Media Releases

Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador Celebrate Ten New Affordable Housing Units in Lewisporte

April 14, 2010

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), and the Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Transportation and Works and Minister Responsible for Newfoundland Labrador Housing (Housing), today announced $350,000 to sup

Newfoundland Labrador Housing Tenants Across the Province Raise Money for Haiti

March 8, 2010

Spearheaded by their associations, Newfoundland Labrador Housing (Housing) tenants throughout the province raised $1,808 for Haitian earthquake victims. The amount was matched by Housing for a grand total of $3,616. The Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Transportation and Works and Minister Responsible for Housing, joined the tenant representatives as they donated the funds to the […]

Federal and Provincial Governments Invest in Six New Affordable Housing Developments

February 19, 2010

The Honourable Fabian Manning, Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), and the Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Transportation and Works and Minister Responsible for Newfoundland Labrador Housing (Housing), today announced $1.

Four New Accessible Units for Cashin-Froude Redevelopment

January 28, 2010

The Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Transportation and Works and Minister Responsible for Housing (Housing), today announced a $639,000 contract for Enercon Builders Inc. to construct four new semi-detached social housing units on Vickers Avenue in St. John’s. The investment is part of an ongoing $6-million redevelopment of the Cashin Avenue-Froude Avenue neighbourhood whose properties [&h