Hour 1: • Kevin Russell, Rental Housing Providers of Nova Scotia • Wayne MacKay, Dalhousie University • Michael Kabalen, Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia • Hour 2: • It's the Open Hour. Todd takes your calls! Hour 3: • Kara Thompson, St. Francis Xavier University • Sandra Mullen, NSGEU • Jesse Roach, Scotia Pest Solutions
In Hour 1, Kevin Russell of Rental Housing Providers of Nova Scotia shares how two apartment buildings in Halifax's north end, with more than 120 units between them, are being converted into condominiums as property owners say it has become too expensive to run the buildings as rentals. Wayne MacKay, law professor emeritus at Dalhousie University, discusses the cyber breach at Nova Scotia Power and whether there could be any legal action. Michael Kabalen, Executive Director of the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia, shares the latest point-in-time count report, titled "Everyone Counts in HRM," which reveals critical insights into homelessness in HRM. In Hour 2, it's the Open Hour, Todd takes your calls! In Hour 3, Kara Thompson, an associate professor and research chair in substance use policy at St. Francis Xavier University, expressed concern about potential alcohol sales changes in Nova Scotia. Sandra Mullen, President of NSGEU, is applauding the province's move to look into the salesand consumption of alcohol in Nova Scotia. Jesse Roach, Co-Owner and Operations Manager at Scotia Pest Solutions is taking your calls if you have a pest control or prevention question.