The Acadian Shore — like many places in Nova Scotia — is facing a housing boom, with buyers snapping up properties, driving up prices and leaving few places on the market. It's both a blessing and a curse for communities like the Municipality of Clare that not long ago struggled to keep people in the area. Now, Cooper said young people are coming back to fill job vacancies, but there are few places for them to live. Ronnie LeBlanc is warden of the Municipality of Clare on Nova Scotia's Acadian Shore. "They're looking to hire, they're looking to expand, and the lack of available employees is creating a lot of difficulties for them, and it all stems around the lack of housing."

Source: CBC News April 02, 2021 09:00 UTC