Affordable housing expert calls for 'massive investment' in public housing in Cape Breton, N.S.
A provincial assessment of housing shortfalls shows the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is short 1,000 housing units right now and that number could more than double in the next decade.
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![New Dawn Enterprises is building a 25-unit apartment complex in downtown Sydney, N.S., but officials say thousands of new units are needed to fill a growing gap in housing. An artist's drawing shows a two-storey building with blue and red siding and white framed windows.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6965615.1701894806!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/new-dawn-rapid-housing-apartment.jpg)
A provincial assessment of housing shortfalls shows the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is short 1,000 housing units right now and that number could more than double in the next decade.