Media Releases


Social Housing Upgrades Focus on Energy Efficiency

The Provincial Government continues to advance the goals of A Social Housing Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador – Secure Foundations by supporting renovations to improve the energy efficiency of social housing. A $240,000 renovation project for exterior work is currently underway at a seven-unit building on Watson Street in St. John’s. “Renovation and improvement projects help to […

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Provincial Social Housing Plan Advanced, Homes Created in 2012

Through Budget 2012: People and Prosperity, the Provincial Government’s social housing plan saw the creation of 224 new housing units and the provision of more than 1,700 rent supplements. Significant progress was made in advancing A Social Housing Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador – Secure Foundations, a 10-year plan aimed at improving the housing circumstances of […]

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Social Housing Renovations Continue in Crestview Avenue Neighbourhood

A major renewal of a Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC) neighbourhood in Corner Brook continues as renovations on an eight-unit building near completion. “With the completion of this project, 94 homes in Crestview Avenue neighbourhood will have been revitalized under this multi-year neighbourhood renewal,” said the Honourable Paul Davis, Minister Responsible for Newfoundland

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Rabbittown Community Centre Officially Re-opens

Neighbours and friends gathered to celebrate the official re-opening of the Rabbittown Community Centre in St. John’s today. The Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC) recently completed approximately $600,000 in major renovations and accessibility upgrades on the centre, which serves approximately 800 people in the Empire Avenue, Graves Street and Freshwater Road area. “The Prov

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