Funding for Affordable Housing in Annapolis Valley

The Province is investing to build and preserve more affordable housing in the Annapolis Valley.

“Our government is building and preserving more affordable places for Nova Scotians to call home,” said Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr, MLA for Kings North, on behalf of Colton LeBlanc, Minister of Growth and Development. “Through our five-year housing plan, our government is making the Annapolis Valley more affordable and helping our communities and local economy grow.”

The Open Arms Resource Centre recently received a $1.3-million low-interest mortgage through the Province’s Community Housing Acquisition Program and a grant from the Municipality of the County of Kings to purchase a property on Park Street in Kentville. The two-storey building has 15 affordable two-bedroom units and is conveniently located near amenities.

Four other projects are also receiving assistance through a variety of housing programs, including:

• infrastructure upgrades and repairs to 63 existing affordable units for seniors, operated by Wolfville Habitat Co-operative Limited, on Post Road in Wolfville; $1.6 million through the Community Housing Infrastructure and Repair Program
• infrastructure upgrades and repairs to 23 existing affordable units in north Kentville operated by Apple Blossom Housing Co-operative Limited; $560,000 through the infrastructure and repair program
• eight new affordable units built by Greg Spinney Construction at 6638 Hwy. 1 in Coldbrook; $600,000 in forgivable funding through the Affordable Housing Development Program
• the Annapolis County Housing Association will receive 1.3 hectares (3.2 acres) of provincially owned land at Magee Drive and Main Street in Middleton for a proposed 67-unit development, including 33 affordable units, through the Land for Housing Program.

The projects represent an investment of more than $4.3 million in affordable housing in the Annapolis Valley.

Quotes:

“Affordable housing options are in high demand locally and throughout Canada. The Municipality of the County of Kings commends the Province of Nova Scotia for supporting community organizations and developers taking decisive action to build and protect affordable housing units in the Annapolis Valley.”
— Dave Corkum, Mayor, Municipality of the County of Kings

“We are deeply grateful to the Province of Nova Scotia and the Municipality of the County of Kings for their generous support, which allows the Open Arms Resource Centre to expand our impact and respond to the immediate needs of our community. The addition of this new affordable housing property in Kentville is a meaningful step toward realizing our vision of ensuring that everyone living in the Annapolis Valley has dignified, affordable, accessible and stable housing.”
— Leanne Jennings, Executive Director, Open Arms Resource Centre

Quick Facts:

• since 2023, the Province has paved the way to create 51,352 new housing units under the Action for Housing plan
• more than 3,500 affordable and supportive housing units across the province have been enabled through government support

Additional Resources:

Department of Growth and Development housing programs: https://beta.novascotia.ca/housing-programs-department-growth-and-development

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