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Police issue shelter-in-place order for St. John's neighbourhood
Residents of a west end St. John's neighbourhood are being asked to shelter in place by police. The area consists of Salter Place, Anspach Street, Eastaff Street and Hogan Street. The order was posted on the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary's social media account on Thursday morning. The force said officers are there to respond to an alleged weapons offence. CBC News has asked the RNC for more information. More to come.
CBC
2 hours ago
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Police issue shelter-in-place order for St. John's neighbourhood
Residents of a west end St. John's neighbourhood are being asked to shelter in place by police. The area consists of Salter Place, Anspach Street, Eastaff Street and Hogan Street. The order was posted on the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary's social media account on Thursday morning. The force said officers are there to respond to an alleged weapons offence.
CBC
3 hours ago
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Lifesaving society has tips for staying safe in and on the water this summer
It's National Drowning Prevention Week in Canada — and Newfoundland and Labrador has one of the highest rates of water related deaths in the country. Christopher Mercer of the Livesaving Society of Newfoundland and Labrador shares some tips on how to keep safe while swimming during the hot days of summer.
CBC
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2 Newfoundland wildfires remain out of control, but haven't grown overnight: fire duty officer
While two wildfires continue to burn out of control in Newfoundland, the provincial fire duty officer says the good news is they haven't grown in size. The active wildfires are the Chance Harbour fire in eastern Newfoundland and the Ragged Harbour fire burning northeast of Gander. That blaze forced nearby Musgrave Harbour residents to evacuate over the weekend. Provincial fire duty officer Wes Morgan says the Chance Harbour fire hasn't grown since Wednesday and remains at 1,820 hectares. Crews focused on fighting the fire's southern perimeter, which is closest to nearby communities. "They made good progress," Morgan told CBC on Thursday. "Overall a really good day yesterday, and everything is looking the way it should. We anticipate today will be very similar for the Chance Harbour fire." He said the Ragged Harbour fire, burning close to the community of Musgrave Harbour, is still about 1,660 hectares in size. Firefighting crews were on the ground on Wednesday, where they focused their efforts on fighting the fire's north and northeast edge, which is the area closest to a road and the community. "They made good progress along that northern section [Wednesday], putting out hotspots," Morgan said, adding crews would be out again on the ground on Thursday, along with helicopters who would pour water from buckets. "And where needed, water bombers." Morgan said sprinklers have also been set up in "key areas" in Musgrave Harbour as a precautionary measure. "So if the fire [does] reach a certain point, those sprinklers can be effective at maintaining the fire at that level," he said. A third wildfire, called the Winokapu fire, has been burning in Labrador since July 15, and according to the provincial wildfire dashboard is 256 hectares in size. Morgan said the fire is a "low concern" right now. "It is just kind of a fire that's in a remote area that has no real concerns at this point. We're monitoring that fire and if any changes should occur, we will report," said Morgan. Morgan also could not say when the provincewide fire ban could be lifted.
CBC
7 hours ago
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New report says N.L.'s community housing stock is far below national average
As the cost of living continues to increase while incomes stay the same, housing advocates in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling for more affordable housing units. A report published this month by the Community Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (CFNL) and Annex Consulting says only 0.3 per cent of the province's total occupied housing stock represents non-profit units. "Nationwide, community housing accounts for approximately four per cent of the overall housing stock, meaning this province is far below average," said the report, titled Breaking the Bottleneck. According to executive director Nicole Dawe, CFNL stewards funding for communities in need and commissions reports like this one to shed light on where that money should go. Now, the charity is pointing people's pocketbooks to community housing. The report says housing provided by non-profit organizations and co-operatives could be the solution to what it calls a provincewide crisis. "It's gotten considerably worse over the last couple of years," said Dawe. She added that "infinitely accelerating" housing costs and the pressures of the free market are not factors in community housing, making it a worthwhile investment. The only added cost is maintenance. Annex Consulting president and housing advocate Hope Jamieson says community housing needs more help from funding bodies because the non-profit organizations are already stretched thin. "When you think about how the cost of operating anything has increased, you can see how those dollars are certainly not going as far as they used to," they said in an interview. "People are struggling to just maintain the services that they already provide, the housing that they already have. And then when you add the enormous administrative burden of pursuing a housing project, it's a very, very challenging hill to climb," said Jamieson. It's very difficult to access public funding for new projects because of the various different streams and the endless applications, according to Jamieson. They added that there's also no funding available to acquire land or existing buildings. "That on its own is a real challenge, especially for organizations that are new, starting out with no equity. So it comes down to, you know, land, time, capacity, finances," said Jamieson. "I really don't think people know how hard it is." The recommendations laid out in the report aim to jump over those hurdles. Some of the points include offering financial support to early-stage projects, and to bring funders together to streamline applications and funding requirements. Dawe says progress starts at the beginning, at that fabled bottleneck. "We need to figure out how we meet [organizations] where they are with the support and also the funding to make it happen," said Dawe.
