ACORN Nova Scotia

• ‘Living in fear’: N.S. senior among those calling for end to fixed-term leases

  The group Atlantic ACORN is calling for the province to ban landlords from only offing fixed term leases to tenants. 

  Canada

  Mar 7
  
• Rally to ‘keep Dartmouth affordable’ raises concerns about proposed housing development

  Protestors rallied outside the Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth on Saturday to demand that a proposed 2,200-unit development in the area comes with affordable housing for residents.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2023
  
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• Activists say New Brunswick, Nova Scotia minimum wage hikes still not enough

  The minimum wage in both New Brunswick and Nova Scotia went up today, but are they still too low? Here's how the two provinces decide and what activists think.

  Money

  Apr 1, 2021
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• Nova Scotia tenant advocacy group calls for landlord licensing bylaw

  Nova Scotia ACORN says tenants across Nova Scotia – especially those with low income, newcomers, students and families — are being taken advantage of by “predatory landlords.”

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2020
• Rally outside Nova Scotia legislature calls for extension to coronavirus eviction ban

  A rally at the Province House in Nova Scotia was calling on the government to extend the COVID-19 eviction ban as it’s set to expire at midnight.

  Health

  Jun 30, 2020
• Advocates push for landlord licensing in Nova Scotia

  An organization which represents low- and moderate-income families is pushing to make affordable housing and landlord licensing key issues throughout the provincial election.

  Canada

  May 3, 2017
• Halifax ranks poorly in rental housing index

  For more than 13,000 renters in Halifax, more than 50 per cent of their incomes go to paying rent, according to a new rental housing index.

  Sep 10, 2015