N.S. news: Halifax library could be public housing
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.
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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.
As the number of homeless people rises, there are mounting calls for empty buildings around Halifax to be repurposed for affordable housing.
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.
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.