Media Advisory - Construction Set to Begin for Affordable Housing in Vaughan

VAUGHAN, ON, Oct. 15 /CNW/ - The federal, provincial and municipal governments will celebrate the start of construction of two affordable housing projects in Vaughan.

Media are invited to join Lois Brown , Member of Parliament for Newmarket-Aurora, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley , Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC); Greg Sorbara, Member of Provincial Parliament for Vaughan, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Watson , Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; Region of York Chair Bill Fisch ; Linda Jackson , Mayor of the City of Vaughan and Kenneth McAlister, President of the Hesperus Fellowship Village for the announcement.

    
    Date:     Friday, October 16, 2009

    Time:     10:00 am

    Location: 9100 Bathurst Street
              Vaughan, Ontario
              (enter through the Toronto Waldorf School)
    

For further information: Media Inquiries: Michelle Bakos, Office of Minister Finley, [phone]; Adam Grachnik, Minister Jim Watson's Office, [phone]; Jennifer Mitchell-Emmerson, The Regional Municipality of York, [phone] ext. 4016; Shawn Griffiths, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, [phone]; For more information visit: www.cmhc.ca, www.ontario.ca/housing