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Commentary

They should’ve seen this student housing crunch coming Politicians were warned a multi-year rent cap would lead to more people being left out in the cold By Kevin Russell As university and college students look for a place to live in Nova Scotia, many are finding it...

Development

Construction industry says new bylaw changes will impact all “We’ve just taken another hammer to a problem that could have been handled with a fly swatter,” says president and CEO of the Construction Association of Nova Scotia. The Construction...

Carbon Tax

Federal environment minister rejects Nova Scotia’s plan to avoid carbon tax In a letter to Premier Tim Houston dated Aug. 29, Steven Guilbeault notes the Nova Scotia plan doesn’t put a price on carbon pollution HALIFAX — Canada’s environment minister has...

Stop Rental Fraud in Nova Scotia

An Open Letter to Stop Rental Fraud in Nova Scotia To: MIN_SNSIS@novascotia.ca;  info@loreleinicollmla.ca; ellen@loreleinicollmla.ca; tonyince@tonyincemla.ca; Kevin Russell kevin@ipoans.ca ; info@coltonleblanc.ca;  premier@novascotia.ca; johnlohrmla@gmail.com To all...

Affordable Housing

Halifax council votes to increase surplus properties to be used for affordable housing Halifax Regional Council has voted in favour of increasing the number of surplus properties to be used for affordable housing opportunities. “The land is very important. It’s...