Government of Newfoundland News

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, will join the Royal Canadian Legion Newfoundland and Labrador delegation, as well as students with the Ambassadors Program, before they travel to France to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on July 1. The event will take place on Monday, June 27, at the Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 56 the Boulevard, St. John's, at 1:30 p.m.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, will announce funding for the Heart’s Content 150th Anniversary Commemoration of the first successful transatlantic cable landing event on Monday, June 27. The event will take place at the Heart’s Content Cable Station at 11:00 a.m.

Executive Council
Natural Resources

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, together with the Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources, and Stan Marshall, CEO of Nalcor Energy, will hold a media availability today (Friday, June 24) to respond to Nalcor Energy’s update on the Muskrat Falls Project. This will take place in the Media Centre, Ground Floor, East Block, Confederation Building, beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Justice and Public Safety

The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, today announced that as a result of savings that have been identified by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, court locations in Grand Falls-Windsor and Grand Bank will remain open.

Executive Council

The governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador demonstrated their ongoing support for scientific innovation and post-secondary education today by announcing $125million in joint funding for the Core Science Facility project at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Executive Council

Education and Early Childhood Development

As another school year draws to a close, the Honourable Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, congratulates students and educators throughout the province and wishes them a safe and enjoyable summer.

Transportation and Works
Education and Early Childhood Development

A contract valued at just over $6.9 million has been awarded to Magna Contracting and Management Inc. for completion of the new Virginia Park Elementary in St. John’s. The new school is being constructed adjacent to the existing Virginia Park Elementary.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Provincial Government, through the Honour 100 Grant Program, has provided the 150 (North Atlantic) Wing Royal Canadian Air Force Association $15,000 to assist with the construction of a First World War aviation exhibit. The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, was at the St. John’s International Airport earlier today for the exhibit’s official opening.

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2016-008 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A summary of the Report is included below.

Justice and Public Safety

Early in the salmon angling season in Newfoundland and Labrador, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Officers have already laid a number of charges related to illegal poaching.

Advanced Education and Skills

More than 1,000 post-secondary students will gain valuable work experience this summer with $1.95 million in funding provided by the Student Summer Employment Program - Post-Secondary. The program allows private sector employers and not-for-profit organizations to avail of a wage subsidy to help them hire post-secondary students for the summer months.

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ed Ring, has released his Report A-2016-007 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A summary of the Report is included below.

Executive Council

The Honourable Perry Trimper, Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs, will be hosting the 2016 Ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie (MCCF), June 22-23, in St. John’s. Minister Trimper will be co-chairing a meeting of the federal, provincial and territorial Ministers Responsible for Francophone Affairs with the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage.

Executive Council

Today, the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs, participated in the opening ceremonies of the St. John’s Native Friendship Centre National Aboriginal Day events at Pippy Park.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, will speak at the opening of the Royal Canadian Airforce Association’s First World War Aviation exhibition tomorrow (Wednesday, June 22). The event will take place at St. John’s International Airport, 100 World Parkway, St. John's, at 2:00 p.m.

Advanced Education and Skills

The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills, will provide details of approved businesses and non-profit organizations for the Student Summer Employment Programs – Post-Secondary tomorrow (Wednesday, June 22) at 10:30 a.m. at the Employment Centre Office, 285 Duckworth Street, St. John’s.

Seniors, Wellness and Social Development

The Gathering Place in St. John's is receiving $60,000, provided through Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation's (NLHC) Supportive Living Program (SLP), to fund a full-time Volunteer Coordinator position. The Honourable Sherry Gambin-Walsh made the announcement today.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The provincial film industry is positioning itself for future success with the support of $25,000 from the Provincial Government. Funding was provided to the 2016 Scene and Heard Film Industry Conference, which concluded this past weekend in St. John’s. Scene and Heard was hosted by St. John’s International Women’s Film and Video Festival Inc. with funding provided through the Business Development Support Program.

Justice and Public Safety

The Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission recognizes National Aboriginal Day, which is celebrated on June 21. First established in 1996, this year’s National Aboriginal Day is celebrating 20 years of strong and vibrant cultures and traditions of Canada’s First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples.