DARTMOUTH - Do you know your rights as a tenant? Are you sure? This Thursday, the Tenants' Alliance of Nova Scotia (TALONS) and the Dalhousie Legal Aid Service will hold a public meeting to discuss what rights are not covered by the Nova Scotia Residential Tenancies' Act and publicly think about what changes could and/or should be made to the current act. Organizers plan to: discuss problems with the act as we know it today, propose changes and think about how to best enact such change in our province. ...

DARTMOUTH - All HRM newcomers and residents are invited to gather at this Saturday's 5th Annual Community Potluck and Barbecue at Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth.  B.Y.O. plate, utensils, blanket, and dish to share, and enjoy the afternoon's festivities, free barbecue (while supplies last) and friendly company. Sponsors include Halifax Regional Municipality, Greater Halifax Partnership, YMCA, Carpenter Millright Trades College, Immigrant Settlement and Integration Services, AWEDA, Tutor Doctor, Halifax Regional Library, Halifax Regional Police and HRM Fire Services. WHAT: 5th Annual Community Potluck & Barbeque for Newcomers and Residents WHERE: Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth [map] WHEN: 11am-2pm, Saturday July 31st photo by Dean ...

ST JOHN'S - If you have ever walked down Solomon's Lane in St. John's, past the illustrious Ship Pub, you would have seen a massive blank wall to the office building, on the other side of a parking lot. The area has high traffic, being located in betwen Water Street and Duckworth Street, in the heart of downtown. You may have thought, as I did "that would be a great place for a mural". The Nickle Independent Film Festival has ...

WHAT: Michael Cook of CITY REPAIR from Portland, Oregon will speak on the Magic of Placemaking: the Art of reclaiming urban spaces to create community-oriented places. WHEN: Monday, June 21st  at 7pm WHERE: Dalhousie School of Architecture (room H19) 5410 Spring Garden Road, Halifax Michael will share the story of City Repair's radical and enchanting beginnings: how a journey into the indigenous cultures of the world sparked the creation of a guerrilla tea house, the transformation of a street intersection into a village commons, and a culture of neighborhood placemakers ...

HALIFAX -  Smack dab in the middle of Halifax Harbour there exists a rare ecological ecosystem.   The McNabs and Lawlor islands are home to a bounty of flora and fauna that enrich the islands' - both as natural parks and outdoor classrooms. This Sunday the Friends of McNabs Island Society, is  kicking off their summer season by inviting the people of Halifax to help preserve the beauty of these islands with a Beach Clean-Up.  They'll be providing transportation  to any helpful hands holding gloves and a ...

HALIFAX - The Halifax Cycling Coalition and the Halifax Bike Week Planning Committee would like to invite you all to the 2ND ANNUAL HALIFAX OPEN STREET PARTY at the North Commons in Halifax. This year is slated to be a jaw-dropper! Food, Music (by CKDU), dancing, synchronized cycling, bike fashion shows, a bike rodeo for the kiddies, bike valet parking on behalf of city staff, and possibly some dynamite prizes! So please, pick up your helmet, put on some rollerblades or walking shoes, or pull out your ...

HALIFAX -  Community members of the Prospect Road area have been waiting for over 20 years to see a facility built that would fit their needs, and now at long last their wait is over.  This June, the doors of the Prospect Road Community Centre will be opened for the first time.  Within those doors there will be a full sized gym, a  multi-purpose space, a weight and fitness room, a meeting and activity  space for local clubs and organizations and an "indoor community street"! Celebrate this new facility with ...

HALIFAX - Following the momentum of last month's meeting, where 50 people came together to begin the process of building a Common Front for Housing Rights in Nova Scotia, another public meeting will the held this Tuesday night at the Bloomfield Centre.  The aim of the meeting will be to continue the work that has begun, work collectively on the guiding principles for the Common Front, and involve a diversity of new individuals and groups. "We are reaching out to a wide ...