US EditionNova Scotia Community College Opens New 200-Bed Student Residence in Dartmouth
DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA, JUL 30 – The new 200-bed residence is the third of seven projects to address Nova Scotia's low housing vacancy rate and growing student enrollment at NSCC campuses.
- At its Ivany campus in Dartmouth, NSCC opened its third of seven on-campus housing projects Wednesday, providing 200 beds.
- Funding from the provincial government in November 2022 was announced, with plans for 618 new beds to address Halifax's housing crunch as of the end of 2024.
- Community college leadership highlighted the housing pipeline, with Don Bureaux saying the 200-bed project is on budget and on time, and four more projects announced in November 2023 will add 270 beds for this fall.
- Government reactions were mixed between support and caution, as Minister of Advanced Education Brendan Maguire praised the new beds while Suzy Hansen argued the province still lags behind.
- Minister of Advanced Education Brendan Maguire said the new 200-bed residence supports the province’s overall housing plan, with timelines for four projects adding 270 beds set for this fall.
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Nova Scotia Community College opens new 200-bed student residence in Dartmouth
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New student housing opens at Nova Scotia Community College in Dartmouth – ReNew Canada
The Government of Nova Scotia announced the opening of new student housing at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Ivany campus in Dartmouth, marking a major milestone in the Province’s student housing supply. The modern facility will provide safe, comfortable accommodations for 200 students this September. “Supporting student housing helps Nova Scotians stay here and frees up more housing in the surrounding communities,” said Brendan Maguir…
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Community College officially inaugurated the third of seven housing projects on its Dartmouth waterfront campus. The $58.6 million student residence will host 200 students starting in September. NSCC President Don Bureaux stated that the Ivany campus project met budget and deadlines. "In fact, all of our (housing) projects were completed within the planned time and budget," said Mr. Bureaux on Wednesday, at a press conferen…
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