Nova Scotia’s government says it has opened the first phase of a housing project dedicated to helping health-care workers find homes in the South Shore.
Susan Corkum-Greek, member of the legislature for Lunenburg, N.S., says the project will allow the province to recruit health staff who wouldn’t have otherwise come to the area because of the difficulty in finding homes.
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The project at the former Wheelhouse Motel in Lunenburg has 13 rental units that are a mix of studio apartments and units with one, two and three bedrooms.
The province says it has spent $4.1 million sof far on the project, and expects another three apartment units to be opened this fall at the site.
The Housing Trust of Nova Scotia is overseeing the rental units and managing applicants.
As part of Nova Scotia’s housing for health-care initiative, at least one member of the household must be on a list of eligible health professions.
The housing trust says the units are rented at market rate, but tenants may qualify for a small return if the rent is more than 30 per cent of their combined household income.
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