by Kevin Russell | Mar 13, 2022 | News
Neighbours oppose seniors living, nursing home project in Fall River Many Fall River neighbours say a seniors housing and nursing home project is too big for their community. The project planned on Fall River Road involves four, four-storey buildings with 456 rental...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 13, 2022 | News
A landlord hiked rents again and again. Canada’s housing agency rewarded him every time Federal housing minister tasked with stopping renovictions, but his own agency has been playing a role in them In the year after the final tenants living in a rundown pair of...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 5, 2022 | News
N.S. community groups raise concern over end of ban on renovictions The front lines of housing support in Nova Scotia are raising concerns over the upcoming end of renoviction bans. “Lifting this ban is going to have an immediate impact on the number of clients...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 5, 2022 | News
P.E.I. rents see biggest increase in a decade ‘Their approach to building affordable units isn’t working’ The cost of renting spiked on P.E.I. last year, according to a report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), and the Opposition Green Party says...
by Kevin Russell | Mar 5, 2022 | News
$4,094 rent for three bedrooms now meets Vancouver’s definition of “for-profit affordable housing The City of Vancouver grants many incentives for developers of “for-profit affordable rental housing”. It’s a policy that started during the time of then Mayor Gregor...
by Kevin Russell | Feb 26, 2022 | News
Wait times for Halifax building, development permits ‘nowhere near acceptable’ Director asks council to consider additional funding to allow for more hires HALIFAX, N.S. — Wait, wait and wait some more. If you’ve applied for a building or development...
