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Minister encouraged by progress at national housing conference

Joan Burke, Minister of Human Resources Labour and Employment and minister responsible for housing, met with her federal-provincial-territorial colleagues in Gatineau, Quebec on November 29-30, to discuss the development of a long-term national housing approach to provide better housing for those most vulnerable in society. The discussions focused on attaining greater commitment from the federal [

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Note to Editors

Joan Burke, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment and Minister Responsible for Housing, will attend the federal-provincial-territorial meeting of ministers responsible for housing in Gatineau, Quebec, November 29. The agenda will focus on establishing a direction for housing activities throughout Canada that recognizes provincial needs and priorities and provides long-term sustainabil

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Students awarded scholarships sponsored by NLHC

Joan Burke, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment and responsible for Housing, today announced the recipients of Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation’s (NLHC) scholarships for 2004. Each year, NLHC awards scholarships to high school graduates and adults pursuing post-secondary education.  The scholarships are awarded in the Avalon/East, Central and Western/Labrador region

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Great things get done when working as one: NLHC’s 19th Annual Tenant Conference

Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC) representatives and tenants from the corporation’s non-profit housing community will gather this weekend (October 1-2) at the Hotel Gander for NLHC’s 19th Annual Tenant Conference. The corporation’s Board of Directors will be holding their 182nd meeting in Gander and will also be participating in the conference. The announcement was [&hell

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