Halifax Homelessness
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Halifax housing crunch: How charities are supporting homeless as winter nearsNova Scotia-based charities that help unhoused populations say they're seeing growing demand as the weather cools, and the housing crunch isn't helping.CanadaNov 3, 2025
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Point Pleasant? Popular park as a homeless encampment site faces scrutinyHalifax approved nine designated homeless encampment sites at several parks in the city. The city's community safety director said the locations will act as a "pressure release."EconomyJul 11, 2024
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Halifax to designate new homeless encampment sites as remaining spaces overflowHalifax is looking to designate new encampment locations for unhoused people now that the remaining authorized sites have twice as many residents as recommended.CanadaApr 29, 2024
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Halifax says sheltering in Grand Parade this winter ‘is not an option’Halifax Regional Municipality says a new shelter opening Friday can provide an alternative location for those sheltering in Grand Parade.CanadaNov 17, 2023
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Unhoused man denied stay at N.S. hotel – despite money to pay for itAn unhoused man recovering from surgery is speaking out after he was recently denied a stay at a Halifax-area hotel room, despite having the money to pay for it.CanadaOct 26, 2023
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Unable to find housing, Halifax senior lives in tent: ‘What you see is what I’ve got’Melvin Ellsworth, 73, is one of dozens of people living at Grand Parade Square in downtown Halifax. The site is now home to more than 30 tents.CanadaOct 7, 2023
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Halifax council to discuss homelessness MOUs, extending Dartmouth emergency shelterHalifax Regional Municipal councillors will be discussing this week whether to move ahead with negotiating Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to address homelessness and housing.CanadaMar 19, 2023
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N.S., Ottawa spending $16.6 million on affordable housing units across provinceAccording to Rentals.ca, the average price of a one-bedroom apartment in Nova Scotia is $1,726. Eighty per cent of that is $1,380, which would be the maximum price point.CanadaMar 17, 2023
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Halifax homelessness crisis: What governments are doing and why advocates say more is neededIn the second part of a two-part series on homelessness in Halifax, municipal and provincial governments say they're working on the issue, but advocates say time is of the essence.CanadaDec 20, 2022
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‘We’re still people’: As winter sets in, unhoused people in Halifax call for changeIn the first in a two-part series on homelessness in Halifax, unhoused people and service providers are concerned about the conditions for people living outside.CanadaDec 19, 2022
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