Halifax Encampment Evictions

• More unhoused people than ever 1 year after Halifax encampment evictions

  According to data from the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia, there are 153 more people experiencing chronic homelessness this week than there were last August.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2022
  
• N.S. organizations offer alternatives to police-led Meagher Park evictions

  More than a dozen Nova Scotia organizations have signed a letter asking the government to consider other options before bringing in police to evict those staying at Meagher Park.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2022
  
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• Halifax CAO Jacques Dubé to resign at end of year

  Jacques Dubé, the chief administrative officer for Halifax Regional Municipality, will resign from his position in December 2022. No reason was given for his resignation.

  Politics

  May 18, 2022
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• Councillor, Halifax Mutual Aid point fingers after alleged assault in Dartmouth park

  After a recent assault, a Dartmouth, N.S., councillor has cast blame on a group of volunteers who made the shelter where it happened — but the group says there's more to the story.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2022
• Arrested N.S. housing protesters to contest charges on constitutional grounds

  A lawyer for protesters arrested during a clash last August over the removal of small Halifax homeless shelters says he'll use constitutional arguments during his clients' trials.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2022
• How advocacy forced governments to confront Nova Scotia’s housing crisis

  In Part 3 of our series about homelessness in Halifax and N.S., we hear from advocates who say the work of community members forced governments to acknowledge the housing crisis.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2021
• Halifax has ‘no interest in criminalizing homelessness,’ mayor says

  The city of Halifax says it won't evict unhoused people from makeshift shelters until they have a safe place to go, but stopped short of announcing a moratorium on evictions.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2021
• Halifax finds accommodations for 7 unhoused people, but volunteers question longevity

  In a release, the city promised the accommodations will be available until 'alternate options have been secured,' but some volunteers are concerned about the lack of a timeline.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2021