Business View Civil and Municipal | June 2022

10 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 6 N Today’s announcement is a strategic investment that will help address one of the core issues facing our community – affordable housing. I’m thrilled to announce a federal investment of over $2 million right here in Pictou County that will see 36 families gain access to safe, affordable housing through our government’s National Housing Strategy. Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and Member of Parliament for Central Nova Our council and staff understand the importance of safe, secure, affordable housing options for our citizens. The Nova Scotia Co-operative Council is a trusted organization and the Town of New Glasgow is proud to make an annual investment of a taxation exemption for the next 20 years so the Nova Scotia Co-operative Council can continue their good work in creating housing solutions in our community. Nancy Dicks, Mayor, Town of New Glasgow We are thrilled to have brought Coady’s Place to life in New Glasgow. Since acquiring the facility in February, we have expanded the facility and renovated every unit. We will have ‘heads on pillows’ in all 36 units by July 1. What a wonderful way to celebrate Canada Day! While the project is uplifting for the team and the community, it is also heart-wrenching that there is so much need. We have 82 applications for 36 units. Demand far exceeds our supply, which is why we are committed to a phase two, which will see an additional 20 duplex style, two- and three-bedroom homes developed on the land owned by Coady’s Place. Dianne Kelderman, President and CEO, Nova Scotia Cooperative Council Quick Facts: • the Rapid Housing Initiative is a $2.5 billion program to help address urgent housing needs of vulnerable Canadians, especially in the context of COVID-19, through the rapid construction of over 10,000 units of affordable housing • in April 2022, the Province announced $2.5 million to create a new Community Housing Growth Fund to help co-ops and non-profit housing providers build capacity and expand non-market housing supply We know addressing the housing crisis requires community partners and all levels of government to come together