Transportation and Works
December 11, 2009The following is being
distributed at the request of Newfoundland Labrador
Housing:
Froude Avenue Community Centre Parking
Lot to be Upgraded
The Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of
Transportation and Works and Minister Responsible for
Newfoundland Labrador Housing (Housing), today announced
an $85,000 contract for Pyramid Construction Ltd. to
construct and extend a new parking lot area for the
Froude Avenue Community Centre in St. John�s.
"Froude Avenue Community Centre is
one of eight community centres and affiliated
neighbourhood centres supported by Housing throughout
our province and they are extremely important to
improving the quality of life in their respective
neighbourhoods," said Minister Hedderson. "I am
pleased to see this project taking place to make the
parking lot and nearby basketball court safer for both
patrons and youth."
The project will involve the removal and replacement
of asphalt pavement, the installation of new clothes
line poles, new basketball posts in the nearby court,
and the relocation of an existing shed on the property.
The anticipated completion date for this project is
early 2010. This project is part of the long-term
revitalization of the area that began in 2008.
"My association with Froude Avenue Community Centre
and the Froude Avenue-Cashin Avenue neighbourhood goes
back a long way, and I can tell you firsthand that every
single modernization and improvement that happens there
is appreciated and deserved," said the Honourable Shawn
Skinner, MHA for St. John�s Centre. "
Froude
Avenue Community Centre has been particularly active and
successful in delivering programs and services to
tenants from children to seniors and this upgrade will
enhance safety and aesthetics."
This work is in keeping with the goals of the
Social Housing Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador �
Secure Foundations, which outlines a new long-term
vision for social housing aimed at improving the
circumstances of lower-income households and helping to
create healthier communities.
These current upgrades and repairs are part of
Housing�s annual Modernization and Improvement program.
As part of Budget 2009: Building on Our Strong
Foundation, the Provincial Government will invest
$14.55 million for building, renovating and
retro-fitting social housing infrastructure throughout
Newfoundland and Labrador.
In the spring, the federal and provincial governments
announced a joint investment of $93 million to build new
and renovate existing affordable housing throughout the
province over the next two years. Overall, the
provincial contribution is $50 million, with the Federal
Government contributing a further $43 million.
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