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Nov 2, 2026
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Are new provincial planning regulations opening a 'Pandora's Box of future challenges' for Halifax planners?
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28 that it’s amending the Minimum Planning Requirement Regulations under the Halifax Regional Municipal Charter.
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Are new Nova Scotia planning regulations opening a 'Pandora's Box of future challenges' for Halifax planners?
Halifax Regional Municipality facing deadline to make amendments
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By Josh Healey
Published Nov 02, 2026
Construction work on The Nest development in Dartmouth on November 2, 2026.
The province announced changes to the Halifax Regional Municipality’s planning regulations last week, with the amendments — meant to help build more housing — garnering praise and questions at city hall.…
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