Building well-rounded vaccination policies Legal tips for multi-residential landlords in the age of COVID Mandatory vaccination policies are currently top-of-mind among Canadian business owners, including those within the multi-residential housing sector. For...

The town of Lunenburg, N.S., has adopted new planning rules it hopes will address a local housing shortage. Mayor Matt Risser said he gets asked "on a daily basis" about places to live. "If you don't allow more supply to be provided … that makes it difficult for...

Protesters at N.S. legislature demand permanent rent control Province introduced temporary cap last year in face of housing crisis Members of the Nova Scotia chapter of anti-poverty group ACORN gathered Thursday outside the Nova Scotia Legislature in downtown Halifax...

Premier Houston Issues Ministers Mandate Letters On Thursday, Premier Houston issued mandate letters to his Cabinet Ministers. Mandate letters outline the objectives that each minister will work to accomplish and the pressing challenges they will address in their...

Council Approves Two Dartmouth Towers With More Than 200 Residential Units DARTMOUTH – A major development near Wyse Road has been given the green light by the community council, despite objections from staff. Harbour East Community Council voted in favour of the...

Halifax's Cogswell project budget rises $27.4M before work begins Halifax's landmark redevelopment plan now expected to cost $122.6 million The redevelopment of downtown Halifax's Cogswell interchange is poised to cost $27.4 million more than expected. A staff report...

ROGER TAYLOR: Investment property owners aim to counter anti-landlord sentiment A Nova Scotia landlord organization, opposed to the implementation of government rent controls in the province, says it is working on ways to address “reno-victions” and dramatically...

Atlantica Owner Plans Three 30-Storey Towers On Dartmouth Waterfront HALIFAX — Manga Hotels plans to build three towers, containing a combined 800 residential units, on a Dartmouth property overlooking Halifax Harbour. The company hopes to build the towers on a plot...

O’Toole, Singh, Trudeau miss the mark on affordable housing It’s not more government involvement, it’s less. Each of the three main candidates vying for prime minister in the next election have highlighted this: Canada needs more affordable housing. Each one has...

ALERT – Rent Control Still A Clear & Present Danger August 25, 2021 On August 17, Nova Scotians elected a new government that campaigned on building more rental housing stock supply as the solution to the lack of affordable housing, not rent control. The Gardner...