History

In 1973 we told the Mayor and City Council that we wanted the view from the Citadel protected more History...

What's Happening?

• Coalition Enters Phase Two Halifax, August 15, 2011: "This is a sad day for Nova Scotians”, said Beverly Miller of the Coalition to Save the View, reacting to the announcement by Defence Minister Peter MacKay that the federal government would provide $51.4 million to the proposed Halifax convention centre.          
  “The Coalition has been studying the economics of the industry for two years and has not found a single shred of evidence that the convention centre would have net economic benefits,” ...more
• Misinformation in the Internal Report of Trade Centre Limited of June, 2010
  ...// two governments have given the convention centre project approval in principle using that flawed document. The purpose of this article is to point out some of the flaws in the Trade Centre report ...more        (download pdf )
• PRESS RELEASE - PRESS CONFERENCE Monday Dec. 6, 2010 The Coalition to Save the View is concerned that a November 9th HRM staff report and presentation to Council on the financial  projections for the proposed P3 convention centre in downtown Halifax inflated potential revenues and underestimated potential costs. This incorrect information...more
• PRESS RELEASE - PRESS CONFERENCE Friday, June 18, 2010 A new convention centre in downtown Halifax would be a heavy net financial burden on Nova Scotia taxpayers ...more
• PRESS RELEASE Thursday, March 18, 2010 New Data Shows Convention Attendance Drops ...more
• PRESS RELEASE January 15, 2010 Four reports gained through Freedom of Information heavily redacted ...more
• more HAPPENING

In the news

• The Coast, Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 2:11 PM
  Why the convention centre sucks, part 4
  The economic studies don't stand up to scrutiny by TIM BOUSQUET
  "... in this post, the documents themselves come under scrutiny, and in the final analysis they are essentially worthless. They appear to be written for the precise purpose of over-selling the convention centre. ...more
• Chronicle Herald, Mar 27, 2010, Convention centre: now we're talking  by RALPH SURETTE ../Premier Dexter assures us that he wants "the right business case'' and  to make a decision "on the basis of fact and an actual proposal'" ...more
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Resources

• The Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre Expansion: Chasing the ONE BIG THING? by Beverly W. Miller, MA, MBA March 03, 2010
• Space Available: The Realities of Convention Centers as Economic Development Strategy
  by Heywood Sanders
• EAC Wants Sustainable Buildings to be Mandatory - March 30, 2009
• A Better Design: The Heritage Trust Plan for Downtown Halifax
• more RESOURCES

Selected Archives

• Halifax: Heritage, Height, and Heating, by Dr. Larry Hughes, Dalhousie Energy
• Nova Scotia Can: Building the Creative Economy in Nova Scotia
  Leah Hamilton, Andrea Arbic, Greg Baeker, February 2009
• Presentations at the Public Hearing on HRMbyDesign, City Hall, May 5 '09