Province announces panel on housing members
HALIFAX: Former cabinet minister Geoff MacLellan will chair the panel on housing in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), a joint planning task force created this fall to address housing challenges in…
HRM issues statement on ongoing efforts to address homelessness in area
HALIFAX: The following is a statement from the Halifax Regional Municipality regarding the ongoing efforts to address homelessness in our region. The municipality recognizes the urgent and serious challenges being…
Province names service provider for modular housing units
HALIFAX: Supportive housing programs help provide people with a home and a community while also addressing their unique, self-identified needs. Nova Scotia is providing about $2.7 million to Out of…
Tenants, community groups win big with two-year rent cap, NDP say
HALIFAX: Tenants, community organizations, housing advocates, and the NDP Caucus have won a two-year rent cap for the thousands of families who rent their homes. “Thousands of people advocated for…
HRM collaborating with province to address homelessness and housing
HALIFAX: Following the Oct. 20 announcement by the province, HRM confirms its ongoing commitment to collaborate with the Province of Nova Scotia in addressing housing and homelessness in our region.…
HRM issues statement on collaboration with N.S. on housing solutions for municipality
HALIFAX: The following is a statement from the Halifax Regional Municipality regarding its intent to work with the Province of Nova Scotia to ensure the recommendations from the Affordable Housing…
N.S. announces funding for permanent supportive, transition housing in Halifax, Valley
HALIFAX: The government of Nova Scotia is providing $6.4 million to create permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness in Halifax and the Annapolis Valley. This is in addition to…
Feds invest in Sipekne’katik housing project
INDIAN BROOK: A housing project that will bring 20 new units to a development under construction in Sipekne’katik is receiving $2.73 million through the federal government’s Project Stream of the…
N.S. creates protections for renters, more beds for those who are homeless
HALIFAX: Too many Nova Scotians are struggling to afford the place they call home, creating additional health and safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic and state of emergency. That’s why…