More Affordable Housing for Digby County
The Province has invested in new affordable housing units on Mount Street in Digby. (Province of Nova Scotia)
The Province is investing to support more affordable housing in Digby.
The first residents have moved into the first phase of the Mount Street housing development, which will feature 21 new homes, including 12 affordable units, once complete.
“Nova Scotians deserve to have safe and affordable places to call home. Through our five-year housing plan, our government is helping more people than ever before find affordable housing,” said Colton LeBlanc, Minister of Growth and Development. “Investments like the ones we have made in Digby improve housing access and affordability for people in the area and help the local economy grow and community thrive.”
The Mount Street development will have 12 affordable units. (Province of Nova Scotia)
With funding support from the Province, Manzer Construction Inc. has completed construction on one building, which is already fully occupied. A second building will be completed in a month and construction will begin on a third late this summer. Each building has seven units.
Total development costs for the project are $2.8 million; the Province is providing a $1.14-million forgivable loan through the Affordable Housing Development Program.
(Province of Nova Scotia)
Quotes:
“Manzer Construction Inc. has been building residential rentals for more than 35 years. Over the last few years, we have noticed an increased demand for affordable housing in our community. This project will be beneficial and help alleviate some of our housing needs. Manzer Construction Inc. is proud to have partnered with the Province of Nova Scotia on this project to provide safe, affordable housing.”
— Brian Manzer, President, Manzer Construction Inc.
Quick Facts:
- Compass Nova Scotia Co-operative Homes Ltd. previously received $554,426 for eight affordable units at the location of the former Barton School on Highway 101 in Barton, Digby County
- the Province has also announced an eightplex modular at the corner of Church and Victoria streets in Digby
- since 2023, the Province has paved the way to create 51,352 new housing units under the Action for Housing plan, the government’s largest investment in public housing in three decades
- community housing organizations and private developers can apply for forgivable loans from Nova Scotia’s Affordable Housing Development Program to help fund the construction of new housing or the conversion of non-residential buildings
- more than 3,500 affordable and supportive housing units across the province have been enabled through government support
Additional Resources:
News release – More Public Housing for Western Nova Scotia: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2024/05/22/more-public-housing-western-nova-scotia
News release – Housing Plan Progress Exceeds Targets in First Year: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/02/24/housing-plan-progress-exceeds-targets-first-year