Student housing announcement at NSCC
The new residence at the NSCC Ivany campus in Dartmouth will provide safe and comfortable accommodations for 200 students this fall. Brendan Maguire, Minister of Advanced Education, announced the opening of the facility today, July 30, in Dartmouth. The news release is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/07/30/new-student-housing-opens-nscc-dartmouth

Elder Dorene Bernard leads a traditional smudging ceremony to open the event. (Province of Nova Scotia)

L-R: Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care and MLA for Eastern Passage; Don Bureaux, NSCC President; Brendan Maguire, Minister of Advanced Education; Brad McGowan, MLA for Cole Harbour–Dartmouth; and Hira Bari, 2025 Ivany campus business administration graduate, former student representative on the NSCC board of governors and current campus employee, take part in a ceremonial tree planting. (Province of Nova Scotia)

The residence offers one-bedroom suites – including barrier-free options – and shared three- and four-bedroom suites, which include full washrooms, kitchen areas, furniture, utilities and Internet. (Province of Nova Scotia)

Study rooms in the new student housing building offer bright, quiet spaces with scenic views. (Province of Nova Scotia)

A kitchen in one of the barrier-free one-bedroom suites. (Province of Nova Scotia)