Snapshot Mar 24 2013

Nothing researched, all pretty much off the cuff.

I have a couple draft posts I haven’t touched in months, since my paying work has taken off.

Felt I had better post something, as the site still receives it’s loyal following of spambots, and maybe more importantly, I still 7 months left of this domain being paid for!

I’m hearing from a lot of people that things are “slow” on the residential side, and even slower than last year (“..and the year before at this time). These are residential guys, mind you. 

Not sure about commercial. I haven’t looked at data, haven’t tried to analyse media reports.

It seems to me that things keep on keeping on. Not too high, not too low. Typical Nova Scotia.

Of course there are several larger projects going on in the city, and the Federal government is going with the budget that’s pretty much status quo as far as matching provincial and municipal funding levels on infrastructure projects and such.

Half through the fed’s current mandate, with the conservatives still drying to duck the F35 heat, and content to let the media focus on the Liberals and Justin Trudeau for several months, I expect it will be a bit before anything dramatic shakes things up. 

My hunch is that the initial speculation and bustle of residential activity in the wake of the shipbuilding announcement is beginning to wane somewhat, but the commercial stuff – which tends to drag out over a few years – as far as large projects are concerned – seems to be steady. I want to look into commercial starts soon. That will tell me a little more.

Still no final plans for these ships nags a bit. When will steel be cut at the shipyards?

I’d love to see what comes out of the Cogswell interchange forums and debates. A nice thing for our fairly new Mayor to focus on, lets some time pass while he adjusts to the gig, and generally will only get passing interest from the majority of citizens. Maybe gets a chance to make a few people happy, whilst avoiding pissing off thousands.

All I know is spring better arrive soon. I bought an old beater with a sunroof, and I’d like to open it without requiring the heater soon.