In an ambitious effort to bolster the supply of community housing in Wagmatcook First Nation, the Union of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq (UNSM) has turned to retrofitting as a practical and timely solution. UNSM represents five Indigenous reserves on Cape Breton Island, namely...
To combat further erosion of the affordable housing stock, Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust UHPCLT, has set out to demonstrate how to create an affordable housing-focused, community-led community land trust. This CLT will serve the community and lead a...
The Annapolis Basin Conference Centre (ABCC), in southwestern Nova Scotia, was built in 1942, originally as a training base for the Royal Canadian Navy. It later came to host Cadet Training events. The training centre, along with many other cadet training centres...
Organizations run by and for Black people are working to change this situation and develop more housing across the country but their modest numbers and resources are limited. The Centre supports many of these organizations through programs designed to accelerate their...
In 2018, British Columbia made a strategic shift when the provincial government earmarked more than $700 million for long term housing development in the anti-violence sector. Its goal is to build 1,500 spaces for women and children experiencing violence over the...
