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.
RNC doing more patrols and handing out tickets in construction zones in the Corner Brook region
64-year-old woman arrested in Roddickton after smoking pot in a parked vehicle
Corner Brook residents can now store recyclables in a garbage bin at the curb but it must be 120 litres or less
Suspended driver caught in Stephenville driving erratically and also gave police a false identity
Corner Brook city hall hoping for a late start to winter after last year's snow clearing budget was a little short
