Media advisory - New affordable housing in the County of Hastings

BELLEVILLE, ON, Nov. 26 /CNW/ - The federal, provincial and municipal governments will announce funding for an affordable housing project in Belleville.

Media are invited to join Daryl Kramp, Member of Parliament for Prince Edward-Hastings, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; the Honourable Leona Dombrowsky, Member of Provincial Parliament for Prince Edward-Hastings and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Watson, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; and Lloyd Churchill, Mayor of Bancroft and the Chair of Hastings/Quinte Social Services Committee on behalf of Ron Emond, Warden of Hastings County and Councillor Garnet Thompson on behalf of Neil Ellis, Mayor of Belleville for the announcement.

    Date:        November 27, 2009
    Time:        9:30 a.m.
    Location:    City of Belleville, Council Chambers
                 169 Front Street
                 Belleville, Ontario


    For more information visit:
    www.cmhc.ca
    www.ontario.ca/housing

For further information: Media Inquiries: Michelle Bakos, Office of Minister Finley, (819) 994-2482; Leslie Pawlowski, CMHC, (416) 250-3297; Adam Grachnik, Minister Jim Watson's Office, (416) 585-6492; Scott Robertson, Hastings County, (613) 968-3465 ext. 4302; Michelle Ogden, Supervisor, Hastings County, (613) 968-3465 ext. 4310