Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. – John Lewis
Waye Mason is a part-time troublemaker, full-time strategic planner, and long-time community builder based in Halifax. He is an entrepreneur, educator, and former municipal councillor with over 30 years of leadership in business, community building, and the arts and culture sector.
Waye excels at crafting and executing strategic plans that drive positive change and is known for his proactive, innovative approach. He has successfully grown businesses, led member organizations, and made significant contributions to the arts and culture sector provincially and nationally.
As a public speaker, Waye is engaging, media-savvy, and is known for his ability to simplify and communicate complex ideas. He has worked with communities, stakeholders, and organizations to deliver impactful results and foster collaboration. Waye’s experience includes successfully navigating complex legislative processes, developing economic development strategies, liaising with Indigenous communities, and leading local and national sustainability initiatives.
He founded and was Executive Director of the Halifax Pop Explosion music festival from 2001 to 2010, and was an instructor in Music Business at the Nova Scotia Community College from 2007 to 2012. He has been involved with several community organizations, including the Gottingen Street Merchants Association, Khyber Arts Society, and Right to Know Coalition of Nova Scotia, and was a long-serving member and past president of Music Nova Scotia. He was elected as councillor on Halifax Regional Council in 2012, 2016 and 2020. In 2024 he unsuccessfully ran for mayor, coming in second.
As councillor he served on the board of the Halifax Partnership, Halifax’s economic development agency, as Regional Council’s Indigenous Community Liaison, and on other council committees. Waye also served on the national Green Municipal Fund Council, overseeing a $2.5 billion investment fund that helps local governments switch to sustainable practices faster.
Waye holds an MBA from Saint Mary’s University, a BA from Dalhousie, and an adult education Diploma from NSCC.
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About This Site
Founded in 2005, wayemason.ca & halifaxpolitics.ca has been a home to my political and elected official website, and a blog for political discussion, investigations and resources that shine a light on the political scene in Halifax Regional Municipality. It also hosts a copy of my very first personal website from 1998, preserved for LOLs. I started the site as a personal blog and online journal and by 2007 it evolved into a political blog site. The site became wayemason.ca when I got elected to Halifax Council in 2012. Halifaxpolitics.ca still forwards here and I kept the historic posts here so it would all be in one place.
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