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Press Release

Halifax Chamber strongly supports HRM by Design plan

November 30 2007- Halifax, NS- The Halifax Chamber of Commerce feels it is time to move forward with the plan proposed by the HRM by Design consultations and urges municipal council to approve it when it comes before them in the new year.

“No plan will please all the people, all the time. This was true of the Regional Development plan in 2006, of the Economic Strategy in 2005 and will be true of HRM by Design when it comes before council in 2008,” says Valerie Payn, Chamber president. “The fact that we don’t have absolute consensus should not be a reason to hold up what is a very good start to bringing a new spirit of optimism, a feeling of pride and a continued belief that Halifax has the potential to be the greatest small city in the world.”

To help support the approval of this plan the Chamber will be reviving its YES campaign to encourage Haligonians to make their voices heard by sending faxes, emails, phone calls and letters to their municipal councillors to make sure they say YES to HRM by Design and YES to a renewed, vibrant, liveable downtown core.

“This plan and the process of HRM by Design has sparked a broad interest in the urban core like few others things ever have,” says Payn. “The interest has crossed boundaries of age, gender, social standing and political stripe. I am optimistic that this interest will turn into engagement and social activism that will help transform our city.”

“The Halifax Chamber of Commerce has always asked for one core outcome from the development planning process: certainty for developers. I think with this plan we achieve this for Halifax’s downtown,” continues Payn. “The debates over building height, density, pedestrian friendliness, heritage protection and green buildings are all part of the intricate weave of ideal scenarios that must be balanced with economic realities.”

“We all love to see a plan and a vision that paints this city as the best it can possibly be, that throws caution to the wind and ignores the laws of economics and even gravity,” says Payn,  “However, the workability of the plan will ultimately be judged by the private sector, not the government. Developers, bankers and investors will tell us what parts of our planned downtown justify investment of development dollars and they won’t just be comparing the heritage district to the financial district. They will be comparing Halifax with Calgary, Phoenix and Kuala Lumpur.”

The challenges are just beginning. But we are also at the beginning stages of progress, of movement towards creating a more vibrant, liveable city, and that is very exciting. The bottom line is this: if this plan does not get approved (and quickly) and if we don’t embrace it with all our might we will have wasted yet another opportunity to kick start our great little city into the future.

For more information contact:

Janet Creamer

Communications Coordinator

Halifax Chamber of Commerce

(902) 481-1240

janet@halifaxchamber.com