Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation is inviting tenders for an extension and upgrades to Froude Avenue Community Centre in St. John’s, with work anticipated to start this coming fall.
“This project will enable Froude Avenue Community Centre to continue the good work it does in a bigger and more accommodating space,” said the Honourable Darin King, Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation. “These upgrades are part of the long-term revitalization of the Cashin Avenue-Froude Avenue neighbourhood that Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation began in 2008, already resulting in improvements to the quality of services and programs being provided to neighbourhood families.”
The work will include the construction of an extension to the community centre to enhance the use of the multi-purpose room, along with exterior upgrading of the windows, doors and siding. Froude Avenue Community Centre is one of eight community centres and affiliated neighbourhood centres supported by Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation throughout the province.
“This community centre has been particularly active and successful in delivering programs and services to tenants from pre-schoolers to seniors,” said the Honourable Shawn Skinner, Minister of Natural Resources and MHA for St. John’s West. “Along with all residents who benefit from these programs and services, I look forward to seeing these improvements and the further enhancements they are certain to provide.”
Since 1985, the Froude Avenue Community Centre has been a welcoming environment for families living in social housing units and helps them reach their full potential. Residents of Froude Avenue, Cashin Avenue, Vimy Avenue, Vickers Avenue, Campbell Avenue, Mundy Pond Road and St. Theresa’s Court can benefit from education and empowerment opportunities which include Community Kitchen, Healthy Baby Club, and Homework Haven.
A Social Housing Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador – Secure Foundations, released in August 2009, outlines a long-term vision for social housing. It is aimed at improving the housing circumstances of low-income households and helping to create healthier communities. Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation is the province’s largest landlord with approximately 5,573 non-profit social housing dwellings province-wide.
Budget 2011 Standing Strong: For Prosperity. For Our Future. For Newfoundland and Labrador allocated $25.9 million for social housing infrastructure, including $10.4 million for maintenance and $12 million for renovations and improvements.
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Media contacts:
Bradley Power
Director of Communications
Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
709-729-0753, 699-5707
bradleypower@gov.nl.ca
Jenny Bowring
Manager, Communications
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
709-724-3055
jmbowring@nlhc.nl.ca
A storm-damaged bridge that is the main access for emergency vehicles to a seniors complex in Norman’s Cove will be replaced through a Provincial Government investment of $400,000 announced today in the Trinity Bay community.
“Green Mountain Lodge is a valued partner of Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation that provides affordable homes to 14 seniors,” said the Honourable Darin King, Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation. “Following the storm an engineering firm recommended that the bridge be replaced due to the structural damage it sustained and concerns around its drainage capacity, so I am delighted to see this investment become reality.”
The bridge access to the 12-unit seniors complex, one of 61 partner-managed housing projects supported by Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, was damaged during Hurricane Igor. However, because the bridge was owned by a Crown corporation, it did not qualify for funding under the federal Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangement.
“The residents of Green Mountain Lodge will be relieved to see their bridge replaced as it was a real concern for them,” said Calvin Peach, MHA for Bellevue. “This work is another example of the Provincial Government’s commitment to providing quality service to seniors of our area.”
A Social Housing Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador – Secure Foundations, released in August 2009, outlines a long-term vision for social housing. It is aimed at improving the housing circumstances of low-income households and helping to create healthier communities. Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation is the province’s largest landlord with approximately 5,573 non-profit social housing dwellings province-wide.
“The bridge was in bad shape yet essential,” said Clement (Reg) Newhook, Chair of the Board of Directors of Green Mountain Lodge. “The residents of Green Mountain Lodge will find comfort in this announcement.”
Budget 2011 Standing Strong: For Prosperity. For Our Future. For Newfoundland and Labrador also allocated $25.9 million for social housing infrastructure, including $10.4 million for maintenance and $12 million for renovations and improvements.
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Media contacts:
Bradley Power
Director of Communications
Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
709-729-0753, 699-5707
bradleypower@gov.nl.ca
Donna Ivey
Communications Manager
Government Members Office
709-729-0898, 697-1424
donnaivey@gov.nl.ca
Jenny Bowring
Manager, Communications
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
709-724-3055
jmbowring@nlhc.nl.ca
Clement (Reg) Newhook
Chair, Board of Directors
of Green Mountain Lodge
709-592-2856
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation is inviting tenders for major upgrades to Rabbittown Community Centre in St. John’s, with work anticipated to start this coming fall.
“I am delighted to see these upgrades taking shape,” said the Honourable Darin King, Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation. “For over 20 years, Rabbittown Community Centre has been achieving amazing results in improving the quality of life of the residents it serves, and these upgrades will enable centre staff and volunteers to continue the good work they do.”
The work will include a new extension for the main entrance of the community centre and remodeling of a multi-purpose room, along with upgrading of the exterior including the replacement of windows, doors, siding and roof.
“Rabbittown Community Centre offers programs and services focused on providing opportunity and support to tenants and their families, enabling them to build on their strengths,” said Bob Ridgely, MHA for St. John’s North. “The centre is the heart of this neighbourhood.”
Since 1986, the multi-purpose facility and its staff and volunteers have provided recreational, health, educational, social and vocational programs to hundreds of families living in social housing units on Graves Street, Empire Avenue, Anderson Avenue, Hoyles Avenue, Algerine Place, Freshwater Road and Cowperthwaite Court. Programs include After School Drop-in, Homework Haven, Healthy Baby Club, Computer Program, Community Kitchen, and Public Health Nursing Clinic.
A Social Housing Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador – Secure Foundations, released in August 2009, outlines a long-term vision for social housing. It is aimed at improving the housing circumstances of low-income households and helping to create healthier communities. Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation is the province’s largest landlord with approximately 5,573 non-profit social housing dwellings province-wide.
Budget 2011 Standing Strong: For Prosperity. For Our Future. For Newfoundland and Labrador also allocated $25.9 million for social housing infrastructure, including $10.4 million for maintenance and $12 million for renovations and improvements.
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Media contacts:
Bradley Power
Director of Communications
Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
709-729-0753, 699-5707
bradleypower@gov.nl.ca
Jenny Bowring
Manager, Communications
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
709-724-3055
jmbowring@nlhc.nl.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation is providing $839,000 for the upgrades of 40 affordable social housing units in Western region, as part of its 2011-12 modernization and improvement program.
“This work is part of ongoing modernization and improvement projects throughout the province and will ensure our housing portfolio is being maintained for people with the greatest need,” said the Honourable Darin King, Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation. “Much of the province’s social housing was built 40 to 50 years ago and this work is crucial to sustaining the long-term viability of the housing portfolio.”
The work includes such items at the replacement of siding, windows, doors, roofs, eaves and ventilation systems, and electrical work. Contracts have been awarded to the following companies:
In Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation workers will carry out $160,000 in upgrades on 10 units on Hendon Drive and $71,000 in upgrades on four units on Reid’s Road. In Stephenville Crossing, they will carry out $154,000 in upgrades on five units, on Webb’s Lane, Ingram’s Lane and Seal Cove Road and Rothsay Place. Housing workers will also carry out $50,000 in upgrades on six units in Maidstone and St. David’s.
The anticipated completion date for all projects is late summer to early fall 2011.
A Social Housing Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador – Secure Foundations, released in August 2009, outlines a long-term vision for social housing. It is aimed at improving the housing circumstances of low-income households and helping to create healthier communities. Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation is the province’s largest landlord with approximately 5,573 non-profit social housing dwellings province-wide.
Budget 2011 Standing Strong: For Prosperity. For Our Future. For Newfoundland and Labrador allocated $25.9 million for social housing infrastructure, including $10.4 million for maintenance and $12 million for renovations and improvements.
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Media contacts:
Bradley Power
Director of Communications
Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
709-729-0753, 699-5707
bradleypower@gov.nl.ca
Jenny Bowring
Manager, Communications
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
709-724-3055
jmbowring@nlhc.nl.ca