Saint John Mayor Talks Homelessness, Development, and Port Upgrades
Donna Reardon delivered her state of the city address on April 12.
Donna Reardon delivered her state of the city address on April 12.
With rent still rising to unaffordable levels, the organization warns that there are many Haligonians just “a few missed payments away” from being on the streets or couch surfing.
Four major business groups fear the current situation and the rising number of people experiencing homelessness threatens the region’s reputation.
Neil Wolthers has decided to appeal to Halifax’s director of parks and recreation directly for s special permit to construct an 8×12 structure for food storage. He says he can design it so it can be moved after the people living at the park secure housing, and the unit is no longer needed.
While fundraising for three people living in tents, Shona Humber decided to start Inspire902, a non-profit with an open-ended mandate to fundraise for Nova Scotians in need of assistance.
The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) added people and businesses last year, despite the challenges of the pandemic.
With the city growing so fast, Mike Savage said the city needs thousands of new units. And it will have to keep approving more, and doing it quickly, to keep up.
In a reversal of a decision earlier this week, the city approves funding that would be used for the conversion of the City Motel into affordable housing and apartments for homeless people.
The council voted 6-5 against providing funding to the project that would see City Motel converted into apartments for homeless people.
Now that funding is in place for the Rising Tide Initiative, work can get underway, and that’s a positive development for a vulnerable population and area businesses says the CEO of the chamber of commerce.