Nolan Greenough

Born in Halifax, Nolan spent his early years in Prospect, where, at the age of 10, he gained an appreciation for entrepreneurship through starting his own small business selling handmade toys at the Harbourview Market on weekends.

 

Moving to Spryfield in his teens, he continued on with his classmates from Prospect and graduated from Halifax West. 

 

After graduation, he secured a full time day job as a Tire Technician in Cole Harbour and enrolled for night classes in the Automotive Service Technician Program at NSCC in Woodlawn. He, and (his now Fianceé. Megan, moved downtown, allowing her to more easily commute to her full time classes at St. Mary's where she completed her education and received a BA in Criminology.

He now resides in the Woodlawn area of Dartmouth, in the fixer upper home he and Megan secured a down payment for, and acquired last summer, along with two other family members, and works full time as an Apprentice Mechanic in Bayers Lake. 

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As the teen of a single mom, he learned first hand the struggles of being in a low income household, and needing to maintain a vehicle due to unreliable or non-existent transit service in the suburban areas.   While living in Prospect, his mother introduced him to e-scooters at a young age, allowing him to get around in a timely manner before he was eligible to drive on his own.  Even once he had his own car, and to this day, when the weather co-operates, he will still be found taking his bike to work, and would continue to do so as Mayor as well, despite living in a multi-car household.   He knows first hand the issues with bike lane infrastructure in this city, and the reasons why most people are afraid to take their bikes on the road in Halifax.

 

Nolan approaches the campaign with a unique lens.  He felt the struggle of living in an economically challenged home, to keep their heads above water in one of the most expensive cities in Canada.   Personally, as well as professionally, he knows how costly car ownership can be, and is striving to make transit and active transportation a more viable option for those who live in the core, freeing up the roads for those who require a vehicle to get into the city.