Rumours have been brewing about a Starbucks coffee shop coming to Bedford. The rumours suggested the shop would soon open in the Village Centre plaza and would be located in the unit formerly occupied by Dairy Queen, which shut down in April. Yesterday, the sign went up! A Starbucks is coming to Bedford! The Bedford [...]
HRM Partners in Policing are releasing the 2009 third quarter crime statistics. Overall, crime is down 0.61% when comparing the third quarter of 2009 to the same time frame in 2008. Violent crime is up 0.5%, with increases in homicides, attempted homicides and assaults, and a slight decrease in robberies. Property crime has risen 2.7%, [...]
The former fire station at 1247 Bedford Highway has been sold to the Alrasoul Islamic Society for $375,000. The society will convert the main floor of the building to accommodate their own activities and make the rest of building available to other community groups for a nominal fee. The HRM Charter allows for the sale [...]
Dear Bedford Residents, This is my fourth newsletter/bulletin since being elected as your representative on Halifax Regional Council approximately 18 months ago. The objective of this newsletter is to update you on what has been going on in Bedford and HRM and deliver on my promise of Leadership, Action, more Transparency, and better Communication. I [...]
Auditions for Bedford Player’s spring production of Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy Bedroom Farce will be held at the All Saints Church Hall on January 17th and 18th at 7:00 p.m. The All Saints Anglican Church is located at 1408 Bedford Highway. For further information contact the director, Stacey Fownes, at 497-4478.
Northwood kicked off a $3 million campaign on November 24 for its new 144-room continuing care centre in the Parks of West Bedford. The provincial government is paying for the necessities, but the goal of the Celebrate Living campaign is to provide funds to transform each resident’s room into a home. Bedford community member and [...]
