The Nova Scotia government is hoping to ease student housing shortages by investing in two projects, the Tartan Downs redevelopment project in Sydney and renovations at the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax.
Project partners say their work in Sydney’s Ashby neighbourhood has been stalled by a lack of funding from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), which is responsible for administering Ottawa’s 10-year, $72-billion National Housing Strategy.
The mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality says her community is on the verge of a housing crisis. Now she’s speaking out about a major affordable housing project delayed by red tape.