Halifax Housing Crisis

• Halifax tenant blindsided after lease isn’t renewed, landlord cites ‘business strategy’

  A Halifax tenant is calling for more restrictions around fixed-term leases after hers wasn't renewed – a decision the rental company said was based on its 'business strategy.'

  Canada

  Apr 9
  
• Another emergency shelter is opening in Halifax — this time, at the Forum

  A new emergency shelter is opening later this month at the Halifax Forum, the latest in a number of new shelters popping up as the region struggles with rising homelessness.

  Canada

  Jan 9
  
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• ‘It didn’t seem right:’ Halifax mayor cancels New Year’s Levee over unhoused crisis

  The mayor of Halifax has cancelled the annual New Year's Levee, instead diverting the funds that would've been used to a cause that would help feed unhoused people.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2023
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• On the Brink: A Nova Scotia family and the ‘never-ending struggle’ to survive

  In the first instalment of 'On the Brink,' we speak with a Nova Scotia woman about the challenges of making ends meet while supporting her family.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2023
• More than 2,000 new homes could be constructed in Bedford West. Here’s what was announced

  Development agreements have been issued for designated special planning areas in Bedford West, enabling the development of up to 2,060 homes.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2023
• ‘I don’t want to live on the streets’: Halifax man being forced out of home after partner dies

  Randy Beals' name wasn't on the apartment lease where he and his late partner were living, and now he's being told to get out of the home he had been living at the past 7 years.

  Economy

  Nov 10, 2023
• Students in N.S. and the ‘unbearable’ costs of trying to make ends meet

  Students rallied outside of Province House in Halifax on Wednesday as they called for increased investments in post-secondary education.

  Education

  Nov 8, 2023
• Temporary winter shelter to open mid-November at former church in Dartmouth

  The temporary shelter will be located at 197-199 Windmill Road in Dartmouth and open in mid-November. It will operate nightly until spring, with the option to extend. 

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2023
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• Unhoused man denied stay at N.S. hotel – despite money to pay for it

  An 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.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2023
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• The politics of housing: How N.S. and Halifax governments are ‘obviously not in sync’

  As homelessness continues to grow in Halifax, provincial and municipal governments can’t seem to agree on the best course of action.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2023