The Halifax Regional Municipality is set to provide an update on its efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Details on the nature of the update have not been released but it’s scheduled to be broadcast live on the Halifax Regional Municipality’s (HRM) YouTube at 11:00 a.m.
AT. Mayor Mike Savage and the municipality’s chief administrative officer Jacques Dubé are set to lead the update. The announcement comes only a day after regional council agreed to defer property taxes until at least June 1.
Property taxes were slated to be due at the end of April. The virtual council meeting on Tuesday saw council vote unanimously to implement the deferral along with a host of other financial relief measures.