Government of Newfoundland News

Office of the Auditor General

Auditor General, Terry Paddon, plans to deliver his report on the review of the cancellation of a contract between the Department of Transportation and Works and Humber Valley Paving Ltd. to the Minister of Finance today (Monday, September 29).

Executive Council

The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will participate in the Newfoundland and Labrador Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade on Sunday, September 28. The event begins at 1:30 p.m. at the site of the Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial behind East Block, Confederation Building, St. John’s.

Executive Council

The Honourable Sandy Collins, Minister Responsible for the Office of Public Engagement, will speak at the Thrive Community Youth Network St. John’s annual general meeting on Monday, September 29. The meeting will take place at the Fluvarium in St. John’s starting at 12:00 p.m.

Service NL

The Honourable David Brazil, Minister of Service NL, will address the Newfoundland-Labrador Federation of Co-operatives annual general meeting today (Friday, September 26). The event begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Albatross Hotel, Gander.

Executive Council

On behalf of the Provincial Government, the Honourable Keith Hutchings, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, will speak at the Newfoundland and Labrador Prospectors Association’s banquet tomorrow (Saturday, September 27). The banquet will be held in the Centennial Room at Hotel Mount Pearl, 7 Park Avenue, at 6:30 p.m.

Executive Council

The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and MHA for the District of Topsail took the oath of office today, becoming this province’s 12th Premier. Among those gathered for the swearing-in were 80 invited guests, including family, friends, colleagues and representatives of community groups.

Executive Council

The Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association (NLTA), which represents 6,000 teachers across the province, has ratified the collective agreement reached with the Provincial Government in July.

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
Executive Council

As part of the celebrations for Right to Know (RTK) Week (September 22-28), the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) and the Office of Public Engagement (OPE) are launching the 4th RTK Week Essay Competition, along with co-sponsors Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) and College of the North Atlantic (CNA).

Health and Community Services

An investment of $53,500 is being provided by the Provincial Government to help support an anti-stigma educational program for schools. The funding is being allocated to the Canadian Mental Health Association – Newfoundland and Labrador (CMHA-NL) which delivers the program to students throughout the province.

Executive Council

Members of the media are advised that Premier Designate Paul Davis will be sworn in as the 12th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, September 26) in the Drawing Room at Government House.

Advanced Education and Skills

The Honourable Kevin O’Brien, Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities, will address the Provincial Advisory Council for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities meeting tomorrow (Friday, September 26) at Hotel Gander. Members of the media are invited to attend his opening remarks at 10:45 a.m.

Service NL

The Honourable David Brazil, Minister of Service NL, will address members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Fish Harvesting Safety Association tomorrow (Friday, September 26). The event begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Johnson Geo Centre. Minister Brazil will speak at approximately 2:00 p.m.

Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs

The Honourable Dan Crummell, Minister Responsible for Fire and Emergency Services-Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced the establishment of fees and fee regulations in the latest step towards the implementation of province-wide Basic 911.

Executive Council
Health and Community Services

A new treatment centre for youth with complex mental health needs was officially opened today by Paul Davis, Premier Designate of Newfoundland and Labrador and MHA for the District of Topsail.

Tourism, Culture and Recreation: The Rooms Corporation

An internationally significant fossil, discovered recently on the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, is now being housed at The Rooms for conservation, safe keeping, future research and public viewing. Haootia Quadriformis, believed to be the earliest evidence of muscular tissue found on record, dates back 560 million years and impacts the current understanding of the origin of animals.

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Shell-Ex, a Twillingate-based company focused on creating value from discarded shrimp shells, will enhance its equipment with support from the Provincial Government. The Honourable Keith Hutchings, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, announced $81,600 today through the Fisheries Technology and New Opportunities Program to help the company purchase and install a screw press that will remove water and protein from shrimp shells.

Executive Council
Tourism, Culture and Recreation

The Provincial Government has allocated more than $3.5 million to assist the Marble Mountain Development Corporation with the replacement of the Governor’s Express lift. The chairlift was damaged when a lightning strike caused a fire in the lift shack at the top of the ski hill on August 8.

Tourism, Culture and Recreation

The Honourable Tony Cornect, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, will be in Steady Brook tomorrow (Wednesday, September 24) for an announcement regarding Marble Mountain. Minister Cornect will be joined by the Honourable Vaughn Granter, Minister of Environment and Conservation, and MHA for Humber West.

Executive Council

Paul Davis, Premier Designate of Newfoundland and Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Tom Marshall, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will address the Business Excellence Awards Gala of the Placentia Area Chamber of Commerce tomorrow (Wednesday, September 24). The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Star of the Sea Hall in Placentia.

Service NL

The Honourable David Brazil, Minister of Service NL, will address the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of the Deaf Annual General Meeting taking place at the Independent Living Resource Centre, 4 Escasoni Place, St. John’s, tomorrow (Wednesday, September 24) at 7:00 p.m.