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Posted: May 13, 2021 3:20 PM AT | Last Updated: May 13
Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois (top left); Ahmed Hussen, federal minister of families, children and social development (top right); and Sipekne katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack (bottom) held a video conference Thursday to discuss funding for a new housing project.(Rob Short/CBC)
Ottawa has announced $2.73 million to build affordable housing for people experiencing homelessness in one of the largest Mi kmaw communities in Nova Scotia.
The 20-unit project in the Sipekne katik First Nation will be constructed through the federal rapid housing initiative, with half of the units targeted to women and children. This 20 that will go into our community, we re very grateful and we re happy to have, Sipekne katik Chief Mike Sack said Thursday in a video conference.
Halifax mayor promises to do more to tackle housing affordability
Record-low vacancy rates and rising housing costs have created what many say is an affordable housing crisis in Halifax, and elsewhere in the province.
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Posted: Dec 24, 2020 5:00 PM AT | Last Updated: December 24, 2020
Mayor Mike Savage says housing affordability is a big concern for council. (Submitted by Riley Smith)
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 12:07 PM AT | Last Updated: December 21, 2020
This building on College Street used to be a halfway house run by Corrections Canada. The Mi kmaq Friendship Centre plans to redevelop the property.(Google Streetview)
The Nova Scotia government is contributing $1.8 million to a trio of housing projects in the Halifax area that are part of the federal government s Rapid Housing Initiative. Adequate, safe, accessible and sustainable affordable housing is a significant challenge, Halifax Mayor Mike Savage said Monday. The Rapid Housing Initiative means that we ll see quick action on projects that will help women and children (Adsum House), Indigenous people (the Mi kmaw Native Friendship Centre) and African Nova Scotians (the North End Community Health Association).
HALIFAX Nova Scotia will spend more than $1.8 million on three projects which will create more than 50 affordable housing units in Halifax. The province announced details of the Rapid Housing Initiative in HRM on Monday. The joint project by the federal, provincial and municipal government, will see three projects built that will create approximately 52 affordable housing units. The federal government had previously announced an investment of $8.7 million for the initiative. We need to act quickly to address the unprecedented housing market that currently exists in our province, and these projects are a significant step in the right direction, said Chuck Porter, N.S. minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. We will continue to work with our partners to identify opportunities to protect vulnerable Nova Scotians now, while the Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission continues its work to find long-term solutions.