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Below are some answers to questions received since the announcement of Pine Tree Park as the location for the CBRM Pallet Village.

New Dawn is honoured to support the Ally Centre of Cape Breton in naming the Rapid Housing Initiative building Eleanor’s Court in memory of the late Eleanor Young.

Pause in community markets this year is necessary for the long-term success and growth of our program.

The Glace Bay Youth & Family Centre initiative broke ground on Friday, April 26. CBC Radio reporter Tom Ayers was there.

A transformational project for the community of Glace Bay and beyond marked a milestone on Friday, April 26, with a sod-turning event hosted by the project partners.

Check out the RHI Winter Newsletter update, a means to keep the public and surrounding community informed about the RHI development’s progress and next steps.

Slide decks shared by the NS Department of Community Services and New Dawn Enteprises at the February 12, 2024 Community Information Session on the CBRM Pallet Shelter Village.

New Dawn CEO, Erika Shea talks with Matt Galloway, host of CBC's The Current.

CBC News joins New Dawn Meals on Wheels' delivery run for people in need in Cape Breton following the early February storm.

In discussions of the proposed CBRM Pallet Shelters and in ongoing discussions of the ways in which downtown Sydney is changing, misunderstandings about the work and clients of the Ally Centre of Cape Breton are common.

The questions below represent questions we have received about the CBRM Pallet Shelter Village over the last two weeks. They have come to us via e-mail and social media. Additional questions can be sent to [email protected].

In a series of white papers, Pallet Shelters looks at the impact of housing on healthcare and on public safety. Pallet Shelters is a US-based social purpose company that designs and manufactures rapid deployment transitional shelters.

The post links to a sample Vulnerability Assessment Tool or VAT. This VAT was created by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness. A similar tool wil be used to assign Village units to those who are most in need (who are most vulnerable).

Pallet Shelter CEO, Amy King, talks with CBC Power and Politics about the Pallet Shelter approach and its work to deploy 200 Pallet Shelters to communities across Nova Scotia.

The Dignity Standards guiding the design of the CBRM Pallet Shelter Village (and the more than 120 Pallet Shelter Villages throughout North America) outline requirements for hygiene, meals, transportation, safety, and support services.