A litany of health and safety concerns have been flagged to the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation about for-profit shelters over the last year.
Hours before MHAs re-convened in the legislature for the fall session, the Newfoundland and Labrador government rolled out new measures aimed at tackling what Premier Andrew Furey described as an “acute crisis” in housing.
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In 2017, the provincial government committed to the creation of a comprehensive housing and homelessness plan. Fast forward to today, and it's still not done.
A tent encampment across the street from the provincial legislature in St. John's is growing, with about 20 tents now erected to protest a lack of affordable housing in Newfoundland and Labrador.