Nova Scotia ACORN

Nova Scotia ACORN started out in Sydney, Cape Breton back in 2011. In 2012, NS ACORN moved to the HRM and first started organizing in North Dartmouth. We established our North Central Halifax Chapter in May 2014 and our Dartmouth North Chapter in September 2014 -- and we will be coming soon to a neighbourhood near you!

In the meantime, we've been busy fighting back against slumlords, pushing the city to introduce landlord licensing, and campaigning for better living conditions for public housing tenants. Nova Scotia ACORN is also fighting for the return of rent control to Nova Scotia, a living wage, and affordable access to the internet.

Want to join the fight? Join ACORN!

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National Post: On Canada's east coast, COVID-19 fight brings pricier housing

Home resale prices in provincial capital went up 16% last year

Reuters: On Canada's east coast, COVID-19 fight brings pricier housing

Wealthy remote workers escaping the city are pushing Nova Scotia's housing prices out of reach for many, say housing advocates

Nova Scotia ACORN Says So Long to Stephen McNeil!

Last Saturday ACORN leaders from across the HRM gathered in front of the Premier's office to say farewell to Stephen McNeil ahead of the Liberal leadership convention.

CTV News: Nova Scotia ACORN says farewell to Stephen McNeil

CTV News coverage of ACORN rally in Halifax

Spring Magazine: Understanding the housing crisis in Kjipuktuk/Halifax

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the housing crisis in Kjipuktuk/Halifax.

Chronicle Herald: Group says HRM taking 'combative role' over temporary shelters for homeless

About 40 people braved the cold at the Dartmouth Commons on Monday morning to “stop encampment evictions” after Halifax Mutual Aid says it received word that the Halifax Regional Municipality ordered the removal of two temporary shelters it recently set up on municipal land.

The Signal: ‘A safety valve’: Halifax councillors exploring improvements to demolition permits

The move is a response to an eviction by demolition in Halifax

Nova Scotia Advocate: PSA: Your landlord may owe you rent

After lots of public pressure the Nova Scotia government introduced a two percent cap on rental increases for existing tenants in late November of last year.

Nova Scotia Advocate: Tenants of Harbour View Towers complain about lack of heat

Tenants of Harbour View Towers rallied outside the lobby of the large apartment complex on Brunswick Street in Halifax. They were there to draw attention to a lack of heat and several other issues that their landlord CAPREIT has so far not addressed.

Nova Scotia Advocate: Press release: No heat for the holidays: ACORN CAPREIT Tenant Union organizing against lack of maintenance, heat, and pest issues in building

No Heat for the Holidays: ACORN CAPREIT Tenant Union (ACTU) organizing against lack of maintenance, heat, and pest issues in building.

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