Funding announced for more affordable housing units in Dartmouth
More affordable housing will soon be available in Dartmouth, N.S., following an announcement by Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen and Darren Fisher, the MP for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour.
The Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia (AHANS) will lead the construction of 12 new housing units, located at 80 True North Crescent. The new units are intended to target those most in need.
The Government of Canada will spend $3.7 million through the expanded Rapid Housing Initiative, a program delivered by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation that aims to create new housing for vulnerable Canadians.
The Nova Scotia government will also contribute $516,507 towards the project, and the Halifax Regional Municipality will spend $319,700 in land equity.
"Investing in truly affordable housing strengthens Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, our province, and our country. Today's announcement through our government's Rapid Housing Initiative means that early in the New Year, new residents will be able to call Dartmouth's True North Crescent home," said Fisher, in a news release Tuesday.
The Rapid Housing Initiative is a $4 billion program designed to help address the urgent housing needs of vulnerable Canadians through the rapid construction of nearly 15,000 units of affordable housing across the country.
The not-for-profit organization AHANS aims to promote access to decent and affordable non-profit housing through its development and construction in all parts of the province.
"The True North Crescent project is a wonderful example of what can be achieved when orders of government and the community sector work together to help more people attain safe, affordable homes. Throughout the municipality we are seeing the Rapid Housing Initiative making a range of housing types available for a broad range of need," said Mike Savage, the mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality.
The project at 80 True North is expected to be completed April 2023.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
After warmest on record, winter looks to 'salvage its reputation': Weather Network
Canada's warmest winter on record is unlikely to make a repeat performance this year, The Weather Network's chief meteorologist says, as a new seasonal forecast suggests the season will try to 'salvage its reputation.'
W5 Investigates Canada's least wanted man: A family's long and lonely fight to bring their son home from Syria
Counterterrorism experts and humanitarian groups are urging countries to repatriate suspected ISIS members, as one family tells CTV W5 about their long and lonely fight to bring their son home from Syria.
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold as Lebanese begin streaming south to their homes
A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah that began Wednesday appeared to be holding, as residents in cars heaped with belongings streamed back toward southern Lebanon despite warnings from the Israeli and Lebanese militaries that they stay away from certain areas.
Canada approves Novo Nordisk's obesity drug to reduce risk of non-fatal heart attack
Canada's health regulator has approved Novo Nordisk's weight loss drug Wegovy to reduce the risk of nonfatal heart attack or myocardial infarction in some adults, the Danish drugmaker said on Wednesday.
$30K used as payment in 1990s murder-for-hire plot must be forfeited: B.C. court
A B.C. court has ordered the forfeiture of $30,000 in cash that was seized during a murder-for-hire investigation more than 30 years ago.
N.S. Progressive Conservatives win second majority government; NDP to form opposition
For the second time in a row, Tim Houston's Progressive Conservatives have won a majority government in Nova Scotia. But this time, the NDP will form the official opposition.
A fugitive wanted in the U.S. for a pair of bombings is arrested in the U.K. after 20 years on the run
A suspected animal rights extremist wanted in the U.S. for bombings in the San Francisco area was arrested in Britain after more than 20 years on the run from the law, officials said Tuesday.
Should Canada retaliate if Trump makes good on 25 per cent tariff threat?
After U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports on his first day back in the White House unless his border concerns are addressed, there is mixed reaction on whether Canada should retaliate.
International Criminal Court prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military regime
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar's military regime for crimes committed against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority.