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To obtain a pdf copy of the presentation Search Engine Optimization for Business Owners and Salepeople, please email Frances Leary with Wired Flare at frances@wiredflare.com. Frances presented at the GBBA's February monthly luncheon.  

In the fall of 2009, Metro Transit released a Five-Year Strategic Operations Plan prepared by IBI Group. To restructure the transit services in Burnside the report proposed a new bus terminal for Burnside to be located at the intersection of John Savage Drive and Akerley (Section 4.3.5). 

A recent information report from Metro Transit to HRM's Standing Transportation Committee on November 7, 2011 and a follow-up implementation phase 1 report on December 16, 2011, propose that construction of the Burnside terminal be avoided in favour of realigned routing (Big Move #5).

If you are concerned about these proposed changes, please contact members of the Transportation Standing Committee or your local HRM Councillor.

We will update the Greater Burnside community as more details of these proposed changes become available.

Check out a few of our snapshots from the Greater Burnside Business Association's Annual Christmas luncheon that took place at the Days Inn in Dartmouth on December 15, 2011.

Please see our Event Photos page.

On October 20, 2011, Mitch Dickey, with HRM's Planning and Infrastructure Department, presented at our monthly luncheon event. Mr. Dickey gave a presentation titled Building on Strength: Burnside Functional Plan Implementation. We are posting these slides to help stimulate ongoing discussion about this topic in Burnside. Please note that these slides do not constitute an official position or set of recommendations from HRM staff.

Check out a few of our snapsnots from the Burnie Awards held at the Park Place Ramada Hotel and Conference Centre on September 15, 2011.

Please visit our Event Photos page.

The Halifax Regional Municipality will be seeking public input from Burnside residents this fall about a rational land use strategy for Burnside as part of its functional development plan process.

Read more in Burnside deserves a 'rational land use strategy' by Ken Partridge, The Burnside News.

The GBBA is pleased to report on having participated in an initial meeting with Councillor Jim Smith and several other senior HRM planning representatives. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss further implementation of the Burnside Functional Plan. 

A presentation prepared by HRM for use during our initial consultation session can be accessed here.  Additional information on the Burnside Functional Plan can be found here.

The GBBA intends to invite HRM planning staff to speak at one of our luncheon sessions this fall in order to enhance and broaden the Functional Plan’s public consultation process. We anticipate additional public meetings will be arranged by HRM at a later date.  

The GBBA Board believes it is critical to the area's future success to determine a rational and sustainable land use regime for Wright's Cove, Dartmouth Crossing, old Burnside and new lots being developed within the business park boundaries. 

Please give the upcoming public consultation process your attention and attend the public information sessions to be scheduled later this year. Make sure your voices are heard so that planners understand your concerns and that we continue to building a better Burnside.

Regards,

Sean O'Boyle
Chair

Dalhousie University's Eco-Efficiency Centre is hosting its 12th Annual Environmental Excellence in Business Breakfast on June 6, 2011 from 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. at the Westin Nova Scotian. The annual breakfast is an event that brings together the very best in sustainability across the province, from tourism operators to manufacturers to retailers, as well as academics and government agencies that support these endeavors. 

This year's guest speaker, hosted by breakfast partner Efficiency Nova Scotia, is Murray Coolican, Deputy Minister, Nova Scotia Department of Energy, who will be speaking about Nova Scotia's energy future.

 

As with previous years, the breakfast will be an excellent opportunity to network with sustainability-minded individuals and learn from and build upon sustainability initiatives undertaken throughout the province. Three business from Burnside will be awarded this year.

 

Seats for the breakfast are $25/person; a table of 8 is $175. To register please email eecentre@dal.ca or call (902) 461-6704. Please indicate vegetarian preference.