The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P. Minister of Transport and Internal Trade The Honourable Joanne Thompson, P.C., M.P. Minister of Fisheries July 10, 2025 Re: Dartmouth Cove Waterfront Infill Project – PID: 00114132, File No. 2022-206446 Dear Ministers Freeland and Thompson, I am writing to express serious concern regarding the proposed Dartmouth Cove Waterfront [...]
June 19th, 2024 Transport Canada is rescinding approval for the Dartmouth Cove infill project!! So many of us are advocating against an infill project that would see nearly 7 acres of Dartmouth Cove filled in with pyritic slate from construction sites. As you know, I wrote to the Minister of Transport back in April, [...]
Update: October 28, 2025 What's happening with the municipality and the province First of all, I want to commend the majority of HRM Regional Council (especially Councillor Austin) for listening to the people and stakeholders of Dartmouth—and those across our municipality—who called on the government to protect Dartmouth Cove from unnecessary infill. Following the [...]
I'm standing with you, Dartmouth! I do not believe that Dartmouth Cove is a dump site for someone's fill. So many of you have already reached out to me on this, and I want you to know that I won't stop advocating on your behalf. Are you worried about the nearly 7-acre pyritic slate [...]
April 30th, 2024 Hi folks, I've written to the Minister of Transport again, asking that he rescind approval for the Dartmouth Cove infill project. I believe there is more than enough evidence that shows this project is not in the public interest, and that Transport Canada didn't meaningfully consult on this. --Darren Letter [...]
2024-04-11 Transport Canada has approved the Dartmouth Cove Waterfront Infill Project (2022-206446) which is one of two federal approvals needed to permit this project to move forward. As of today, neither the Province of Nova Scotia nor the Municipality have further regulated these infill projects in Dartmouth Cove. I don’t believe that Dartmouth is [...]
Hi folks, here is a copy of the email I wrote on April 11th, 2024 to the Minister of Transport, asking that he rescind approval for this project. I firmly believe that Transport Canada failed to meet their mandate on this. -Darren Letter to Minister of Transport April 11, 2024 [...]
March 4, 2024 Darren Fisher, M.P. Dartmouth–Cole Harbour Dear M.P. Fisher: Thank you for your letter of January 11, 2024, regarding the proposed infill projects for pre-Confederation waterlots in Halifax Harbour, including waterlots in Dartmouth Cove. Transport Canada continues to fulfill its responsibility as outlined and defined by the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA). [...]
After hearing the wonderful news about HRM protecting the Northwest Arm from unnecessary infill, I wrote again to the Minister of Transport asking for further assurances that the department would continue offering support to HRM should they wish to further regulate infilling of waterlots in the municipality, including those located in Dartmouth Cove. Here [...]
Hi folks, Here is the latest response from Minister Alghabra regarding this letter: https://darrenfisher.ca/letter-to-minister-alghabra-regarding-dartmouth-cove-and-other-halifax-harbour-water-lots/ --Darren From: Minister of Transport / Ministre des Transports (TC) Sent: Monday, July 17, 2023 10:13 AM Subject: Regarding proposed infilling in the Halifax Harbour—specifically the Northwest Arm and Dartmouth Cove projects July 17, 2023 Darren Fisher, M.P. Dartmouth–Cole Harbour [...]
