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As one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s first rural housing associations, Otter Housing Association (OHA), addresses houselessness within a rural context—a unique situation and consequence of a successful tourism industry on the Bonavista Peninsula.
Our mandate is to promote access to green affordable housing through planning, development, construction and operation within Newfoundland and Labrador’s rural communities.
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OHA Updates
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Geotechnical Assessment Completed
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In November 2025, we completed a geotechnical assessment at our project site—an essential engineering evaluation of the soil, rock, and groundwater conditions that will inform…
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Project 2050
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In October 2025, OHA connected with local schools to introduce Project 2050 as part of our climate action initiative funded by CMHC’s Housing Accelerator Fund. Project 2050: Climate-Friendly…
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Community-Led Rural Housing Futures
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In March 2025, OHA participated in a Supervised Research Project led by the School of Urban Planning at McGill University. The project focused on Community-Led…
Land Acknowledgement
OHA respectfully acknowledges the land on which we gather and alter as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk. We acknowledge the island of Ktaqmkuk as the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi’kmaq and acknowledge Labrador as the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, and the Inuit of NunatuKavut. We strive for respectful partnerships with all peoples of this province as we search for collective healing and true reconciliation to honour this beautiful land together. We open our hearts and minds to the past and commit ourselves to working in a spirit of truth and reconciliation to make a better future for all.