The Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced in a news release Monday that the province is putting $6.4 million toward the creation of about 200 new affordable rental units in Kentville, Lantz, Halifax, and Cole Harbour. Some of that money will also go to five community housing groups, and five shelter upgrades in the […]
PC戈夫nment bill would allow minister to approve Halifax developments without public consultation
Premier Tim Houston's government formalized its plans to dip into municipal affairs introducing two bills on Thursday.
The provincial government formalized its plans to dip into municipal affairs on Thursday, introducing bills to create a new agency on transportation and an executive panel on housing in Halifax Regional Municipality. The two new groups are part of Premier Tim Houston’s plan for affordable housing, announced last week, and were met with criticism from […]
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Morning File, Wednesday, October 20, 2021
News 1. Northern Pulp is demanding “more than $100 million” from the province Joan Baxter has the latest chapter in the Northern Pulp saga: “Northern Pulp — a Paper Excellence company that belongs ultimately to the billionaire corporate empire of the Widjaja family of Indonesia — is giving the Nova Scotia government two months notice […]
Province House: PCs fix election dates, opposition parties introduce rent control, inclusionary zoning bills
Like the Olympic Games for political nerds, Nova Scotians can now count on an election every four summers. Premier Tim Houston’s Progressive Conservative government introduced its first bill during Wednesday’s sitting of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, amendments to the Elections Act to make Nova Scotia the last province to adopt fixed election dates. […]