• Halifax Forum meeting to be rescheduled, councillors raise concerns over project pause

  Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
  Date: 2026-10-20 20:03:00.0
  Tags: [Nova Scotia, Municipal, Infrastructure, Culture, Governance]

  Halifax Regional Council voted unanimously to reschedule a public consultation meeting regarding the proposed demolition of the 98-year-old Halifax Forum municipal heritage property. The redevelopment project was previously paused by municipal staff after updated project costs exceeded the council-approved $126 million budget by 10 to 12 per cent. Councillors expressed frustration over the sudden project pause and lack of advance briefing, though a comprehensive staff report with third-party cost verification is scheduled for release in December.

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• Halifax Wanderers pitch privately-funded $100M stadium and sports hub

  Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-15 20:37:12.0
  Tags: [Nova Scotia, Municipal, Infrastructure, Culture, Tourism]

  Halifax Wanderers president Derek Martin has submitted a $100-million proposal to Halifax Regional Council to construct a permanent, privately-funded stadium and sports hub on municipal land. The project features a year-round Wanderers Block stadium with a potential winter dome, a 650-space parking structure serving the adjacent QEII Health Sciences Centre, integrated facilities for the Halifax Lancers horse riding school and a lawn bowling green, and a community sports hub at Maybank Field in Dartmouth. While Halifax Regional Municipality would partner through a 99-year land lease, the proposal faces scrutiny over its tight timeline—targeting a January 2027 groundbreaking—and the implications of private investment on public land, though Halifax Regional Council voted 15–1 to request a staff report on the project.

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• Board of Directors appointed for Alberta 2028 Summer Games

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-09 18:08:59.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Municipal, Tourism, Culture]

  The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has appointed a 12-member volunteer Board of Directors, chaired by Charity Wiley, to oversee the planning, coordination, and delivery of the 2028 Alberta Summer Games in Fort McMurray. The provincial government has pledged a $1,150,000 grant through Alberta Sports to cover major staffing, transportation, promotions, and event delivery costs for the games, which are anticipated to draw approximately 2,800 participants. The event marks the fourth time Fort McMurray has hosted the provincial games and the first time since the 2018 Alberta Winter Games.

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