Halifax Regional Council held an all-digital meeting for the first time under Nova Scotia’s state of emergency on Thursday. The provincial government declared a state of emergency on March 22 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Part of that declaration saw Chuck Porter, Nova Scotia’s minister of municipal affairs, direct “all municipalities and villages in the province” to discontinue holding their in-person meetings.
Instead, municipalities have been told to hold virtual meetings by video or telephone. Tuesday’s meeting had councillors calling in from their homes or offices, while residents were able to watch councilors debate the respective motions.