Transportation and Works
September 25, 2009

The following is being distributed at the request of Newfoundland Labrador Housing:

Gander Conference Marks 24 Years of Tenant Volunteerism

Newfoundland Labrador Housing (Housing) tenants from across the province will converge upon Hotel Gander this weekend, September 25-26, for the 24th Annual Tenant Conference, the theme of which is �Putting the Unity in Community�.

�Housing residents know a great deal about housing issues and this is an opportunity for tenants to come together to celebrate the successes of the past year,� said Len Simms, Housing�s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. �I know how hard these delegates work within their own neighbourhoods and communities � and all the good that comes from these volunteer hours.�

More than 90 tenants, representing 30 tenant associations throughout the province, will attend the conference along with Housing�s board members and staff and representatives of the eight community centres. The focus of this year�s conference is health and wellness. Presenter Gary Summers will engage conference delegates on the importance of achieving work life balance and healthy living.

Conference registration begins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, and will be followed by greetings from Mr. Simms and a presentation of plaques recognizing anniversary milestones being celebrated by the tenant associations.

Among this year�s milestones: Rabbittown Tenant Association in St. John�s is celebrating its 25th anniversary; Burin-Black Duck Cove Tenant Association is celebrating its 20th anniversary; and Perrault Place Tenant Association in Goose Bay its 15th. Millennium Dream Team Tenant Association, representing tenants of Salter and Anspatch Streets in St. John�s, and Move to Improve Tenant Association in Shea Heights, St. John�s, are both 10 years old.

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