Sleeping rough in HRM continues even in winter, survey shows
In March several outreach workers did a rough sleeping survey in urban HRM. We speak with outreach worker Eric Jonsson about what the numbers tell us.
Housing
ACORN rallies for People’s Platform as legislature reopens
Some 50 people rallied at Province House this morning to remind government MLAs that everyone has a right to a decent place to live and enough money to make ends meet.
Lack of affordable alternatives allows MetCap Living to get away with building neglect, tenants charge
Metcap Living tenants in Spryfield say they are tired of living in buildings that are in disrepair and not kept clean, with security entrances kept unlocked, and with units that are mouldy, drafty and infested with vermin.
Press release: Dangerous repairs and extreme neglect at the 500 Block in Spryfield as ACORN fights back against MetCap Living
Press release: Tenants at the apartment complexes in Spryfield are living five people to a room because ceilings are caving in, families and seniors are going without heat, and have been living with bed bugs for years.
News brief: ACORN Nova Scotia rallies ahead of next week’s Liberal leadership convention
A small ACORN Nova Scotia rally and press conference in downtown Halifax served to remind the three Liberal MLAs running to become the new premier of Nova Scotia that as far as low income Nova Scotians are concerned the current premier left the province in a terrible mess.
Solidarity Kjiputkuk-Halifax: What HRM councillors could have said in response to concerns about shelters
A Halifax mutual aid group has been building and distributing small crisis shelters for people with nowhere warm to sleep. The response of the municipality and some of the city councillors has been disappointing, writes Solidarity Kjipuktuk – Halifax, and the group offers some suggestions of things that could have been said instead.
Homelessness and red tape in Halifax
What’s with this rule that says a crisis shelter must be occupied the moment it’s installed? Are empty crisis shelters allowed now, yes or no? Councillors take to Twitter and leave everybody confused.
The Bloomfield debacle
The secretive sale of the former Bloomfield Centre shows once again that stopping gentrification and creating affordable housing is not a priority in this city, or indeed, this province.
PSA: Your landlord may owe you rent
PSA: Nova Scotia ACORN has published a guide to tell renters that if your rent went up by more than 2% since September 1st your landlord may owe you money.
PSA: Homeless memorial service
Please join us in remembering and honouring those who have lost their lives while experiencing homelessness and poverty.