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COVID-19

Nova Scotia Power COVID-19 Service Advisory To access Nova Scotia Power's COVID-19 Service Advisory, click here

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COVID-19

Nova Scotia Public Health has released a directive on  Self Isolation in apartments for tenants returning from “Out of Country” or “Out of Province” travel. Document can printed then posted in buildings and or be provided to tenants refusing to adhere to Self...

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COVID-19

ServiceNS Statement   Dear Stakeholder We are writing to update you on contingency planning for the Residential Tenancies Program as we continue to adapt to the new reality of a global pandemic.  As this unprecedented situation continues to unfold, we are...

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COVID-19

Premier Comments on April 1 Tenant Rent Payments   "We need their landlord to work with them… landlords need to be supportive and flexible of their tenants"… “Those of us who still can pay their rents, should do so." “Landlords and tenants need to work together, so...

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Affordable Housing

Affordable housing: It’s not just a big city problem anymore Awareness of affordability issues and the crunch to find suitable housing has made national headlines and was a focal issue in the 2019 federal election. The rising cost of housing in Canada’s three largest...

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Economy

Rise again: Cape Breton population grows after more than 20 years of decline International students at CBU boost population, improve unemployment rate, according to StatsCan Cape Breton Island's population grew in 2019 after more than 20 years of declines and the...

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Development

Iconic Mills Brothers building to be razed for mixed-use development on Spring Garden Road Spring Garden Road about to undergo another significant change. The Micco Group, owned by brothers Mickey and Colin MacDonald, in partnership with Westwood Developments, which...

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Economy

Halifax is one of the fastest growing metropolitan regions in Canada With our rental vacancy rate at an all-time low, it may not be surprising to find out Halifax is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country. A report released by Statistics Canada...

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Local News

Serial rent dodger sentenced to 2 years in prison 'Taxpayers will be taking care of his rent bill for the next, potentially, 24 months' Nadav Joseph Even-Har has been sentenced to two years in prison for a series of frauds he perpetrated in the greater Halifax area,...

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