A new housing bill proposed by the provincial government has alarmed officials at the Halifax Regional Municipality, who say it takes away decisions traditionally made by the city, and may hurt their efforts to collect money for affordable housing.
Rent for Nova Scotians went up by an average of 7.5 per cent in July compared to last year, according to the latest consumer price index data from Statistics Canada.
As Nova Scotia continues to grapple with affordability and housing crises, experts question the government’s failure to build new public housing units in nearly three decades.