Government of Canada/Public Works — January 18, 2013
Media Advisory: New Affordable Housing in WellandWELLAND, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 18, 2013) - The federal, provincial and municipal governments will celebrate the official opening of a new affordable housing project in Welland.
Media are invited to join the Rick Dykstra, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC); Jim Bradley, Member of Provincial Parliament for St. Catharines, on behalf of the Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Ontario's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; Gary Burroughs, Regional Chair, Regional Municipality of Niagara, and Barry Sharpe, Mayor of Welland, for the announcement.
| Date: | January 21, 2013 |
| Time: | 10 a.m. |
| Location: | Goodwill Industries Niagara |
| 1 Churchill Avenue | |
| Welland, Ontario, L3B 4Y5 |
Contact Information
Media inquiries:
CMHC
Dean D'Souza
416-250-2760
Office of Minister Chiarelli
Kelly Baker
416-585-6842
Office of Minister Finley
Marian Ngo
819-994-2482
Niagara Regional Housing
Maryellen Maclellan
905-682-9201, ext.: 3938
www.cmhc.ca
www.ontario.ca/housing
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