Tag: Governance

Cape Breton Post, March 15, 2025

Analysis of a haphazard property tax system and the implications for New Dawn and other non-profit organizations

Members of the Affordable Housing and Homelessness Working Group submitted a series of questions to all CBRM mayoral and council candidates by email on October 7. Below are the responses received to date (October 17).

“Shame on CMHC!” exclaimed Coun. Cyril MacDonald, referring to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

The current Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) housing fiasco is not a new problem, but rather a sequel to last year’s tax-cut debacle.

“It’s deeply shocking, and I think it’s appalling,” said Alyce MacLean, housing development project manager with New Dawn Enterprises in Sydney.

The issue of affordable housing is one of several – climate change, poverty, population growth, mental health/addictions, unemployment, healthcare – that will challenge this and other municipalities in the coming years. These are the issues that define our health, wellbeing, safety, and quality of life.

It’s a concept that has been around for hundreds of years but now a Canadian senator is adding weight to the idea of Cape Breton independence.