actions. Is there a way to explain to us all why we prioritize certain HalifACT actions over others?
October 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
St-Amand is coming back to Austin's point that we need to be judicious with our time. Even if it's unspoken there is probably internal triaging of actions. Is there a way to explain to us all why we prioritize certain HalifACT actions over others?
Winters says the best way to use money is to apply a climate lens to ALL our decision making, same deal as what gender equity teams want. She's saying pls remember this when budget season comes. This is an affordability plan and HalifACT is an investment plan.
October 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Winters says the best way to use money is to apply a climate lens to ALL our decision making, same deal as what gender equity teams want. She's saying pls remember this when budget season comes. This is an affordability plan and HalifACT is an investment plan.
White is following up to say who would we look to if we are off track? Like, electrification of buses is sick but that still hasn't made transit any better. How do we get the best bang for our buck?
October 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
White is following up to say who would we look to if we are off track? Like, electrification of buses is sick but that still hasn't made transit any better. How do we get the best bang for our buck?
Winters says yeah one can't succeed without the other. We can't meet our emissions targets without the active transportation network. BARSBARSBARS
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Winters says yeah one can't succeed without the other. We can't meet our emissions targets without the active transportation network. BARSBARSBARS
White makes Mancini move is Blue Jays hat from in front of her face and is interested in the connection between the integrated mobility plan and urban forest master plan and green network plan with HalifACT
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
White makes Mancini move is Blue Jays hat from in front of her face and is interested in the connection between the integrated mobility plan and urban forest master plan and green network plan with HalifACT
Winters also says retrofits, one thing i missed, and power purchase agreements (when gov. buys power from people who have solar panels and the like)
October 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Winters also says retrofits, one thing i missed, and power purchase agreements (when gov. buys power from people who have solar panels and the like)
Natasha Winters says we need to work with business units to create accountability. In previous years we haven't seen "a real operationalization" of these actions. and this will create very meaningful actions. (I'm mildly sketched out, what does that mean?)
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Natasha Winters says we need to work with business units to create accountability. In previous years we haven't seen "a real operationalization" of these actions. and this will create very meaningful actions. (I'm mildly sketched out, what does that mean?)
Austin wants to know the different types of not on track for our not on track actions. What parts are not on track and in HRM's control and what parts are someone else's fault?
October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Austin wants to know the different types of not on track for our not on track actions. What parts are not on track and in HRM's control and what parts are someone else's fault?
The environment isn't just gonna wait for us. There's no world government but as a rich, high emission country we need to do our part and plead with the rest of the world, sez Austin
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The environment isn't just gonna wait for us. There's no world government but as a rich, high emission country we need to do our part and plead with the rest of the world, sez Austin
Austin is making a bunch of positive comments including isn't it nice that HalifACT is making life more affordable for all of us? anyway back to the bad stuff in 1980 when Austin was in elementary school we already knew about climate change and just hit snooze.
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Austin is making a bunch of positive comments including isn't it nice that HalifACT is making life more affordable for all of us? anyway back to the bad stuff in 1980 when Austin was in elementary school we already knew about climate change and just hit snooze.