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.
Corner Brook RNC looking for Jason Benoit, missing since yesterday afternoon
8-year-old boy riding an e-scooter was struck by a vehicle in Corner Brook on Wednesday
Petition circulating after Kruger spilling water at Grand Lake blocks traffic on the T'railway near Howley
Bay du Nord public information session coming to Corner Brook next week
Police stress safety in light of expected increased traffic on the water with the food fishery and warmer weather
