'Game-changer' housing project in Sydney hits a snag Backers say more funding is needed from federal Crown corporation Plans to create 430 rental units at the site of Tartan Downs, a former harness racing track in Sydney, N.S., are stalled due to a lack of funding,...

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...

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 Association of Nova...

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 rejected a...

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...

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...

Ursula Prossegger - Landlords shut out Last year, I wrote to The Chronicle Herald about the challenges landlords like me face. We must pay our taxes, regardless of whether tenants pay rent; We bear all the risk in financing, operating, and maintaining housing; There...