Join us in building a greener future. HalifACT offers year-round opportunities, programs, and resources to help you take climate action Join us in building a greener future....
LakeWatchers gathers water quality data that helps us understand the health of our lakes and how they are changing. LakeWatchers gathers water quality data that helps us...
The energy we use should come from locally-produced renewable technology. Energy independence is a tricky idea. To understand it, we have to think about energy supplies in...
It's normal to cling to nostalgia in times of big change, but is it healthy? At the end of his book No More Fossils, Dominic Boyer tries to give the climate movement a much-...
Most of the municipality’s greenhouse gases come from our buildings. Retrofits save money and help the climate. Most of the municipality’s greenhouse gases come from our...
Can melody be a way of moving us toward climate action? Music can be somehow energizing and therapeutic at exactly the same time. And because many of us struggle to find the...
Art helps us imagine the joys and challenges of changing how we travel. You & a Bike & a Road documents artist Eleanor Davis’ attempt to cross the United States by bike,...
A podcast about the epic opportunity to build a more climate-ready city for all. We're so excited to announce the launch of our new monthly podcast: Epic Times, Epic...
Climate impacts are often hard to miss, but other times you have to look deeper. In her magical book The Mushroom at the End of the World, anthropologist Anna Tsing lets us in...
Cycling is a cleaner, cheaper way to travel, but can we do it in the winter? Some of the first bicycles were called "penny-farthings." Invented in the late 1800s,...
Movies capture our sense of wonder and throw it onto the screen. Arco accomplishes what no animated film ever has: allow us to experience being flung into a future where we miss...
This Invasive Species Awareness Week, we're looking at a plant that's a real menace: knotweed. Lots of organizations in Canada are working on controlling and removing invasive...
A naturalization and ecosystem stewardship success story in Halifax's Lake Banook! Conserving intact habitat or employing naturalization techniques in riparian zones are well-...
Explore the challenges posed by HWA and measures taken by the municipality to combat its spread Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is a small, invasive insect that attacks and kills...
An interview with Amber Bennett, Executive Director of Re:Climate, a research group dedicated to keeping climate on the agenda Amber Bennett is the Executive Director of...
This page introduces news and updates for the HalifACT plan and provides information on the HalifACT blog and community updates. This page introduces news and updates for the...
Discover how HalifACT is reducing building emissions through energy retrofits, green design, and support for sustainable homes and workplaces. Discover how HalifACT is reducing...
Learn how HalifACT supports community resilience through climate preparedness, risk reduction, and stronger social connections across Halifax. Learn how HalifACT supports...
Discover how HalifACT supports healthy ecosystems through nature-based climate action, from urban forests to wetland protection and biodiversity. Discover how HalifACT supports...