More Housing for Healthcare Workers, Residents in Lunenburg
The first phase of the housing for healthcare workers project at the former Wheelhouse Motel in Lunenburg opened today, August 18. (Province of Nova Scotia / File)
Healthcare workers and people in need of affordable housing in Lunenburg now have more places to call home.
The first phase of the housing for healthcare workers project at the former Wheelhouse Motel in Lunenburg opened today, August 18.
“Our healthcare professionals are committed and hard-working and I am thrilled to welcome them home to Lunenburg,” said Susan Corkum-Greek, MLA for Lunenburg, on behalf of Colton LeBlanc, Minister of Growth and Development. “Because of this new housing, we’ll be able to fill critical healthcare positions and recruit new health professionals who otherwise wouldn’t have been able to come here. This is an exciting day for our community and for our healthcare facilities.”
The Province invested about $4.1 million in the first phase of the development, which features 13 residential units including a mix of studio and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Three more units will be available early this fall at the complex, which is close to amenities, long-term care homes and the Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital.
Since 2021, the government has invested $283 million in 3,054 affordable units, and these numbers continue to grow.
Quotes:
“The housing trust is thrilled to be a key partner to the Province in such a meaningful and impactful project, reaching across the province and addressing two issues that matter to Nova Scotians – health care and affordability. Our mixed income approach is designed to support an initiative like this that looks holistically at communities and what makes them healthy.”
— Angela Bishop, Executive Director, Housing Trust of Nova Scotia
Quick Facts:
- future development plans for the site include six two-level, two-bedroom modular town home units slated to begin construction in late summer 2026
- the housing for healthcare program is a $45-million provincial investment to ensure healthcare workers have access to safe and accessible housing in communities across the province
- the Housing Trust of Nova Scotia is overseeing the housing for healthcare initiative for the Province with projects underway in Guysborough, Bridgewater, Port Hawkesbury, Canso, Liverpool and New Glasgow
- since 2023, the Province has supported the creation of 51,352 new housing units under the Action for Housing plan
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