N.S. to build transitional modular housing for health-care workers
“These modular homes will help tackle a long-standing problem and attract healthcare professionals who want to make a life in Nova Scotia,” she said.In an email, Municipal Affairs and Housing spokesperson Krista Higdon said the modular units are “meant to be a short-term solution for people as communities build more housing stock over the next several years.”
She said the Nova Scotia Housing Trust will help establish qualification criteria for who can access the units. “This initiative is based on need, so the principal criteria will be a demonstrated demand for units, within a given community,” she said.Higdon also said the trust will work “urgently” to partner with a supplier for the modular units.
“Getting the modulars delivered quickly is the priority in choosing a supplier. Until a supplier is chosen, we can not predetermine how many modulars there will be,” she said.
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