Emergency Housing
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Unhoused people living in Halifax parks brace for first major snow stormThe municipality has opened an emergency shelter for the duration of Wednesday night's snow storm.FeaturesDec 8, 2021
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HRM in final stages of finalizing Dartmouth location for 1st round of modular housing unitsHalifax Regional Municipality is waiting on the province to commit to funding social supports for residents who will live in modular units.PoliticsOct 7, 2021
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Halifax’s Out of the Cold shelter set to open in larger space, new locationThe low-barrier winter shelter is set to open on Dec. 12. It will offer a larger space for people in need of refuge from the cold.HealthDec 8, 2020
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Ottawa mayor ‘optimistic’ city will get federal cash for strained emergency sheltersOttawa Mayor Jim Watson has asked the federal government for about $11 million to deal with rising pressures on the city's emergency housing system.PoliticsJan 28, 2019
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Some emergency Alberta government housing ‘just like a Third World country’A recent police investigation found the conditions in some motels and hotels being used as emergency housing for vulnerable Alberta families were shocking.InvestigationsMay 21, 2015