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).