HTNS Surveys HRM Municipal Election Candidates on Their Position on Heritage
This month’s municipal elections give those of us who value built heritage the opportunity to elect representatives who understand the importance of built heritage and who are committed to protecting it. Before you cast your ballot, we hope you will take the time to find out what your local candidates’ positions are on built heritage.
For those of you living in HRM, the Trust’s HRM Committee asked all candidates for Mayor and Council about their position on built heritage. If you are unsure of your electoral district in HRM you can find it here.
Click here to read their responses
(Use [Ctrl] + [F] on PC or [Cmd⌘] + [F] on Mac to search the document for specific words or titles.)
We are sorry that we didn’t have the resources to poll the candidates in all the municipalities across the province, but we would encourage you to ask the candidates for Mayor and Council in your municipality the same three basic questions:
How important do you think preserving built heritage is to the economic, social and environmental future of our municipality, and why?
How do you envision balancing the need for increased housing with protecting built heritage throughout our municipality?
Nova Scotia is the only province that permits owners of municipally registered heritage properties to demolish their properties three years after applying to do so, even if permission is refused. If elected, would you support our municipality in pressing the Province to amend the Heritage Property Act to close this loophole and better protect registered heritage properties in HRM? If not, why not?
Together we can make sure candidates know that:
1. Our built heritage is important to Nova Scotians
2. We will put our support behind candidates who commit to strengthening built heritage protections.
