Atlantic Canadian billionaire John Risley, whose investment firm has already sold artwork and aircraft to help pay down more than $1 billion in debt, has now put his waterfront Halifax mansion up for sale. The asking price for the four-bedroom, seven-bath, 10,467-square-foot stately residence at 5964 Emscote Drive, a tree-lined street in an upscale south-end neighbourhood, is $14.9 million, according to a new listing from Duckworth Real Estate’s Piers Baker. (Risley, at last report, was married to skincare entrepreneur Amy Risley, formerly Gordinier-Regan.) Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe home shares its lawn with the manse next door — another 11,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, seven-bathroom home, also owned by Risley. The former co-founder of seafood giant Clearwater Seafoods purchased 5956 Emscote for $5 million in 2015, a year after he paid $3.5 million for 5964, according to provincial records obtained by the Halifax Examiner.

Source: National Post March 10, 2026 16:55 UTC