Affordable Housing Announcement in Port Hawkesbury
The Province has contributed to affordable housing developments in the Strait region of Cape Breton. In Port Hawkesbury, DC Developments Inc. is constructing 40 new housing units, including 20 affordable units, at 100 Reeves St. In Arichat, Lennox Place Limited is converting a commercial building at 818 Veterans Memorial Dr. to residential housing, with nine of 10 units to be affordable. An announcement about the provincial support was held at the Reeves Street development today, July 29; see the news release at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/07/29/more-affordable-housing-strait-region
The new development on Reeves Street features a mix of studio and one-bedroom units and is within walking distance of the Nova Scotia Community College Strait Area campus. (Province of Nova Scotia)
A kitchen in one of the new affordable housing units. (Province of Nova Scotia)
From left, Inverness MLA Kyle MacQuarrie; Jeremey Carroll, Director of DC Developments; Growth and Development Minister Colton LeBlanc; and Heidi Bennett, housing advisor with the Housing Trust of Nova Scotia. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Growth and Development Minister Colton LeBlanc (left) delivers a welcome basket to Joann and John Jie alzate and their children, Olivia and Haley. Joann is a healthcare worker in the community. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Total development costs for the Reeves Street project amount to $7.82 million, with the Province providing more than $2 million in forgivable funding through the Affordable Housing Development Program. (Province of Nova Scotia)