Following is a selection of more than 30 articles describing demolitions in Halifax, Nova Scotia and public reactions.
Saint Mary’s University demolishes 1899 Infants Home (Halifax Examiner, June 2014)
Demolition for Spring Garden hotel, retail shops could be in January (CBC, Nov 2015)
Steele demolishing 17 properties around Colonial Honda (Coast, Feb 2016)
Homes Not Hondas fights Steele’s Robie Street razing (Coast, Apr 2016)
Steele Auto Group’s Halifax Honda dealership demolition begins (CBC, Jun 2016)
Why Saving One House from Honda Demolition Matters (Spacing, July 2016)
Halifax tenant ‘in a panic’ after coming home to find house under demolition (CBC, Sep 2016)
Lacking the tools to stop bad development (Coast, Sep 2016)
Who will save Young Avenue and what will be left of it? (Coast, Sep 2016)
Young Avenue developer linked to house razed without permit on Quinpool Road (CBC, Nov 2016)
Halifax Young Avenue house demolition continues (CBC, Nov 2016)
A nightmare of evocation as Halifax falls to the wrecking ball (Coast, Aug 2017)
Halifax church facing demolition recommended for heritage designation (Signal, Jan 2018)
Another heritage home nearing demolition (The Signal, Feb 2019)
Houses come down in advance of ‘challenging’ Bayers Road widening (CBC, May 2019)
Demolition of former CBC building on Bell Road to be tendered in fall (CBC, June 2019)
Tower Road heritage building may be up for demolition (Signal, Jan 2020)
Halifax company gets nod for $1.38m CBC building demolition (CBC, Mar 2020)
Demolition likely as unregistered Queen Street heritage properties for sale after Halifax council denied registration (Halifax Examiner, Sep 2020)
Demolition pending as Hondas to displace more Halifax homes (Halifax Examiner, Nov 2020)
Company’s permit to tear down building to be revoked after ‘eviction by demolition’ (CBC, Dec 2020)
“It’s very disturbing”: Halifax tenant evicted by demolition, said lawyer (Saltwire, Dec 2020)
Mills Brothers window displays remembered as building awaits redevelopment (Coast, Dec 2020)
Neighbours appeal approval of Halifax development where demolition started before eviction was complete (Halifax Examiner, Jan 2021)
Halifax councillors deny neighbours’ appeal of plan approval for demoviction site (Halifax Examiner, Jan 2021)
Smashed to the ground, slapped on the wrist – how Halifax goes easy on developers who break the rules (Saltwire, Sep 2021)
Developers run the show in Halifax; housing woes crush opportunity (Saltwire, Sep 2021)
Citizens’ group criticizes development at site of Robie Street demolition (Saltwire, Apr 2022)
Demolition of Robie Street houses is rooted in renovictions (The Coast, May 2022)
Dalhousie University wants to tear down a 125-year-old home on Edward Street (The Coast, May 2022)
Luxury development in Halifax and how it’s forcing some businesses out: ‘I’ll have no money’ (Global News, June 2024)
N.S. Heritage Trust asks Halifax council not to demolish old memorial library (CTV News, Jul 2024)
‘It’s demoralizing’: Dartmouth housing complex’s demolition has tenants concerned (Global News, Aug 2024)
Residents have talked about their own experiences with evictions about demolition. Here are a few examples.
That’s the way the Wedding Cake crumbles: How a successful developer won his biggest prize yet – and devastated a community along the way (David Mckie Blog, Aug 2016)
Map showing the 24 houses to be demolished in the Robie/North Street area to make way for a vastly expanded Colonial Honda. (Reddit, Oct 2016)
Homes Not Hondas: Stop Steele Auto-Group from paving North End community (Facebook Group, 2016-present)
My experience dealing with renovictions (Reddit, Nov 2023)
An Extraordinary Building on Gottingen Street (Sarcasm) (Halifax Bloggers, Mar 2019)
