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HALIFAX \u2014 A Halifax councillor is urging the public to call police if construction crews show up next week on a part of the city\u2019s harbourfront known as Dartmouth Cove.<\/p>\n
Coun. Sam Austin says a local developer doesn\u2019t have permission to begin infilling work \u2014 dumping pyritic slate and quarry rock along the strip of shoreline to create new land.<\/p>\n
Community group Save Dartmouth Cove says its members will be watching the area, home to a public park and shoreline walking trail.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just before Christmas Mayor Andy Fillmore sent a letter to the province\u2019s municipal affairs minister saying the developer plans to begin work Jan. 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Austin says the work likely involves building a service road, but the ultimate plan is to infill Dartmouth Cove with pyritic slate as a base for a future development.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In November the provincial government approved a council bylaw prohibiting the infilling, but the municipal affairs minister has not yet given the final green light to make the bylaw active.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a92025 The Canadian Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n