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Lindell Smith

The Board of Police Commissioners has more power than chair Lindell Smith thinks

The Board of Police Commissioners has more power than chair Lindell Smith thinks

September 1, 2021 1 Comment

Last week Councillor Lindell Smith, the current chair of the Board of Police Commissioners, told the Chronicle Herald that the Board can do very little about the horrible evictions of unhoused people by Halifax police on August 18. Thankfully, Smith is wrong.

Letter to Council: Stop the proposed Westwood high-rise tower at 2032-2050 Robie Street

Letter to Council: Stop the proposed Westwood high-rise tower at 2032-2050 Robie Street

January 11, 2021 1 Comment

Friends of the Common wants a proposed 23-story high-rise tower on Robie Street stopped. “This Development Agreement not only denies the earlier council decision and staff recommendations to limit the height to 6 storeys, it makes a mockery of public participation by voiding the historic and more recent input of citizens,” they write.

Protesters call for an immediate ban on police street checks

Protesters call for an immediate ban on police street checks

March 30, 2019 1 Comment

Some 80 people attended a powerful community meeting, and several hundreds marched through downtown Halifax this afternoon, calling for an immediate and unconditional ban on the racist practice of police street checks.

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