Founded in 2011 with 17 organizations, that number has since risen to 58 members. The alliance works together for a more livable and sustainable Halifax Regional Municipality.
They have five primary objectives:
1. Healthy and active population.
2. Robust transportation systems.
3. Sustainable development.
4. Protect and connect blue and green areas, as well as the primacy of green practices.
5. Vibrant community centres across the entire municipality, including urban, suburban and rural.
Website
They have five primary objectives:
1. Healthy and active population.
2. Robust transportation systems.
3. Sustainable development.
4. Protect and connect blue and green areas, as well as the primacy of green practices.
5. Vibrant community centres across the entire municipality, including urban, suburban and rural.
Website
Organization dedicated to turning the tide on economic and social challenges.
Website
- Showcase promising initiatives
- Bring together citizens in a way that leads to shared vision and collaborative action
- Invite Nova Scotians who are not usually a part of the conversation to join in
- Provide opportunities for skill-building, learning and exchange
- Shift the conversation from what is wrong to what is possible, and from what others should do to what we can do ourselves
- Commission research that helps us identify levers for change and track our progress over time
- Share our findings with government, opinion leaders and the general public
Website
A non-profit organization that challenges young professionals in Halifax to think forward and take charge of their city’s future. They connect, engage and inspire members to make Halifax a destination of choice to live, work and play.
Fusion Halifax has youth teams devoted to Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship, Health and Wellness, Immigration and Diversity, People Factor, Sustainability and Urban Development.
Website
Fusion Halifax has youth teams devoted to Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship, Health and Wellness, Immigration and Diversity, People Factor, Sustainability and Urban Development.
Website
Main street Dartmouth is proud to have Affirmative Ventures call the area home. "Affirmative Ventures Association is an innovative, non-profit, organization that helps mental health consumers, and people with disabilities, achieve economic independence in the province of Nova Scotia."
Affirmative Ventures creates social enterprises that help people with disabilities improve their lives both personally and professionally.
The have spearheaded two affordable housing units in the Main Street Dartmouth area.
Affirmative House: A $1.2 million project that was completed in 2007. It features 10 units for tenants recovering from mental illness.
The Horizon: A $10 million mixed-use project that will feature 50 affordable housing units and 6,000 sq/feet of commercial space for a socially minded business.
Website
Affirmative Ventures creates social enterprises that help people with disabilities improve their lives both personally and professionally.
The have spearheaded two affordable housing units in the Main Street Dartmouth area.
Affirmative House: A $1.2 million project that was completed in 2007. It features 10 units for tenants recovering from mental illness.
The Horizon: A $10 million mixed-use project that will feature 50 affordable housing units and 6,000 sq/feet of commercial space for a socially minded business.
Website
An organization that works to lead and accelerate the transformation to high-performing, healthy green buildings, homes and communities throughout Canada.
They work to change industry standards, develop best design practices and guidelines, advocate for green buildings and develop educational tools to support its members in implementing sustainable design and construction practices.
Website
They work to change industry standards, develop best design practices and guidelines, advocate for green buildings and develop educational tools to support its members in implementing sustainable design and construction practices.
Website
A society in Nova Scotia that respects and protects nature and provides environmentally and economically sustainable solutions for its citizens.
They work with partners to provide up-to-date environmental information, pursue researched solutions and act as a watch-dog for the Nova Scotia environment.
Website
They work with partners to provide up-to-date environmental information, pursue researched solutions and act as a watch-dog for the Nova Scotia environment.
Website
With a Board of Directors that consists of executives from the construction and development industries, the Housing Trust of Nova Scotia is trying to do something about affordable housing in the province. They target the working poor; those with jobs and a family who still have trouble finding quality affordable housing.
Housing trust projects are built with the community in mind. The building are a mix of affordable housing and market rate units.
The Housing Trust of Nova Scotia are currently spearheading two mixed-use developments on Gottingen St. in Halifax.
Website
Housing trust projects are built with the community in mind. The building are a mix of affordable housing and market rate units.
The Housing Trust of Nova Scotia are currently spearheading two mixed-use developments on Gottingen St. in Halifax.
Website
Housing Nova Scotia boasts a staff of 90 employees who work to make housing more affordable to an increasing number of Nova Scotians. They pride themselves on finding and adopting innovative solutions.
Their goal is, "to ensure all Nova Scotians can find a home that’s right for them at a price they can afford in a healthy, vibrant community that offers the services, supports and opportunities they need."
Website
Their goal is, "to ensure all Nova Scotians can find a home that’s right for them at a price they can afford in a healthy, vibrant community that offers the services, supports and opportunities they need."
Website