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Accessibility

Accessibility tracks sustainability trajectory  Burgeoning momentum suggests parallels with green building movement  Market pressure and industry competitiveness could propel accessible commercial real estate in the coming decade, much the way those complementary...

Fire Prevention

It’s not illegal to have a natural Christmas tree in Nova Scotia, no matter what your landlord says If your landlord tells you can’t have a real Christmas tree in your apartment because it’s against the law in Nova Scotia, he’s being naughty. If, however, your...

HRM – Major Acquisition

CAPREIT buys 1,503 apartments, doubles Halifax portfolio CAPREIT (has doubled its presence in Halifax in one major transaction, announcing an agreement to acquire 1,503 apartment units in eight properties for $391 million… [Read More]

Centre Plan

Centre Plan Package A – Effective Date of November 30, 2019 On September 18, 2019 Regional Council approved the Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law for Package A lands. The documents completed Nova Scotia Department of Municipal...

Capped Assessment Program

A better solution to property-tax problems JUANITA SPENCER Re: “We need a fairer property tax system.” In his Nov. 25 opinion piece, Francis Gillis, chair of the CBRM Property Taxpayers’ Association, writes about Nova Scotia’s Capped Assessment Program (CAP) Nova...