Rental prices soar across Maritimes
CTV
Maritimers are still grappling with high rental prices.
As rent prices soar across most of the Maritimes, Candice Hebert considers herself luckier than most.
“I have to live with a family member to be able to afford it,” she said. “It’s not just me and my children because it’s so expensive. So it takes a village right now to raise your family and to live comfortably.”
Hebert has been renting in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, for the last four years and while she says her rent hasn’t increased exponentially, she’s still seen first hand how much rent has climbed.
Even with help, the seemingly constant rise in rents paints a grim picture.
“Life is just so expensive,” she said. “Especially for, even full homes, not just single parents. I know full families that both parents are working and they’re barely getting by.
“It’s so sad and we have kids and they’re going to grow up and our kids are going to have to deal with this, like we need to solve it now so that it doesn’t pass onto our children.”
Statistics Canada released new numbers this week that highlight just how much costs have increased.
