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SYDNEY, N.S. With the Nova Scotia government advising people not to travel to and from Halifax and some other counties, the effects of those restrictions are being felt well beyond the near-lockdown zone. I support it overall, but a little sad that I won t get to see my family in the next four weeks, said Jeannine McNeil, a Cape Bretoner living in Halifax. She feels the new restrictions are the right move, but she s disappointed she won t be able to get together in-person with family back home for the next while. You know what, I may have actually gone home to surprise my mom for Mother s Day, because that would have been a nice thing to do, McNeil said. And as well, there would have been some work I was doing with the CBU alumni board that I was going there in person for, so those options just aren t available right now.
Nova Scotia announces more than $7M for affordable housing projects
Nova Scotia announced $5.7 million in spending for the construction of new housing units in four communities and $2 million for repairing and adapting existing low-income homes.
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Most of the money will be spent on 4 major projects, rest will fund low-income home repairs
Posted: Feb 03, 2021 5:31 PM AT | Last Updated: February 3
The lion s share of the funding, $5.7 million, will go toward 4 affordable housing projects in the province.(CBC)
The government of Nova Scotia will spend more than $7 million to tackle the lack of affordable housing in the province.
The Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing said in a news release Wednesday that $5.7 million has been set aside to create 109 new affordable housing units in four separate developments.
A tough – but expected – hit to Nova Scotia’s upcoming summer tourism season.
The province has announced that the ferry service between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, Maine will not operate due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The announcement was echoed by Bay Ferries in a short message on their site.
A release flagged several reasons, including a border closure between the U.S. and Canada that isn’t expected to be lifted in the foreseeable future.
Executive Director of Yarmouth & Acadian Shores Tourism Association Neil MacKenzie says they will continue to leverage regional markets until the pandemic is under control.