Tiny home community in N.S. will open to residents soon [Video]

Nova Scotia’s first tiny home community in Lower Sackville will start welcoming its new residents the first week of November.

The community will provide housing for up to 70 people in 60 single and double-occupancy units.

“These are individuals that have had the unfortunate reality of not knowing, for example, where they’re going to sleep tonight or not knowing where they’re going to get their next meal so this will provide those basic needs,” said Joe Rudderham, executive director of the Atlantic Community Shelters Society.

Each unit is fully furnished, with a private washroom with a shower, and a kitchen with a fridge, microwave, cooktop and other small appliances.

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The province – which partnered with the Halifax Regional Municipality, United Way Halifax, The Shaw Group and Dexter Construction to build the community – says fully accessible units are also available.

A kitchen/living room inside …