Government of Newfoundland News

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, will make an infrastructure announcement in Labrador City tomorrow (Friday, August 16). Minister Dempster will be joined by Yvonne Jones, MP for Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development; and Don Stevens, Vice President Processing, Tata Steel Minerals Canada. The event will take place at 9:30 a.m. at the Two Seasons Hotel, 96 Avalon Drive, Labrador City.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

Today, the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, announced $14 million in combined funding for a new wastewater treatment plant for the Town of Wabush. Minister Dempster was joined for the announcement by Yvonne Jones, MP for Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development; and Ron Barron, Mayor of Wabush.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, will address Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador’s Urban Municipalities Committee meeting in Labrador City tomorrow (Thursday, August 15). Minister Dempster will speak at 8:30 p.m. at the Two Seasons Hotel, 96 Avalon Drive, Labrador City.

Education and Early Childhood Development

The Honourable Brian Warr, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, is welcoming 25 educators attending a Mathematics Summer Institute Training Program being held in Gander. The training session focuses on effective teaching and learning practices for teachers of grades four to six mathematics. Another 30 educators will participate in an on-line session also happening this week.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Advanced Education, Skill and Labour is inviting employers to submit an application for the Digital Skills for Youth Program, which connects youth who are post-secondary graduates with training and employment related to digital skills.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, will make an infrastructure announcement in Wabush tomorrow (Thursday, August 15) at the Wabush Hotel, 9 Grenfell Drive, Wabush at 1:30 p.m.

Education and Early Childhood Development

As part of efforts to enhance the quality of child care and early learning, new professional learning opportunities will be rolled out for the province’s Early Childhood Educators.

Children, Seniors and Social Development

The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will bring greetings at the 2019 Women’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship tomorrow (Wednesday, August 14). The event takes place at Lion’s Park, 141 Mayor Avenue, St. John’s, beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Education and Early Childhood Development

The Honourable Brian Warr, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, will make an announcement regarding Early Childhood Educators, tomorrow (Wednesday, August 14), at 10:30 a.m. at Merry Care Day Care Centre, 14 Craig’s Lane, Conception Bay South. Minister Warr will be joined by Skye Crawford Taylor, Executive Director of the Association of Early Childhood Educators Newfoundland and Labrador (AECENL), and Mary Walsh, owner of Merry Care Day Care Centre and Director, Eastern Region, AECENL.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, has announced the following event relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will make an announcement related to the Atlantic Fisheries Fund in St. John’s tomorrow (Tuesday, August 13).

Municipal Affairs and Environment

Newfoundland and Labrador will receive a total of $64 million this fiscal year through the federal Gas Tax Fund. Funding will be provided to 276 communities and Inuit Community Governments to support local infrastructure projects.

Service NL

A new online service that provides registered electrical contractors with online applications is now available, providing a more efficient way to obtain electrical permits and annual contractor registration certificates. This is the latest in a series of initiatives under the Digital Way Forward that are improving the experiences that citizens, community groups and businesses have when accessing government services.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, will join the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, for a federal Gas Tax Fund announcement on Monday (August 12). The event will take place at Paradise Park, at the end of Sarah Davis Way, Paradise, and will begin at 2:00 p.m.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, will open the new Employment OPTIONS office in Corner Brook at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 12. The office is located in Suite 201 at Millbrook Mall, 2 Herald Avenue, Corner Brook.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

The Provincial Government continues to support job creation and economic growth through the Job Creation Partnerships (JCP) program.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

Sarah Stoodley, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, will bring greetings at the SunSplash Paddle in Paradise Festival on Sunday, August 11, at 12:00 p.m., 1 Sarah Davis Way.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador will join the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, for an infrastructure announcement at the First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity on Monday (August 12). The event will take place at the First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity, 42 Bannerman Street, St. John’s, and will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Transportation and Works

Beginning tomorrow (Saturday, August 10) regular traffic flow will resume on Veterans Memorial Highway and motorists will no longer be required to detour around highway construction work.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

Sarah Stoodley, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, will bring greetings at the 45th Anniversary Celebration for Cygnus Gymnastics tomorrow (Saturday, August 10).