More residents of Ocean Breeze Village in north Dartmouth have to move. One resident named Cheryl shared this post on Instagram:
Yesterday, 147 households in ocean breeze estates (many who JUST relocated) were notified that by March 2026 we must vacate.
147 households. 147 affordable housing units will be demolished, and become empty plots like the phases before.
When we relocated 6 months ago, we were told that it would be years before further action was taken. We also were told that there would be options for those people to move into from new development…
There isn’t.
The new owners have continuously made plans to meet with residents, and every time have bailed.
I’m so so lucky to have the support system I have…
But not everyone is so lucky.
147 households.
Perfectly good affordable housing, gone.
I know that a year seems like a long time, but the reality is… It’s not. Not during a housing crisis, and not when 147 ( and probably more soon) are competing within the same market.
During her election campaign last fall, NDP Leader Claudia Chender held a press conference in a parking lot at Ocean Breeze. We reported on that here.
Basin Heights Community Partnership LP, which includes developers such as Cresco, Fares & Co. Development, and T & H Group Developments, purchased the village property in 2022 with plans to redevelop and build new homes. Some residents started to leave in the spring of 2024, after they received eviction notices.
Ocean Breeze was originally military housing but became some of the last affordable housing in the area, providing homes for about 1,000 people.
At the press conference in October, Chender said it wasn’t too late for Premier Tim Houston to save that affordable housing for families. From the story:
“This is an amazing community. The parents who raised their kids here know that they can afford their homes and provide a good life for their children,” Chender said. “It’s a beautiful community that people are happy to be a part of.”
She said there are seniors in Ocean Breeze who have been living in the community for years because they can afford the rental costs on a fixed income.
“Because of the inaction of the Houston government, most of the 1,000 people who live in this community will soon be forced out of these affordable homes. And as renters all across Nova Scotia know all too well, it’s an incredibly difficult time to find an affordable place to live in this province,” Chender said.
Source – https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/good-trouble-keep-fighting-the-fights-even-when-they-arent-perfect/#ION2
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Cheryl should join OBRA 🙂