Sod-Turning Marks Start
of Cabot Habitat and
Newfoundland Labrador Housing Build
The Honourable Trevor
Taylor, Minister Responsible for Housing and Minister of Transportation
and Works, offered his congratulations today to Cabot Habitat on its
sod turning for the construction of a new accessible Cabot Habitat Home
on Eastaff Street, St. John’s. The event marked the official beginning
of site work in preparation for the build.
"While Housing has long been
a partner with Cabot Habitat, this year’s build is particularly special
as the hope is to construct a Cabot Habitat house from the ground up
entirely with Newfoundland Labrador Housing employees," said Minister
Taylor. "
I’m
looking forward to lending a hand at the official first weekend of the
build on May 9."
With a staff complement of nearly 400
province-wide, Housing has a significant skilled labour force of
plumbers, electricians, carpenters, plasterers and painters, along with
a vast number of very willing volunteers who are ready to make this
happen. T
he
official build is scheduled to begin on Saturday, May 9, and the plan
is to turn the keys over and have the sponsor family living in their
fully accessible home by the last weekend in June. This Cabot Habitat
build will also receive $60,000 in assistance from the federal Housing
Trust Funds.
Newfoundland Labrador
Housing has been a partner with Cabot Habitat since 1994. Of the 31
families who have received Cabot Habitat homes in the province so far,
18 families were chosen while they were Housing tenants. In addition,
over the years Housing has donated land for approximately 11 homes
throughout St. Johns’/Mount Pearl metro area. In the past, Housing has
provided Habitat with expertise in the area of land development and
housing, volunteers for the Habitat board, meeting facilities for the
first several years of Habitat’s existent and skilled volunteer labour
during the builds each year.
Cabot Habitat for Humanity
believes in a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live.
In Canada, approximately 1.7 million families live without adequate or
affordable housing. Around the world, over one billion people live in
the streets or in poverty housing. Cabot Habitat believes in trying to
break the cycle of poverty by mobilizing volunteers and community
partners to build affordable housing and promote homeownership.
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Media contacts:
David Salter
Director of Communications
Department of Transportation and Works
709-729-3015, 699-7903
davidsalter@gov.nl.ca
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Jenny Bowring
Communications Manager
Newfoundland Labrador Housing
709-724-3055
jmbowring@nlhc.nl.ca
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Kevin Dormody
Chair, Public Relations
Cabot Habitat
709-722-4156
kfdormody@.nf.sympatico.ca |
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