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Newfoundland and Labrador Housing reports outage of emergency shelter line

The corporation says it is working with Bell Canada to restore the line and has posted a temporary replacement number and email for people seeking shelter.

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Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation says its Emergency Shelter Line is down in an unanticipated outage, and the Crown corporation has issued a temporary replacement number for people who need emergency shelter in the province.1

NLHC staff are in contact with Bell Canada to find a solution and get the line back operational as soon as possible, the corporation said in a public advisory published Oct. 14.1

During this outage, if you need emergency shelter, please contact 709-724-9063.1Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, public advisory

The corporation said the number is a temporary replacement that will be discontinued once the Emergency Shelter Line returns to normal operations. People seeking shelter can also email emergencyshelterline@nlhc.nl.ca, and staff will closely monitor that email this evening, NLHC said.1

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  1. Public Advisory: NLHC Experiencing Outage of Emergency Shelter Line, Temporary Alternate Number Available · Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

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