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N.S. news: Halifax library could be public housing

December 1, 2023

The old Halifax Memorial Library on Spring Garden Road has sat vacant for nearly a decade, but calls are now growing to turn the heritage property into housing.

New Brunswick Pam Lovelace Sandra Barss Heritage Advisory Committee Halifax Memorial Library Dalhousie University

Source: atlantic.ctvnews.ca

Calls mount for vacant Halifax buildings to be turned into housing

November 26, 2023

As the number of homeless people rises, there are mounting calls for empty buildings around Halifax to be repurposed for affordable housing.

Alex Halef Mainstreet Nova Scotia Sean Kilpatrick Sandra Barss Nova Scotians Susan Fitzgerald

Source: cbc.ca

Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia comes out against controversial Bill 239

October 20, 2023

New proposed legislation would grant Housing Minister John Lohr the power to approve any development in HRM without consulting municipal officials. Find out why Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia president Sandra Barss thinks that Bill 239 could undercut heritage protections.

John Lohr Sandra Barss Heritage Trust Of Nova Scotia Heritage Trust Nova Scotia Housing Minister John Lohr

Source: cbc.ca

Halifax's Morris House now used for affordable housing

February 16, 2023

A historic house in Halifax that dates back almost two-and-a-half centuries has found new life as affordable housing for a young family.

Sharon Prevost Sandra Barss Andrew Vaughan Heritage Trust Of Nova Scotia Heritage Trust Creighton Street