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A housing assessment commissioned by the province found that Halifax needs another 17,500 units, and that shortage is expected to become much worse in the next few years unless construction picks up.
A Nova Scotia government committee got an update Tuesday about the ongoing efforts to bring more affordable housing to the province - and just how big a job it actually is.
Senior government officials told a legislature committee Wednesday the province is hoping its Affordable Housing Development Program and its partnership with room rental platform Happipad will create 820 new living spaces across Nova Scotia.
Detailed flood plain mapping will be conducted over the next three fiscal years and be completed by 2026, Nova Scotia officials say.
Two six-year-old children, a 14-year-old girl and a 52-year-old man died during flooding in July, when torrential rainfall hit some parts of the province.