Author: cathyadmin

Thank you if you have already voted!! It is still easy to vote in person on October 19th All polling stations are accessible. You can vote even if you do not have a voter card and you do not need identification to vote Polling stations are open from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Saturday, October…

As your representative in District 7 the ideas and plans outlined below will guide my actions and decisions. I have listened to hundreds of District 7 residents including students, new Canadians, young families, gender diverse people, home owners, renters, seniors, people who are wealthy, and people who struggle to make ends meet.  People have shared…

Everyone I speak to in District 7 is concerned about our fellow citizens who are living in tents. The majority are kind, compassionate and distressed that in our wealthy country, many people have no permanent, safe home. Many young people are seriously worried they are one renoviction or rent hike away from being homeless.

“Rising home prices mostly benefit those [people] who want to eventually sell out and move somewhere cheaper” according to Shane Phillips affordable housing consultant and author of the Affordable City . Home owners selling and buying in the same market see little to no benefit. And for renters (70% of the citizens) in District 7,…

My first blog about Halifax, the Region and my campaign, is a good news story. I struggle to keep my usual optimistic outlook in the face of the climate disasters everywhere. Learning about HalifACT restored my optimism.  On June 10 at our monthly Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) meeting, Kate Brooks of…