Government of Newfoundland News

Transportation and Works
Fisheries and Land Resources

Due to a power outage, a number of Provincial Government offices in the Corner Brook area are currently closed, including the Sir Richard Squires building and the offices of the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources.

Transportation and Works

The Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Transportation and Works, provided an update today on the status of the extension of the Team Gushue Highway from Kenmount Road to Topsail Road.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, is attending the annual New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Annual Conference in Stowe, Vermont from August 12-14.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, and the Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today congratulated Memorial University for placing 38th on the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy’s list for engineering research. Memorial is the only Canadian university to make the highly influential list, which ranks the top post-secondary institutions for the study of marine/science engineering in the world.

Natural Resources

The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources, will be attending the Energy and Mines Ministers Conference in Iqaluit from August 12 to 14. t

Municipal Affairs and Environment

Premier Ball Announces Over $14 Million in Joint Funding for Infrastructure on the West Coast

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.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, will participate in a service recognition ceremony of the 50th anniversary of the Ramea Volunteer Fire Department tomorrow (August 10). The event will take place at 2:00 p.m. at the Rock Island Music Festival, Ramea.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will make an infrastructure announcement tomorrow (Friday, August 10), that will benefit communities in the west coast region.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

Today, the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment was joined by the Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Transportation and Works and MHA for Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde, to announce funding for a new fire truck for the Town of Heart’s Content.

Fisheries and Land Resources

The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources will participate in a joint announcement at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, August 9) at the Newfoundland Emporium, 11 Broadway, Corner Brook.

Transportation and Works

Motorists using the Outer Ring Road are advised of lane closures next to the median on the highway between Torbay Road and Logy Bay Road, beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, August 8. The speed limit will be reduced to 50 km/h in this area..

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, together with the Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Transportation and Works and MHA for Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde, will announce an investment in fire services in Heart’s Content tomorrow (Wednesday, August 8).

Service NL

The Honourable Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister of Service NL and Minister Responsible for WorkplaceNL, attended a meeting yesterday in Gander of the Fish Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) Industrial/Retail/Offshore Council.

Service NL

The Provincial Government has appointed Heather Tizzard as the new Chief Procurement Officer for the Public Procurement Agency.

Transportation and Works

Significant progress has been made toward achieving key provincial highway infrastructure goals so far this construction season.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, was joined today in Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview by Betty Parsley, MHA for Harbour Main, and Ken McDonald, MP for Avalon, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities to announce millions of dollars in investments in municipal infrastructure in the Avalon region. The list of projects is provided in the backgrounder below.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

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

Service NL

Bernard Davis, Parliamentary Secretary for Service NL, will attend the annual Nick Coates Memorial Motor Show in Conception Bay South on Sunday, August 5, at 1:00 p.m.. The event is being held at the Conception Bay South Arena, 13 Graham Mifflin Drive.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will make an infrastructure announcement on Monday, August 6, that will benefit communities in the Avalon Peninsula region. Premier Ball will be joined by Betty Parsley, MHA for Harbour Main; Ken McDonald, MP for Avalon; and Mike Doyle, Mayor of Harbour Main-Chapel’s Cove-Lakeview.