by Kevin Russell | Sep 15, 2024 | News
Cogswell District construction to come in under budget, on time Halifax staff say the project cost has dropped from $122 million to $113 million he Cogswell District redevelopment in downtown Halifax is on schedule to finish next year and will actually come in under...
by Kevin Russell | Sep 15, 2024 | News
Short-term rental operators ponder future as N.S. regulations loom Nova Scotia’s new regulations around short-term rentals take effect Sept. 30 and a lot of people aren’t happy with the changes. Mike Cowie is one of them. For the last four years he has operated...
by Kevin Russell | Aug 30, 2024 | News
Halifax construction project different from ‘anything Nova Scotia has seen yet’ A Halifax construction project valued at $1.6 billion and that could last 12 years begins this week. Southwest Properties will build apartment buildings and single-family homes to house...
by Kevin Russell | Aug 30, 2024 | News
Canadian Immigration Policy Isn’t Helping Anyone: BMO Canada’s attempt to use immigration as stimulus might be backfiring. That was the message from a new BMO report, looking at the unusually high unemployment rate for recent immigrants. The labor market for recent...
by Kevin Russell | Aug 30, 2024 | News
Bridgewater wants to lift people out of energy poverty, but helping renters is a struggle McGill University study estimated 38 per cent of town spending big chunk of income on energy A program aimed at lifting at least 350 households in Bridgewater, N.S., out of...
by Kevin Russell | Aug 24, 2024 | News
Rent controls do far more harm than good, comprehensive review finds “Rent control effectively reduces rents in the controlled sector, but does it a high price. Tenants occupying the rent-controlled dwellings benefit the most, at least in the short run, while...
