Nova Scotia

Halifax, 2025

Archive of hometown notes from Halifax: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2025

Shubie Canal Greenway, Halifax · December 2025

Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green

Shubie Canal Greenway still orients Halifax. Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green route.

The Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition is a municipal beach tradition with children's and adult categories.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Halifax · December 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Halifax.

Halifax appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park, Halifax · December 2025

Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop

Walk or drive through Halifax long enough and Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park comes up. Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop across the harbour.

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition brings the region to the sand. Parks pages point walkers to the Shubie Canal Greenway, and planning desks keep Centre Plan, the Suburban Plan, Cogswell District, and Young Street Lands in the public feed. The CARE Team on the peninsula is another Halifax-specific shorthand: an alternative response when police, fire, or EHS is not the right first call. Those names travel farther than generic city branding ever could.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Halifax · December 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Halifax.

Broadband rows for Halifax come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Halifax internet page.

Halifax: Centre Plan and the Suburban Plan are the main land-use languages · December 2025

Centre Plan and the Suburban Plan are the main land-use languages for urban and suburban growth debates.

December 2025 in Halifax: Cogswell District. Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth near transit and services.

Centre Plan and the Suburban Plan are the main land-use languages for urban and suburban growth debates.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2025

Indoor radon around Halifax · November 2025

How Halifax sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Halifax follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Halifax in national context first.

Shubie Canal Greenway keeps Halifax lively · November 2025

Shubie Canal Greenway is a reason people stay fond of Halifax.

Shubie Canal Greenway still orients Halifax. Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green route.

Dartmouth Sunshine Series splits summer concerts between Ferry Terminal Park and Sullivan's Pond Park.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Halifax beside its neighbours · November 2025

How Halifax compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Halifax's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park in Halifax · November 2025

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the

Walk or drive through Halifax long enough and Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park comes up. Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop across the harbour.

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition brings the region to the sand. Parks pages point walkers to the Shubie Canal Greenway, and planning desks keep Centre Plan, the Suburban Plan, Cogswell District, and Young Street Lands in the public feed. The CARE Team on the peninsula is another Halifax-specific shorthand: an alternative response when police, fire, or EHS is not the right first call. Those names travel farther than generic city branding ever could.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2025

October 2025: property tax in Halifax

Published residential mill-rate context for Halifax.

Residential mill rates for Halifax appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Halifax beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Cogswell District, Halifax · October 2025

Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth

October 2025 in Halifax: Cogswell District. Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth near transit and services.

The Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition is a municipal beach tradition with children's and adult categories.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park, Halifax · October 2025

Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop

Walk or drive through Halifax long enough and Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park comes up. Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop across the harbour.

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition brings the region to the sand. Parks pages point walkers to the Shubie Canal Greenway, and planning desks keep Centre Plan, the Suburban Plan, Cogswell District, and Young Street Lands in the public feed. The CARE Team on the peninsula is another Halifax-specific shorthand: an alternative response when police, fire, or EHS is not the right first call. Those names travel farther than generic city branding ever could.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Halifax: Bayers Road Transit Priority Corridor work is framed as a · October 2025

Bayers Road Transit Priority Corridor work is framed as a multi-year traffic change for Haligonians.

Shubie Canal Greenway still orients Halifax. Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green route.

Bayers Road Transit Priority Corridor work is framed as a multi-year traffic change for Haligonians.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025

September 2025: building permits in Halifax

Where Halifax sits in published building-permit figures for September 2025.

Construction intent in Halifax shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Halifax permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park, Halifax · September 2025

Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop

Walk or drive through Halifax long enough and Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park comes up. Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop across the harbour.

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition brings the region to the sand. Parks pages point walkers to the Shubie Canal Greenway, and planning desks keep Centre Plan, the Suburban Plan, Cogswell District, and Young Street Lands in the public feed. The CARE Team on the peninsula is another Halifax-specific shorthand: an alternative response when police, fire, or EHS is not the right first call. Those names travel farther than generic city branding ever could.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Shubie Canal Greenway keeps Halifax lively · September 2025

Shubie Canal Greenway is a reason people stay fond of Halifax.

Shubie Canal Greenway still orients Halifax. Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green route.

The Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition is a municipal beach tradition with children's and adult categories.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Cogswell District in Halifax · September 2025

On OpenStats City Score for 2026, Halifax sits at rank 36 of 125, with strong building-permit and mill-rate placements in the datapack. The

September 2025 in Halifax: Cogswell District. Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth near transit and services.

Dartmouth Sunshine Series splits summer concerts between Ferry Terminal Park and Sullivan's Pond Park.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2025: property tax in Halifax

Published residential mill-rate context for Halifax.

Residential mill rates for Halifax appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Halifax beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

August 2025

Shubie Canal Greenway in Halifax · August 2025

Halifax Regional Municipality is big enough that people talk in sides and corridors. Haligonians on the peninsula watch Bayers Road through

Shubie Canal Greenway still orients Halifax. Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green route.

The CARE Team offers a trauma-informed alternative response on the Halifax peninsula.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

August 2025: Halifax drinking water

Halifax draws municipal drinking water from Pockwock Lake and Lake Major, treated at Bennery Lake Water Supply Plant.

August 2025 is a good week to revisit Halifax's source: Pockwock Lake and Lake Major. Treatment at Bennery Lake Water Supply Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

Serves Halifax Stanfield International Airport area; ISO 14001 registered.

See the Halifax water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park, Halifax · August 2025

Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop

Walk or drive through Halifax long enough and Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park comes up. Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop across the harbour.

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition brings the region to the sand. Parks pages point walkers to the Shubie Canal Greenway, and planning desks keep Centre Plan, the Suburban Plan, Cogswell District, and Young Street Lands in the public feed. The CARE Team on the peninsula is another Halifax-specific shorthand: an alternative response when police, fire, or EHS is not the right first call. Those names travel farther than generic city branding ever could.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Halifax · August 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Halifax.

Halifax appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

July 2025

Cogswell District, Halifax · July 2025

Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth

July 2025 in Halifax: Cogswell District. Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth near transit and services.

Bayers Road Transit Priority Corridor work is framed as a multi-year traffic change for Haligonians.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Halifax · July 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Halifax.

Broadband rows for Halifax come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Halifax internet page.

Halifax: Centre Plan and the Suburban Plan are the main land-use languages · July 2025

Centre Plan and the Suburban Plan are the main land-use languages for urban and suburban growth debates.

Shubie Canal Greenway still orients Halifax. Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green route.

Centre Plan and the Suburban Plan are the main land-use languages for urban and suburban growth debates.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Halifax · July 2025

How Halifax sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Halifax follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Halifax in national context first.

June 2025

Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park keeps Halifax lively · June 2025

Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park is a reason people stay fond of Halifax.

Walk or drive through Halifax long enough and Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park comes up. Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop across the harbour.

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition brings the region to the sand. Parks pages point walkers to the Shubie Canal Greenway, and planning desks keep Centre Plan, the Suburban Plan, Cogswell District, and Young Street Lands in the public feed. The CARE Team on the peninsula is another Halifax-specific shorthand: an alternative response when police, fire, or EHS is not the right first call. Those names travel farther than generic city branding ever could.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Halifax beside its neighbours · June 2025

How Halifax compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Halifax's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Cogswell District in Halifax · June 2025

On OpenStats City Score for 2026, Halifax sits at rank 36 of 125, with strong building-permit and mill-rate placements in the datapack. The

June 2025 in Halifax: Cogswell District. Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth near transit and services.

The CARE Team offers a trauma-informed alternative response on the Halifax peninsula.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2025: property tax in Halifax

Published residential mill-rate context for Halifax.

Residential mill rates for Halifax appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Halifax beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Shubie Canal Greenway, Halifax · June 2025

Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green

Shubie Canal Greenway still orients Halifax. Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green route.

The Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition is a municipal beach tradition with children's and adult categories.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025

Cogswell District, Halifax · May 2025 · 2

Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth

May 2025 in Halifax: Cogswell District. Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth near transit and services.

Dartmouth Sunshine Series splits summer concerts between Ferry Terminal Park and Sullivan's Pond Park.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Halifax: Bayers Road Transit Priority Corridor work is framed as a · May 2025

Bayers Road Transit Priority Corridor work is framed as a multi-year traffic change for Haligonians.

Walk or drive through Halifax long enough and Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park comes up. Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop across the harbour.

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition brings the region to the sand. Parks pages point walkers to the Shubie Canal Greenway, and planning desks keep Centre Plan, the Suburban Plan, Cogswell District, and Young Street Lands in the public feed. The CARE Team on the peninsula is another Halifax-specific shorthand: an alternative response when police, fire, or EHS is not the right first call. Those names travel farther than generic city branding ever could.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2025: building permits in Halifax

Where Halifax sits in published building-permit figures for May 2025.

Building-permit value for Halifax comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Halifax permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Cogswell District, Halifax · May 2025

Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth

May 2025 in Halifax: Cogswell District. Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth near transit and services.

Centre Plan and the Suburban Plan are the main land-use languages for urban and suburban growth debates.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025

Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park keeps Halifax lively · April 2025

Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park is a reason people stay fond of Halifax.

Walk or drive through Halifax long enough and Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park comes up. Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop across the harbour.

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition brings the region to the sand. Parks pages point walkers to the Shubie Canal Greenway, and planning desks keep Centre Plan, the Suburban Plan, Cogswell District, and Young Street Lands in the public feed. The CARE Team on the peninsula is another Halifax-specific shorthand: an alternative response when police, fire, or EHS is not the right first call. Those names travel farther than generic city branding ever could.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Shubie Canal Greenway in Halifax · April 2025

Halifax Regional Municipality is big enough that people talk in sides and corridors. Haligonians on the peninsula watch Bayers Road through

Shubie Canal Greenway still orients Halifax. Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green route.

Dartmouth Sunshine Series splits summer concerts between Ferry Terminal Park and Sullivan's Pond Park.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2025: property tax in Halifax

Published residential mill-rate context for Halifax.

Residential mill rates for Halifax appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Halifax beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park in Halifax · April 2025

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the

Walk or drive through Halifax long enough and Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park comes up. Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop across the harbour.

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition brings the region to the sand. Parks pages point walkers to the Shubie Canal Greenway, and planning desks keep Centre Plan, the Suburban Plan, Cogswell District, and Young Street Lands in the public feed. The CARE Team on the peninsula is another Halifax-specific shorthand: an alternative response when police, fire, or EHS is not the right first call. Those names travel farther than generic city branding ever could.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2025

From Bennery Lake to the tap in Halifax

Halifax draws municipal drinking water from Pockwock Lake and Lake Major, treated at J. Douglas Kline Water Supply Plant (Pockwock).

Halifax municipal drinking water starts at Pockwock Lake and Lake Major and is treated at J. Douglas Kline Water Supply Plant (Pockwock). Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

Largest Atlantic Canada plant; treats Pockwock Lake for Halifax, Bedford, Sackville, Beaverbank, Timberlea and related areas; ISO 14001 registered.

See the Halifax water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Cogswell District, Halifax · March 2025

Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth

March 2025 in Halifax: Cogswell District. Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth near transit and services.

The Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition is a municipal beach tradition with children's and adult categories.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Halifax · March 2025

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Halifax.

Halifax appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Shubie Canal Greenway, Halifax · March 2025

Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green

Shubie Canal Greenway still orients Halifax. Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green route.

Bayers Road Transit Priority Corridor work is framed as a multi-year traffic change for Haligonians.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Halifax · March 2025

Advertised broadband availability for Halifax.

Broadband rows for Halifax come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Halifax internet page.

February 2025

Halifax: Centre Plan and the Suburban Plan are the main land-use languages · February 2025

Centre Plan and the Suburban Plan are the main land-use languages for urban and suburban growth debates.

Walk or drive through Halifax long enough and Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park comes up. Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop across the harbour.

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition brings the region to the sand. Parks pages point walkers to the Shubie Canal Greenway, and planning desks keep Centre Plan, the Suburban Plan, Cogswell District, and Young Street Lands in the public feed. The CARE Team on the peninsula is another Halifax-specific shorthand: an alternative response when police, fire, or EHS is not the right first call. Those names travel farther than generic city branding ever could.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Halifax · February 2025

How Halifax sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Halifax follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Halifax in national context first.

Cogswell District keeps Halifax lively · February 2025

Cogswell District is a reason people stay fond of Halifax.

February 2025 in Halifax: Cogswell District. Redevelopment district with construction already underway in municipal planning materials. It sits with Centre Plan language about growth near transit and services.

Dartmouth Sunshine Series splits summer concerts between Ferry Terminal Park and Sullivan's Pond Park.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Halifax beside its neighbours · February 2025

How Halifax compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Halifax's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

January 2025

Shubie Canal Greenway in Halifax · January 2025

Halifax Regional Municipality is big enough that people talk in sides and corridors. Haligonians on the peninsula watch Bayers Road through

Shubie Canal Greenway still orients Halifax. Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green route.

The CARE Team offers a trauma-informed alternative response on the Halifax peninsula.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2025: property tax in Halifax

Published residential mill-rate context for Halifax.

Residential mill rates for Halifax appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Halifax beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park, Halifax · January 2025

Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop

Walk or drive through Halifax long enough and Dartmouth Ferry Terminal Park comes up. Waterfront park that hosts Dartmouth Sunshine Series programming. Pair it with Sullivan's Pond Park for the summer entertainment loop across the harbour.

Summer still pulls people outdoors. Natal Day fills the civic weekend calendar, the Halifax Busker Festival works the waterfront, and the Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition brings the region to the sand. Parks pages point walkers to the Shubie Canal Greenway, and planning desks keep Centre Plan, the Suburban Plan, Cogswell District, and Young Street Lands in the public feed. The CARE Team on the peninsula is another Halifax-specific shorthand: an alternative response when police, fire, or EHS is not the right first call. Those names travel farther than generic city branding ever could.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Shubie Canal Greenway, Halifax · January 2025

Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green

Shubie Canal Greenway still orients Halifax. Historic trail system highlighted on HRM parks and trails pages. It is a named outdoor corridor for walkers who want a Dartmouth-side green route.

Dartmouth Sunshine Series splits summer concerts between Ferry Terminal Park and Sullivan's Pond Park.

More on Halifax: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.