Government of Newfoundland News

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, will attend the opening night of Neighbourhood Dance Works ‘2018 Festival of New Dance’ on Monday, October 1. The event takes place at the Resource Centre for the Arts (LSPU Hall), 3 Victoria Street, St. John’s, at 8:00 p.m.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, will speak at the annual Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Fire Services Convention Banquet on Sunday, September 30. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Eastlink Events Centre, 15 Blackmore Avenue, Clarenville.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

Mark Browne, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, will speak at the closing banquet of the 2018 Newfoundland-Labrador Federation of Co-operatives annual general meeting tomorrow (Saturday, September 29). The event takes place at the Albatross Hotel, Gander, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Transportation and Works

A pilot project to monitor speeds of vehicles in highway construction zones and areas where highway maintenance is occurring has begun on the Avalon Peninsula. The first of three contracts to monitor motorists’ activity began today as work started for guide rail installation on the westbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Butterpot Provincial Park.

Fisheries and Land Resources

Fast action by fire suppression crews is ensuring the protection of more forest land in the province in 2018 despite an increase in human-caused forest fires. Forest fire statistics for Newfoundland and Labrador indicate the number of fire starts in 2018 was up compared to 2017; however, less area was burned. These statistics reflect the ever-constant need for vigilance in forest fire prevention.

Executive Council
Children, Seniors and Social Development
Health and Community Services

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will participate in multiple events to help recognize the International Day of Older Persons and National Seniors Day on Monday, October 1.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will speak at the official opening of Memorial University’s Signal Hill Campus tomorrow (Saturday, September 29) at 100 Signal Hill Road, St. John’s. The event begins at 11:00 a.m.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs, today announced the Provincial Government’s second project to expand wireless coverage in unserved and underserved communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.

Fisheries and Land Resources

The Department of Fisheries and Land Resources is working on a number of forest research initiatives that focus on new commercial opportunities and continued sustainable forest ecosystem management initiatives.

Health and Community Services

The Provincial Government has announced four new appointments to the Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority Board of Trustees.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

Colin Holloway, Parliamentary Secretary for Municipal Affairs and Environment, will address the opening of the annual Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Fire Services convention, tomorrow (Friday, September 28). The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Eastlink Events Centre, 15 Blackmore Avenue, Clarenville.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, will make an announcement tomorrow (Friday, September 28) regarding cellular infrastructure. The event takes place at École Sainte Anne, Mainland, beginning at 11:15 a.m.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, has announced the following events relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Donovan Molloy, has released his Report A-2018-023 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below.

Fisheries and Land Resources

The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will speak at the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association’s 25th annual Cold Ocean Conference and Trade Show tomorrow (Wednesday, September 27) at 8:00 am. The event takes place in Salon A of the Delta Hotels St. John’s Conference Centre, 120 New Gower Street.

Fisheries and Land Resources

The Department of Fisheries and Land Resources is inviting proposals for a Stage 1 Historic Resources Impact Assessment and a Level 1 Groundwater Assessment both for the New Bay Pond Cottage Development.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

Mark Browne, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, will speak at the launch of Crafting Our Future: The Craft Industry Strategy 2018-2021. The event takes place tomorrow (Thursday, September 27) at Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, 275 Duckworth Street, St. John’s, beginning at 11:00 a.m.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
Fisheries and Land Resources

The Provincial Government, through the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA), is investing just over $588,000 to develop labour market information tools and products for the province’s aquaculture industry. The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, made the announcement today at the association’s Cold Harvest Conference and Trade Show in St. John’s.

Executive Council
Transportation and Works

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has secured a lease arrangement that will result in the consolidation of office space for several departments in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. This agreement with Colby 2000 Ltd. will save taxpayers approximately $120,000 annually.

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has released the 2017-18 Status Report on Recommendations. This Status Report is issued annually and reports on the progress of all recommendations made by the Child and Youth Advocate to date.