Capital District Halifax Regional Municipality

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Capital District in relation to the remainder of the Halifax Regional Municipality.

The Capital District is an area in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality designated as Nova Scotia's centre of business, government, events and attractions.

It was created in 2002 as a means to focus on improving services in the municipality's central business district (CBD).

The CBD includes the following areas:

Downtown Halifax, an area on the western side of Halifax Harbour.
Downtown Dartmouth, an area on the eastern side of Halifax Harbour
the business districts of Spring Garden Road, Quinpool Road, and Gottingen Street on the Halifax Peninsula.

The Capital District includes a "task force" with representation from the municipal government, the provincial government, as well as members of the business community and waterfront development agencies.

References

External links

Capital District Task Force

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Government	Regional Council Community Councils Communities 2004 election 2008 election 2012 election

Services and agencies	Police Fire and Emergency Public Libraries Halifax Regional Water Commission Halifax Transit

Articles of interest	Buildings and structures Capital District Communities Culture Education Economy Famous people Geography Halifax Harbour Halifax Explosion Harbour Solutions History Media Parks Port Authority School Board Sports Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron Transportation

Community areas	Bedford Chebucto Peninsula Cole Harbour & Westphal Cow Bay & Eastern Passage Dartmouth Eastern Shore East Eastern Shore West Mainland Halifax Halifax Peninsula Hammonds Plains, Upper Sackville & Beaver Bank Lake Echo & Porters Lake Lawrencetown Musquodoboit Valley & Dutch Settlement Preston & Cherrybrook Prospect St. Margaret's Bay Timberlea, Lakeside, Beechville

Coordinates: 44°38′55.7″N 63°34′28.5″W / 44.648806°N 63.574583°W / 44.648806; -63.574583

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