Public Housing

• Nova Scotia to build 25 more public housing units across province by spring

  In an announcement on Friday, the Nova Scotia Government said they will build an additional 25 public housing units in eight communities across the province by March.

  Politics

  Feb 25
  
• ‘The need is there’: Lower Sackville to get large chunk of N.S. public housing investment

  More than half of the recently announced funding for public housing in Nova Scotia will be allocated towards construction of new units in the Lower Sackville area.

  Politics

  Sep 30, 2023
  
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• 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
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• 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
• Halifax deputy mayor calls on province for new public housing, none since 1995

  Halifax Deputy Mayor Sam Austin took to twitter Tuesday, commenting on the provincial government's lack of social housing in the new budget.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2023
• Nova Scotia housing officials promise new policy to address conflicts of interest

  Nova Scotia's Housing Department says a new policy will address issues of conflicts of interest highlighted in a recent auditor general's report.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2023
• Nova Scotia is in need of more public housing, advocates say

  Between January and September 2022, the waitlist for public housing grew 10 per cent and sits at 6,596 applicants - representing more than half of the public units available.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2022
• New Brunswick announces $102M for public housing

  The province announced funding to create 380 new public housing units, and renovate an additional 110 vacant units.

  Politics

  Oct 17, 2022
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• N.S. auditor general says public housing improperly managed, wait list too long

  With 6,000 applicants for public housing on a wait-list since December 2021, the auditor general report notes at least 1,500 are underutilized.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2022
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• Ottawa mayor ‘optimistic’ city will get federal cash for strained emergency shelters

  Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has asked the federal government for about $11 million to deal with rising pressures on the city's emergency housing system.

  Politics

  Jan 28, 2019