Government of Newfoundland News

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

The Provincial Government today announced the appointment of Alastair O’Rielly as Chair of the College of the North Atlantic (CNA) Board of Governors. The appointment is for a three-year term and was made through the merit-based appointment process established by the Independent Appointments Commission Act.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, will attend the opening night of 39th Stephenville Theatre Festival tomorrow (Friday, July 14) at 7:30 p.m. The event takes place at the Stephenville Arts and Culture Centre, 380 Massachusetts Drive, Stephenville.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

The Provincial Government today announced five appointments to the Labour Relations Board. The appointments were made through the merit-based appointment process established by the Independent Appointments Commission Act.

Children, Seniors and Social Development

The Provincial Government is inviting applications for the Inclusion Grants Funding Program, which helps community organizations create more accessible and inclusive facilities and events.

Children, Seniors and Social Development

The Honourable Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will speak at the 2017 Special Olympics Provincial Summer Games opening ceremonies tomorrow (Thursday, July 13). The event will be held at the Techniplex in Pleasantville beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

As part of its ongoing commitment to support innovation in the province, the Provincial Government today announced an investment of $14,571 for MUN Hyperloop, a team project that stimulates innovation and develops the province’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) capabilities on a global scale.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, and the Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, today highlighted the benefits and successes of a partnership between the Provincial Government and the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Association which supports companies involved in Lean Training and Processes.

Service NL

The results of Service NL’s spring school bus inspections are now available at www.servicenl.gov.nl.ca/bus_inspections.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, and the Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, will highlight the benefits of the Provincial Government’s partnership with the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Association to provide Lean training for companies throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. The event will take place at SkyHawk Telematics at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, July 12) at 238 Torbay Road where the ministers will also present certificates.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Provincial Government continues its commitment to sustainable regions in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, visited the south coast and announced almost $340,000 for various economic and business development initiatives in the area.

Health and Community Services

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has appointed Boyd C. Noel of St. Anthony as Chairperson of the Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority Board of Trustees. The appointment was made through the merit-based appointment process established by the Independent Appointments Commission Act.

Fisheries and Land Resources

Forest fire hazard rating information is now available online to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador. Two new Forest Fire Hazard maps are providing the public with valuable information about the risk of wildfire occurring throughout the province. One map displays current fire weather indices while the other shows upcoming forecast information.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced a partnership between the Provincial Government and Bluedrop Performance Learning; a high growth, innovative firm based in Atlantic Canada and competing globally. This partnership is consistent with the Provincial Government’s new broader partnership with the technology sector through the Cabinet Committee on Jobs to grow and develop economic activity, and employment opportunities as part of The Way Forward.

Children, Seniors and Social Development

The Honourable Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC), today provided an update on the Froude Avenue fire situation which resulted in the complete loss of eight NLHC units and displaced 20 tenants.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will host an Atlantic Growth Strategy meeting on Tuesday, July 11, in Steady Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will attend an event organized by the Qalipu First Nation and Barry Group Inc. on Monday, July 10, where the two organizations will announce details of a new partnership arrangement and plans for economic development. The event will take place at 3:15 p.m. at the Humber Arm South Town Hall located at 103 Hillview Road in Benoit’s Cove.

Fisheries and Land Resources

The Provincial Government announced today it has appointed Valerie Johnson, Janice Ryan and Brad Watkins as at-large members of the provincial Fisheries Advisory Council. The appointments were made through the merit-based appointment process established by the Independent Appointments Commission Act.

Justice and Public Safety

The following is being issued at the request of the Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador:

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Exploits River Trestle in the Newfoundland and Labrador T’Railway Provincial Park, in the Town of Bishop’s Falls, will be closed to all pedestrian and vehicle traffic from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Monday, July 10. The closure is necessary to facilitate a fireworks display in support of Bishop’s Falls River Fest.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

Two additional sections of the T’Railway Provincial Park that were damaged by the Thanksgiving 2016 rain event have been repaired. Sections from Mary March Brook to Badger and Badger to Grand Falls-Windsor; with the exception of Dog Brook are now reopened to the public.