As well, since 2019, there has been a ten-fold increase in emergency shelter use in areas beyond the Avalon Peninsula.
A new report calls for action to address the rural housing crisis. The study from Choices for Youth (CFY) and Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL) looked at 11 communities across the province to better understand rural housing needs. The study found that, in eight of the communities, one-third of renters were living in unaffordable housing and that, since 2019, there has been a ten-fold increase in emergency shelter use in areas beyond the Avalon Peninsula.
Route 430 reopens today but one person taken to hospital after two-vehicle collision last night
No injuries but damage done after a tractor trailer jackknifed near Steady Brook this morning
Government looks to amend the Future Fund to pay down debt and spend smarter
Qalipu First nations is focusing on Netukulimk, which is a way of being and interconnecting
Route 430 is now open after last night's collision near the St. Anthony airport but poor conditions remain
