The 63-year-old, who has been mayor since 2012, made the announcement at Halifax City Hall in a tearful speech where he called the mayorship "the best job I ever had."
A new emergency shelter is opening later this month at the Halifax Forum, the latest in a number of new shelters popping up as the region struggles with rising homelessness.
Some critics have been grumbling online about a recent arrangement that s brought free power to a homeless encampment in Halifax, but the man who s led the charge to provide electricity says it s a small concession that should be available in every camp.