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...

N.S. housing minister considers keeping rent control in the short term John Lohr says he's looking at all options while trying to address the province's housing crisis Housing Minister John Lohr said his government is considering all options when it comes to...

Property Owner Group Tells Landlords To Stop Notices of Massive Rent Increases HALIFAX – The executive director of Nova Scotia’s property owners association is calling on landlords to stop sending out notices of massive rent increases to tenants. Ever since Tim...

Report recommends selling corner of Halifax Forum site to help fund redevelopment Total project could cost as much as $89M A new report recommends selling a portion of the Halifax Forum site to help pay for a redevelopment project. The cost for refurbishing the...

Houston doesn't see scenario where rent control would continue past state of emergency State of emergency will be lifted sometime after N.S. enters Phase 5, expected next month Nova Scotia's premier-designate said Monday he remains committed to removing rent control...