Government of Newfoundland News

Health and Community Services

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador continues to participate in the ongoing dialogue related to the establishment of a national universal pharmacare program. The Honourable Steve Kent, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Community Services, met with provincial and territorial counterparts, academics, advocates and other national and international experts in Toronto yesterday for a roundtable event to advance the national discussion regarding pharmacare.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The East Coast Trail Association has received $362,055 to support long-term sustainability efforts, market development activities and trail improvements. Funding will support new trail signage, expanded parking, improved marketing initiatives, as well as improved trail mapping. The Honourable Keith Hutchings, Minister of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs and MHA for Ferryland, made the announcement during the opening celebrations of the 15th Annual Tely Hike in support of the East Coast Trail this past Saturday, June 6, in Mobile.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Honourable Darin King, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, will attend the Internal Trade Renewal Ministers’ Meeting in Toronto tomorrow (Tuesday, June 9). The Provincial Government will fully participate in the round of internal trade negotiations being held from June 9 to 12.

Transportation and Works

The Provincial Government is calling the tender for enhancements to Route 440, also referred to as the North Shore Highway or Riverside Drive on the west coast. Work on the highway is anticipated to commence this summer.

Child, Youth and Family Services

Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today to recognize the annual Newfoundland and Labrador Foster Families Association symposium which took place in St. John’s this past weekend.

Environment and Conservation

Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today to recognize a number of this province’s environmental leaders.

House of Assembly

The Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Honourable Wade Verge, announced that the House of Assembly Management Commission will hold its next meeting at 5:00 p.m. today (Monday, June 8).

Executive Council
Justice and Public Safety

The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today released the report of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission related to the review of the province's electoral boundaries and a reduction in the number of electoral districts from 48 to 40. The report, due by June 9, was provided to the Honourable Darin King, Minister of Justice and Public Safety, this morning and will be tabled in the House of Assembly later today.

Executive Council
Natural Resources

The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, was in Baie Verte on Friday night, June 5, to deliver the keynote address at the opening of the 28th annual mining conference hosted by the Baie Verte and Area Chamber of Commerce.

Seniors, Wellness and Social Development

The Provincial and Federal Governments, through Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, are investing a total of $740,000 toward the ongoing revitalization of 24 social housing properties in the Rabbittown area of St. John’s. The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, made the announcement today at the Rabbittown Community Centre in St. John’s.

Executive Council
Justice and Public Safety

The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be available to discuss the work of the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission today (Monday, June 8). The availability will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Media Centre, East Block, Confederation Building. Premier Davis will be joined at the news conference by the Honourable Darin King, Minister of Justice and Public Safety.

Health and Community Services

The Honourable Steve Kent, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Community Services, will participate in a Minister’s Roundtable on National Pharmacare Monday, June 8, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto. The meetings will take place in the Provincial North Room from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (NL time).

Health and Community Services

The Honourable Steve Kent, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Community Services, will address the 20th annual Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis on Sunday, June 7. The event will take place at Paradise Elementary School on Karwood Drive at 2:00 p.m.

Seniors, Wellness and Social Development

The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, will announce a significant investment in the ongoing revitalization of the Rabbittown social housing neighbourhood in St. John’s on Monday, June 8.

Health and Community Services

The Honourable Steve Kent, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Community Services, will bring greetings at an event to celebrate National Cancer Survivors’ Day on Sunday, June 7. The event will be held at Memorial University in St. John’s, Room 2028 of the Physical Education Building, at 1:00 p.m.

Health and Community Services

The Honourable Steve Kent, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Community Services, will speak at the sixth annual Walk to Fight Arthritis on Sunday, June 7. The event will take place at the Paradise Rotary Youth and Community Centre on McNamara Drive at 11:00 a.m.

Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs

The Honourable Keith Hutchings, Minister of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs, will bring greetings at the start of the 2015 Tely Hike, the East Coast Trail Association’s Annual Fundraiser, tomorrow (Saturday, June 6). The event will begin at Mobile Central High School at 12:00 p.m.

Transportation and Works

The Department of Transportation and Works advises mariners of intermittent delays to navigation through the channel at the Placentia Gut between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 7, and Monday, June 8.

Environment and Conservation

The Honourable Dan Crummell, Minister of Environment and Conservation, will address attendees at the second annual World Oceans Day Launch Celebration, hosted by Parks Canada and the Ocean Learning Partnership, at the Signal Hill National Historic Site Visitor Centre today (Friday, June 5). The event begins at 7:00 p.m.

Health and Community Services

The Honourable Steve Kent, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Community Services, will attend a luncheon hosted by the Newfoundland and Labrador Association for Community Living on Saturday, June 6. The luncheon will take place at the Capital Hotel in St. John’s on Kenmount Road at 12:00 p.m.