March 24, 2025
‘Just joy’: Dartmouth Pallet shelter home restores dignity and hope for resident
VIDEO: Mariah Baker shares her story of survival with CBC News
VIDEO: Mariah Baker shares her story of survival with CBC News
Cape Breton Post, March 15, 2025
AUDIO: CBC Radio reporter Brittany Wentzell visits The Village at Pine Tree Park, where staff and residents share the life-changing impact of the project
“I see their lives changing drastically," reflects Executive Director of the Ally Centre, Christine Porter. Cape Breton Post, January 27, 2025
Erika Shea and Christine Porter share insights from The Village at Pine Tree Park and Eleanor's Court as part of Nova Scotia Human Rights Week panel discussion
Tenants find friendship and support in first week at The Village at Pine Tree Park
The Village will be a temporary home for 35 community members experiencing homelessness in CBRM
To quote Erika Shea, President and CEO of New Dawn Enterprises, “This is a beautiful moment.”
AUDIO: This is a big week for the CBRM Pallet Village. Erika Shea shared the latest on the project ahead of the arrival of the Pallet shelters.
Installation of 35 temporary shelters underway for mid-September opening of CBRM Pallet Village
Construction is underway on the site and Pallet shelters are expected to arrive in late July
AUDIO: New Dawn CEO Erika Shea talks progress and plans for the Pine Tree Park Pallet Village set to open in early August
Below are some answers to questions received since the announcement of Pine Tree Park as the location for the CBRM Pallet Village.
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.
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.