For residents of Ocean Breeze Village in Dartmouth, N.S., the slow destruction of the community is a tragedy.
Céline Porcheron, who’s lived in Ocean Breeze Village since 2017 and is the president of the Ocean Breeze Residents Association, finds it heart-wrenching to watch the community where her friends once lived get evicted and torn down.
“It’s just absolutely devastating,” Porcheron said. “It’s stressful; I spend my time at work thinking about it. My breaks are filled with research and talking to people and trying to make some noise.
“This community wants to make noise — they want to be heard.”
On April 2, the developer distributed a pamphlet to everyone living in the community, informing 143 households that they would be evicted by March 31, 2026, as part of phase two of the development of the lands.
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There isn’t a timeline set yet for phase three or four of the development.
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