Public Advisory: NLHC Experiencing Outage of Emergency Shelter Line, Temporary Alternate Number Available

  • Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation

October 14, 2026

Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation is currently experiencing an unanticipated outage of its Emergency Shelter Line.

NLHC staff are in contact with Bell Canada to find a solution and get the line back operational as soon as possible.

During this outage, if you need emergency shelter, please contact 709-724-9063. This is a temporary replacement number that will be discontinued once the Emergency Shelter Line returns to normal operations.

You can also email emergencyshelterline@nlhc.nl.ca if you are seeking shelter, and staff will closely monitor that email this evening.

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