Government of Newfoundland News

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On April 1, 2019, legislation to regulate the payday lending industry will come into effect, enabling the Provincial Government to provide enhanced protection for users of payday loans.

Health and Community Services

The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community:

Justice and Public Safety

The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety:

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

The deadline to provide input in response to an application from industry stakeholders requesting to designate Sprinkler Fitter as a compulsory certified trade in Newfoundland and Labrador has been extended to March 15, 2019.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

Today, the Provincial Government is launching public consultations related to a provincial ban on single use retail plastic bags. Information gathered will assist in determining what implications a ban might have on businesses and the public, as well as what approach might reduce impacts on those who use, distribute, and make single use plastic bags.

Education and Early Childhood Development

The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development:

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Graham Letto, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment:

Finance
Education and Early Childhood Development

The Provincial Government today announced it has reached a collective agreement with the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association (NLTA).

Executive Council
Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

Through financial support from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada, the Newfoundland and Labrador Snowmobile Federation is improving its trail grooming system and the Deer Lake Tourism Development Corporation is boosting Deer Lake’s tourism offerings.

Natural Resources

The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources, is participating in the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s Mining Convention and Trade Show (PDAC) at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from March 3 - 6.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be joined by the Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, and Gudie Hutchings, Member of Parliament for Long Range Mountains, for two tourism visits on the west coast tomorrow (Saturday, March 2).

Natural Resources

Today, the Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources, was joined by representatives of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL) for the signing of a proclamation acknowledging March as National Engineering and Geoscience Month in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

Today, the Honourable Graham Letto, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, launched the Provincial Government’s climate change action plan: The Way Forward on Climate Change. The Way Forward on Climate Change contains actions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from across the economy, stimulate clean innovation and growth, and build resilience to the impacts of climate change.

Education and Early Childhood Development

The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, will participate in the opening ceremonies for team sports in the 2019 Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games in Grand Falls-Windsor, tomorrow (Friday, March 1).

Fisheries and Land Resources

Residents are cautioned about reports of polar bear sightings in St. Lewis and Charlottetown. Conservation officers are monitoring the situation.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Graham Letto, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, will release the Climate Change Action Plan during ACAP Humber Arm’s Coastal Matters information session tomorrow (Friday, March 1). Minister Letto will be joined by Sheldon Peddle, Executive Director of ACAP Humber Arm.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, will bring greetings at an information session on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) tomorrow (Friday, March 1). The session takes place at Alt Hotel, 125 Water Street, St. John’s, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Executive Council
Natural Resources

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources, were in Ottawa today to present the Provincial Government’s submission on Bill C-69, which proposes to replace the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 with the Impact Assessment Act – setting a new federal process for impact assessments of major projects.

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Emma Mullett from St. John’s has won a bronze medal at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in female judo. This is the second medal for Team Newfoundland and Labrador so far at these Winter Games in Red Deer, Alberta.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, will bring greetings at the announcement of a pilot program by the Stella’s Circle Just Us Women’s Centre today (Thursday, February 28). The event takes place at the Just Us Women’s Centre, Stella’s Circle, 142 Military Road, St. John’s, beginning at 1:00 p.m.