Nova Scotia
REMI Network
Nova Scotia funding 31 clean energy projects
Nova Scotia is funding 31 clean energy projects with the goal of cutting GHG emissions across the province.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Nova Scotia releases “Our Homes, Action for Housing” plan
The Nova Scotia government has just released its five-year “Our Homes, Action for Housing” plan, representing a projected $1-billion investment.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
NS asserting more control in housing arena
Newly introduced Bill 329 includes dozens of amendments to the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter to impose new requirements and give the Province more authority over planning and development.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Nova Scotia to launch net-zero resource hub
The new Building to Zero Exchange (BTZx) has an agenda to help nurture retrofit expertise and connect property and facilities managers to a range of services for pursuing decarbonization.
REMI Network
Atlantic Canada’s first purpose-built net-zero cultural facility
The theatre was established in 1976 and has produced more than 75 new Canadian works.
Canadian Property Management
Lax fire safety oversight flagged in NS audit
Nova Scotia's Auditor General raises a long list of concerns about the Office of the Fire Marshal 12 years after a previous Auditor General presented similar findings.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
10 affordable housing projects announced for Nova Scotia
The federal government and the Province of Nova Scotia have committed to investing $16.6 million toward the creation of 10 new affordable housing projects.
REMI Network
Medical school campus planned for Cape Breton University
Nova Scotia is investing $58.9 million for a second medical school campus that will train more doctors and focus on rural healthcare needs.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Reassessment ups NS multifamily property values
Many multifamily landlords in Halifax have seen a jump in their property values with Nova Scotia’s most recent reassessment based on January 2022 market values.
Canadian Property Management
David Benoit to head Build Nova Scotia
The new provincial crown corporation has been established to oversee strategic infrastructure projects, including development and redevelopment of health care facilities and strengthening climate resilience.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Nova Scotia adds more funds to address housing supply
Nova Scotia is investing an additional $19.5 million toward the preservation, modernization, and addition of new housing supply.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
NS to offset revenue loss from Fiona shutdowns
Small business operators in Nova Scotia can qualify for a one-time grant of $2,500 if they were closed for at least five customary business days between Sept. 23 and Oct. 7.
REMI Network
New cultural hub coming to Pictou, N.S.
The deCoste Centre for Arts and Creativity and the Pictou Library in Nova Scotia will be combined for better access to cultural and
community programming.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New centre promotes Black-led community housing
The Black Communities Housing Technical Resources Centre has a mandate to support housing proponents through a continuum of project planning, development and management processes.
REMI Network
A co-working facility first in Truro, Nova Scotia
The first co-working space to open in Truro, Nova Scotia is a partnership between IWG and Queens Realty Limited.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Scathing critique of NS public housing tabled
Nova Scotia’s auditor general finds an absence of standard managerial and customer service protocols and a flawed application process within the provincial public housing portfolio.
CondoBusiness
Nova Scotia quashes property tax surcharge
The Nova Scotia government has cancelled plans to impose a property tax surcharge on non-resident home and cottage owners less than two weeks after enacting legislation to do so.
