NLIS 3
August 19, 2005
(Human Resources, Labour and Employment)
The following is being distributed at the
request of Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation:
Contract awarded for exterior
renovations at Forsey Place
Joan Burke, Minister of Human Resources, Labour
and Employment, and Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Housing
Corporation (NLHC), and Harvey Hodder, MHA for Waterford Valley, today announced
a $118,000 contract has been awarded to Eastern Siding Systems Ltd. to upgrade
three buildings at Forsey Place in Mount Pearl.
Commenting on the project, Minister Burke said: �These upgrades are part of
NLHC�s long-term preventative maintenance plan. Each year, the corporation
assesses the condition of all its 5,800 non-profit social housing units
throughout the province. This ongoing maintenance and modernization work helps
to extend the life and usefulness of the current social housing portfolio,� the
minister added.
�I�ll be very pleased to see this work underway at Forsey Place,� said Mr.
Hodder. �One�s quality of life is affected by your surroundings, and this
project will definitely enhance neighbourhood pride and provide tenants with
safe comfortable housing conditions.�
The project involves extensive exterior renovations including the replacement of
siding, doors, windows and roofing as well as some minor interior renovations on
three two-unit buildings on Forsey Place. The work is scheduled to begin in late
August, and the anticipated completion date is November 2005.
Media contact: Jenny Bowring, Communications, NLHC, (709) 724-3055
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