Nova Scotia Housing Crisis

• Halifax tenants told to vacate by Sept 1. Landlord says he’s playing by the rules

  The landlord of a Halifax rooming house sent a notice to tenants of the 29-unit building saying they would have to vacate by Sept. 1.

  Canada

  May 30, 2024
  
• 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
  
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• A new shelter in Dartmouth will now be permanent, and open until 2026

  A shelter that was previously announced as a temporary winter shelter will now be open year-round until 2026, the Nova Scotia government announced Thursday.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2023
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• N.S. housing crisis: Province plans to impose steeper registration fees for short-term rentals

  The Nova Scotia government plans to introduce new legislation this fall to further regulate short-term rentals and impose higher annual registration fees.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2023
• Nova Scotia to start building public housing again after 3 decades

  The units will be built on provincially-owned land close to existing public housing developments in Bridgewater, Kentville, Truro, Cape Breton and Halifax Regional Municipality.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2023
• ‘People are freezing’: Hotel-turned-homeless shelter with empty rooms under scrutiny

  A number of unused rooms at Nova Scotia's largest shelter is raising concerns -- the outcome of a staffing shortage on the facility's health floor.

  Health

  Sep 27, 2023
• Housing crisis: N.S. minister wants people with extra space to consider home sharing

  Housing Minister John Lohr says a partnership with online home-sharing platform known as Happipad is a call to action for people in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2023
• Nova Scotia hasn’t built public housing in 30 years. Why that was a ‘huge mistake’

  As Nova Scotia continues to grapple with affordability and housing crises, experts question the government’s failure to build new public housing units in nearly three decades.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2023
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• ‘Nowhere to go’: N.S. tenant forced back into tight rental market after fixed-term lease ends

  A Halifax-area woman is looking for a new home after her fixed-term lease was not renewed and she refused to pay a hefty price increase to stay in her unit.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2023
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• Souls Harbour opens new affordable housing for women, children in Nova Scotia

  A new affordable housing project has officially opened its doors along Nova Scotia's eastern shore to help women and children who are at risk of becoming homeless.

  Canada

  May 1, 2023