Funding for Permanent, Supportive Housing in Sydney
May 13, 2021 - 11:06 AM
The province is investing $553,000 to provide safe, permanent homes and support services for men exiting homelessness in Sydney.
The Cape Breton Community Housing Association will provide supportive housing for six men at its Union Street property and will continue to provide supports for eight others at its Margaret Street site.
“We’re working to ensure people in our community who may be experiencing homelessness or are in temporary emergency shelters have the supports they need,” said Derek Mombourquette, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, on behalf of Kelly Regan, Minister of Community Services. “Our goal is to provide more permanent, supportive housing for people across the province, including in Cape Breton Regional Municipality.”
New data on the movements of Nova Scotians shows a major drop in retail shopping and transit use as strict COVID-19 restrictions continue. A deputy minister says it is a sign people are following public health rules.
CBRM studying cost of switching to electric transit buses
There is some concern among Cape Breton Regional Municipality councillors about the cost of converting the transit fleet to electric vehicles, but CBRM Mayor Amanda McDougall says there is also not much choice.
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With less to do in lockdown some Nova Scotians are cleaning up their communities and they re also throwing down the challenge for others to pick up the litter too. Tera Camus describes herself as a one-woman cleanup crew these days. She s been alongside busy roads and highways during this latest Nova Scotia lockdown picking up trash while she gets out of the house. Cooped up at home and going a little crazy, Camus said. The few times that I am out and about, I do see the garbage and it s driving me crazier. From dirty mattresses, to the typical things people toss aside, she says it s pretty bad in some places.
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The president of the union representing transit workers said the lack of safety measures and restrictions on Halifax Transit vehicles is concerning to many employees.
Currently, Halifax Transit buses and ferries are operating without any restrictions except a mandatory mask policy.
“It still stands as full-service, no restrictions and it’s concerning,” Ken Wilson, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508, told NEWS 95.7 s The Rick Howe Show. “It’s concerning for my members and it’s concerning for our passengers and our clients.”
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Nova Scotia last year, the transit union asked for safety measures such as reduced passenger capacity and rear-door boarding, which meant fares were waived.