Government of Newfoundland News
Update Provided on MV Legionnaire Service at Bell Island-Portugal Cove
Transportation and Works
The project to complete necessary upgrades to the wharves at Bell Island and Portugal Cove to accommodate the MV Legionnaire continues to move forward. Training and other measures required for the vessel to enter service have been completed.
Grants Awarded for Accessible Taxi Funding Program
Children, Seniors and Social Development
In Corner Brook today, the Provincial Government announced two grants valued at $25,000 each as part of the 2016-17 Accessible Taxi Funding Program. The recipients, who will use the funding to purchase or retrofit their vehicles for accessibility, are Pittman’s Taxi in Norris Point and Star Taxi in Corner Brook.
Premier Ball Releases Multi-Year Infrastructure Plan and Outlines Priority Investments for Five Years
Executive Council
Finance
Transportation and Works
Today, the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, announced a multi-year plan for infrastructure investments.
Media Advisory: Minister Byrne to Award Accessible Taxi Grants
Children, Seniors and Social Development
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Advanced Education Skills and Labour and MHA for Corner Brook, on behalf of the Honourable Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will be in Corner Brook on Friday, March 17, to announce the recipients of this year’s Accessible Taxi Program grants.
Media Advisory: Minister Coady to Announce Funding for Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship
Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation
The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources, on behalf of the Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, will announce a funding investment for the Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship during the official launch tomorrow (Friday, March 17).
Media Advisory: Premier Ball to Make Infrastructure Announcement
Executive Council
The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will make a significant announcement related to infrastructure tomorrow (Friday, March 17).
Environmental Assessment Bulletin
Municipal Affairs and Environment
The Honourable Eddie Joyce, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, has announced the following events relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.
Ministerial Statement - Minister Provides Date for Budget 2017
Finance
Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today to announce that Budget 2017 will be delivered on Thursday, April 6.
Ministerial Statement - International Purple Day Recognized in the House of Assembly
Health and Community Services
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Friday, March 24, as Purple Day for epilepsy in Newfoundland and Labrador, a worldwide event that first started in Atlantic Canada.
Citizens’ Representative Delivers Report on the History and Treatment of Donald Dunphy by WorkplaceNL
Office of the Citizens’ Representative
Citizens’ Representative, Barry Fleming, QC, delivered his report on the History and Treatment of Donald Dunphy by WorkplaceNL to the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council and the Family of Mr. Dunphy.
Media Advisory: Speech from the Throne
House of Assembly
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Speaker of the House of Assembly, advises that at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 27, His Honour, the Honourable Frank F. Fagan, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, will prorogue the first session of the Forty-Eighth General Assembly.
Public Advisory: Polar Bear Warning Issued for the Coast of Labrador
Fisheries and Land Resources
Residents of coastal Labrador are being cautioned about polar bears in and around several communities.
House of Assembly Management Commission Meeting – New Start Time
House of Assembly
The Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Honourable Tom Osborne, advises that the meeting of the House of Assembly Management Commission originally scheduled for 5:30 p.m. this evening will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Ministerial Statement - Premier and Minister to Attend Seafood Expo North America 2017
Fisheries and Land Resources
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce the Premier and I will be attending Seafood Expo North America 2017 taking place in Boston from March 19 to 21.
Ministerial Statement - Minister Recognizes Pharmacist Awareness Month
Health and Community Services
Mr. Speaker, March is Pharmacist Awareness Month in Canada.
Ministerial Statement - Provincial Government Recognizes National Nutrition Month
Children, Seniors and Social Development
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize March as National Nutrition Month.
Minister Byrne Invites Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to Celebrate Multiculturalism Week
Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
March 19-25 is Multiculturalism Week in Newfoundland and Labrador. Multiculturalism Week celebrates this province’s rich multicultural history and tradition, including the cultural contributions of residents of Indigenous and Aboriginal, Francophone, European, Asian and Middle Eastern heritage.
Public Advisory: Final Public Consultations on Indexing Minimum Wage Cancelled
Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
Public consultations on indexing the minimum wage scheduled to be held in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Wednesday, March 15, have been cancelled as no requests to present in-person have been received to date.
Governments Invest in Town of Holyrood
Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation
Ken McDonald, Member of Parliament for Avalon, and Betty Parsley, MHA for Harbour Main, today announced a total investment of $122,918 for an 18-month oceans-related project in the Town of Holyrood.
Ministerial Statement - Acknowledging the Successful Opening Night of ‘Come From Away’
Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation
Mr. Speaker, today I rise in this Honourable House to acknowledge the successful opening night of ‘Come From Away’ at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City.
