‘211 years of community’: Funding aims to protect Upper Hammonds Plains from wildfires

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Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
Date: 2026-09-04 19:36:52.0
Tags: [Nova Scotia, Municipal, Environment, Climate, Emergency, Infrastructure]

The Government of Nova Scotia is committing $199,000 from its Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund to the Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust. The funding supports wildfire risk assessment and mitigation initiatives, including FireSmart Canada home assessments, community clean-ups, and remediation for 85 historic homes, a church, and other community buildings. The initiative addresses heightened wildfire safety concerns following the 2023 Tantallon wildfire and local emergency egress vulnerabilities identified in a Halifax Regional Municipality staff report.

Free transit pass program for Halifax students to continue after funding uncertainty

Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
Date: 2026-09-03 21:14:18.0
Tags: [Nova Scotia, Municipal, Transit, Transportation, Education]

The provincial government of Nova Scotia and the Halifax Regional Municipality reached an agreement to continue the Student Transit Pass Program for grades 7 to 12 students in the Halifax Regional Municipality through August 31, 2027, resolving months of funding uncertainty following the province's initial $1.2-million funding adjustment. The Department of Opportunities and Social Development is contributing $600,000 to fund passes for over 1,700 youth connected to Employment Support and Income Assistance, while providing $500,000 for public school students requiring school bus alternatives across five high schools. The Halifax Regional Municipality is funding the remaining passes for grades 7 through 12 students, which will be distributed via Halifax Transit’s HFXGO mobile app and expanded to include private school and homeschooled students.