Government of Newfoundland News

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer

On Friday, November 28, 2014, under the authority of Section 153(1) of the Elections Act, 1991, the Official Addition of the Votes was conducted in the districts of Humber East and Trinity - Bay de Verde.

Environment and Conservation
Justice and Public Safety

The Honourable Dan Crummell, Minister of Environment and Conservation, announced today the Hurricane Season Flood Alert System is now available online. The alert system allows online access to updates of the province’s flood maps and establishes a risk alert system to warn local residents and travellers when flood risks are high.

Service NL

Service NL announced today that Western Building Products was sentenced Tuesday, November 4, in Corner Brook Provincial Court upon pleading guilty to a violation of the Public Safety Act and Electrical Regulations. The case arose as the result of an investigation by Service NL’s western regional office in Corner Brook.

Executive Council

The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will attend the official opening of the Paradise Double Ice Complex and make a multi-year capital works funding announcement for the Town of Paradise. The event will take place at the Paradise Double Ice Complex today (Friday, November 28) at 7:00 p.m.

Seniors, Wellness and Social Development
Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs

The Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador today announced a combined investment of more than $68 million over five years to help more individuals and families access affordable housing and renovate their existing homes. The funding will be delivered through an extension to the Investment in Affordable Housing (IAH) agreement, administered in this province through Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC).

EFisheries and Aquaculture

The Honourable Vaughn Granter, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, will attend the 2014 Fish and Workboat Show tomorrow (Friday, November 28). Minister Granter will be congratulating inductees into Atlantic Canada’s Marine Industries Hall of Fame.

Education and Early Childhood Development

The Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, will deliver the keynote address at the Grand Falls-Windsor Rotary Club luncheon tomorrow (Friday, November 28).

Seniors, Wellness and Social Development

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to update this Honourable House on Provincial Government investments which are providing more physical activity opportunities for children and youth in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Natural Resources

Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today to highlight the agricultural research symposium: Our Food, Our Future: Research that Feeds Newfoundland and Labrador which was held recently in Corner Brook.

Health and Community Services

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today in this Honourable House to acknowledge November as National Crohn’s and Colitis Month.

Seniors, Wellness and Social Development

The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, will join the Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, for the signing of the 2014-19 Investment in Affordable Housing Agreement tomorrow (Friday, November 28) at 9:00 a.m.

Executive Council

The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will participate in the naming ceremony of the Neil Windsor Building at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, November 28). The ceremony will take place at Hotel Mount Pearl, 7 Park Ave, Mount Pearl.

Transportation and Works

The Provincial Government is inviting the general public to attend the 28th annual Christmas Lights Across Canada celebration. The event will take place on Thursday, December 4, beginning at 6:15 p.m. in the lobby of the Confederation Building, East Block.

Seniors, Wellness and Social Development

A Provincial Government investment of close to $678,000 through Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation’s Provincial Homelessness Fund will enable nine non-profit groups throughout the province to improve services for those at risk of homelessness. The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, made the announcement today at the Choices for Youth offices on Duckworth Street in St. John’s.

Executive Council
Health and Community Services
Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, joined with funding partners IBM and the Government of Canada to launch the Translational and Personalized Medicine Initiative (TPMI). The Provincial Government is contributing $7.2 million to a $50 million fund, which will be allocated over the next five years. Led by Memorial University, TPMI will bring the latest and most innovative discoveries in health research directly to patients in an effort to enhance care and treatment options.

Justice and Public Safety

“Workin’ It”, an employment fair for inmates, was held today at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary. The Provincial Government and community stakeholders joined in planning this event which included representatives from organizations that can provide employment and employment preparation for offenders.

Health and Community Services

A new interactive online engagement tool known as the Dialogue App has been launched to assist residents in providing feedback to the Provincial Government on ways in which the primary health care system in Newfoundland and Labrador can be enhanced. The app is now available at: dialogueapp.gov.nl.ca. Feedback will be used to help shape the agenda for the Premier’s Summit on Health Care on January 14, 2015.

Executive Council
Health and Community Services
Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will announce significant funding to support a new personalized patient health care research initiative. The event will begin at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, November 27) in the Medical Education Centre Atrium at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s.

Service NL

Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today to present the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s first Regulatory Reform Annual Report. Since this initiative began in 2005, regulatory reform has been a success story for this government.

Executive Council

Mr. Speaker, yesterday was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and marked the launch of the Provincial Government’s fifth annual Purple Ribbon Campaign to raise awareness of violence against women. Today, I rise to pay tribute to the Aboriginal women in Newfoundland and Labrador who take an active role in violence prevention and in promoting other issues of concern within their communities.