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Opinion

Rent control not the solution to N.S. housing crisis Anybody who says, as NDP Leader Claudia Chender did in her submission (Homes within reach for all Nova Scotians, June 7), that more rent control is the solution to the housing crisis, simply does not know what...

Development

Worried over water capacity, Stewiacke considers halting development Town officials were in Calgary during a major water main break A development boom in Stewiacke, N.S., could be put on hold for upwards of a year as council seeks assurances the town’s water...

Development

N.S. is offering land for affordable housing. Some say there is a catch Of 10 projects, 2 dropped out, 1 under construction, others waiting for approvals Larry Thomas walks to the edge of a piece of forest in Hammonds Plains, where he’d hoped by now to see...

Small Claims Court

Court ruling prevents Dartmouth landlords from moving family out to move daughter in Security of tenancy, housing crisis cited as key reasons by small claims court adjudicator Property owners in Dartmouth, N.S., can’t move a family out of the duplex it has...

Development

Demolition of Dartmouth housing complex to begin this month Developer says affordability of new housing will hinge on government support Parts of an expansive Dartmouth, N.S., apartment complex that was once home to more than 1,000 people and loved by tenants for its...

Secondary Suites

‘They need to wake up’: Couple frustrated by secondary suite bylaws in Halifax A Halifax-area couple are calling on the municipality to be more flexible in helping families create affordable housing, after facing roadblocks in building a secondary suite. For several...