N.S. government support for development led by former PC candidate raises questions, says critic
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"It should raise huge questions," provincial NDP Leader Claudia Chender said Thursday.
"All of Nova Scotia needs housing, and lots of rural parts of HRM in particular are squeezed, so we should do what we can to create truly affordable housing in those communities — but this stinks."
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In a later statement, Lohr said the housing task force was asked to consider the area for designation in late 2022, to allow for "ongoing planning of a new local long-term care facility" of 48 units. They then brought the recommendation for designation to Lohr, and he said he agreed.
Lohr said the special planning designation will allow design and pre-construction activities to support the seniors' care facility, and other community development work, to "proceed in a timely manner."
Chender said that explanation doesn't make "any sense."
"We can build long-term care facilities outside of special planning areas, surely," she said.
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