—Please sign FHC’s Petition to Save Our Wanderers’ Field! HRM Mayor, Council and staff persistently ignore our every effort to have the Wanderers Grounds amateur field remain fully available to and used by amateur players. As recently as June 9, we wrote to HRM Mayor, Council and Community Economic Development and Planning Committee to remind them why they should not approve a permanent stadium on the Wanderers Ground (see letter: 2025 FHC HRM Wanderers Stadium.pages) But at the June 11 CEDP standing committee meeting, Councillors took another step towards building a permanent stadium on the Wanderers Grounds. That’s why its time for you to step up, show your support and sign the petition.

The Wanderers Grounds was used to full capacity by amateur players until HRM Mayor & Council gave it over to a private developer for his profit for $2400/game.
The Field was fully used by amateur players. HRM’s contract with Martin stated that the temporary stadium was to be removed at the end of each season but the Mayor and Council later agreed to remove that clause. Despite claims to the contrary the Field has been exclusively used by the for-profit team although HRM pays for field upgrades & maintenance. HRM recently bought Derek Martin’s used bleachers at in-camera council meeting. They won’t disclose the price.
It was disappointing that HRM staff’s Wanderers Block Functional Plan CPED presentation and report misled Councillors about there having been public consultation. FHC has consistently raised the problem of the Wanderers Grounds being excluded from public consultation during the Halifax Common Master Plan Consultation which began in 2018, just as HRM signed a contract with Derek Martin for a temporary pop-up stadium for his private professional for profit team.
Councillor Cuttel’s sensible questions and concerns at the CPED were also ignored. Councillor Mancini, who is not a member of the committee spoke as a big supporter of the stadium. Like supporter Becky Kent, he has ignored multiple requests by FHC to meet. Maybe you can remind Councillors and Staff that 130 studies show there is no economic benefit from investing public money in stadiums. And ask,,,how does Halifax imagine it will be different?