Paulo Ventures Inc. has been awarded two contracts valued at $143,000 to provide upgrades to three Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC) homes in northern Labrador.
“Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation continues to make significant investments in social housing and I am very happy to announce this new funding for Labrador,” said the Honourable Paul Davis, Minister Responsible for NLHC. “There have been substantial investments in the Labrador region over the past couple of years, including the construction of four new units in both Nain and Hopedale, with a total Provincial Government investment of $1.9 million.”
The unit being upgraded in Nain will undergo foundation repairs. In Hopedale, two units will receive interior renovations, including door, window and bathroom fixture replacements and painting. It is anticipated that both projects will be completed in 2013.
“Our government’s commitment to providing safe and affordable social housing in Labrador is helping to improve the lives of many families and individuals in need,” said the Honourable Nick McGrath, Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs. “These upgrades will help make the units more comfortable for the people who call them home. I am pleased to see these investments and I look forward to the completion of the renovations.”
Budget 2013: A Sound Plan, A Secure Future provides $10 million for NLHC’s Modernization and Improvement Program. Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation is the province’s largest landlord, with 5,556 affordable rental units province-wide.
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Media contacts:
Carol Ann Carter
Director of Communications (Acting)
Department of Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 631-9505
carolanncarter@gov.nl.ca
Jenny Bowring
Manager, Communications
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
709-724-3055
jmbowring@nlhc.nl.ca
Roger Scaplen
Director of Communications
Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs
Labrador Affairs Office
709-729-1674, 697-5267
rogerscaplen@gov.nl.ca
Xtreme Renos and Construction Ltd. has been awarded a $324,000 contract to provide exterior and interior renovations to three Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC) duplexes on Chafe Avenue, in the Shea Heights area of St. John’s.
“We are very proud of the progress and good work that our modernization and improvement program is accomplishing here in this neighbourhood and in communities throughout the province,” said the Honourable Paul Davis, Minister Responsible for NLHC. “This kind of revitalization investment of over $324,000 shows the Provincial Government’s commitment to providing safe and affordable social housing to those in greatest need.”
The work on the six units will involve roof, siding, door and window replacements, and installation of ventilation and heat recovery systems, insulation, electrical and plumbing, as well as interior repairs and painting. The anticipated completion date for the project is April 2014.
Budget 2013: A Sound Plan, A Secure Future provides $10 million for NLHC’s Modernization and Improvement Program. Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation is the province’s largest landlord, with 5,556 affordable rental units province-wide.
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Media contacts:
Carol Ann Carter
Director of Communications (Acting)
Department of Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 631-9505
carolanncarter@gov.nl.ca
Jenny Bowring
Manager, Communications
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
709-724-3055
jmbowring@nlhc.nl.ca
A contract valued at $183,000 has been awarded to Wally Drake’s Trucking Ltd. to provide exterior renovations and repairs to six Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC) homes in Marystown.
“The Provincial Government is committed to improving access to affordable housing for people in need and our investment of $183,000 will make a meaningful difference in the lives of tenants,” said the Honourable Paul Davis, Minister Responsible for NLHC. “Modernization and improvement projects like this in Marystown and in communities across the province ensure the availability of affordable housing for the future.”
Renovations on the Smallwood Crescent units include roof, siding, door and window replacements, installation of kitchen and bathroom ventilation systems, new attic insulation, as well as concrete foundation repairs. The work is scheduled for completion in February 2014.
“This work is very welcomed in Marystown,” said the Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Education and MHA for Burin-Placentia West. “It’s good to see the improvements that have been made to our social housing and the direct positive impacts they’re having on our tenants.”
Budget 2013: A Sound Plan, A Secure Future provides $10 million for NLHC’s Modernization and Improvement Program. Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation is the province’s largest landlord, with 5,556 affordable rental units province-wide.
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Media contacts:
Carol Ann Carter
Director of Communications (Acting)
Department of Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 631-9505
carolanncarter@gov.nl.ca
Jenny Bowring
Manager, Communications
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
709-724-3055
jmbowring@nlhc.nl.ca
Sheldon Antle
Executive Assistant to the
Honourable Clyde Jackman
MHA for Burin – Placentia West
709-729-1658
sheldonantle@gov.nl.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC) continues to help meet the social housing needs of smaller families and single people through reconfiguration projects. A $177,000 project on Ricketts Road in Buckmaster’s Circle, St. John’s, has reconfigured an existing three-bedroom social housing unit into two new units comprising a two-bedroom home and a single bedroom apartment.
“Smaller families and single adults account for the greatest demand of affordable social housing,” said the Honourable Paul Davis, Minister Responsible for NLHC. “This $177,000 project is another smart and cost-effective way to remodel larger vacant units into multiple smaller homes within the same space, and we hope to do more as vacancies occur and funding permits.”
Eastern Siding Systems Ltd. was awarded the contract to remodel the unit, representing the third reconfiguration project undertaken by the NLHC over the past three years. The first project on Wheeler’s Road in Corner Brook remodelled two adjoining town houses and created two single-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom fully accessible home. The second project was completed in 2012, where two three-bedroom duplexes on Mundy Pond Road in St. John’s were reconfigured into four one-bedroom apartments.
In 2010, the Provincial Government invested $1 million to research and develop options to address demographic changes impacting the demand for social housing.
Budget 2013: A Sound Plan, A Secure Future provides $10 million for NLHC’s Modernization and Improvement Program. Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation is the province’s largest landlord, with 5,556 affordable rental units province-wide.
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Media contacts:
Carol Ann Carter
Director of Communications (Acting)
Department of Transportation
and Works
709-729-3015, 631-9505
carolanncarter@gov.nl.ca
Jenny Bowring
Manager, Communications
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
709-724-3055
jmbowring@nlhc.nl.ca