During Kelly's time as mayor, the region installed a large and long-delayed sewage treatment system known as Halifax Harbour Solutions which came into operation in 2008, broke down and was restored in 2010. Kelly was criticized for the failure of the city's Harbour Solutions sewage treatment plant which had faced delays and breakdowns."Halifax mayor takes 'full responsibility' [sic] for sewage treatment failure". CBC News, June 19, 2009.
