Government of Newfoundland News

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

Several communities on the southern coast of Labrador will enhance community and tourism infrastructure, thanks in part to investments by the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament for Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), announced $305,835 in federal funding to support five projects, and Lisa Dempster, MHA for Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair on behalf of the Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, announced provincial funding of $89,320 for one of these projects.

Service NL

A busing company, an Official Inspection Station and an Authorized Inspection Mechanic on the west coast of the island have been charged with a total of six violations of the Official Inspection Station Regulations under the Highway Traffic Act after an investigation was conducted by the Highway Enforcement Branch of Service NL.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, will join Gudie Hutchings, Member of Parliament for Long Range Mountains, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, in St. Anthony, Monday, January 16, for funding announcements related to community infrastructure and tourism initiatives.

Health and Community Services

The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will announce capital equipment funding for the Regional Health Authorities on Monday, January 16.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced this year's appointments to Queen's Counsel by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Executive Council
Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

Today, the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, officially launched the province’s 2017 Winter Resident Tourism Campaign with the release of three television ads featuring skiing, snowmobiling and winter fun activities.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will launch the Winter Resident provincial tourism campaign for 2017 tomorrow (Friday, January 13). The event will take place at 11:30 a.m. at Knotty Pine Lounge, 2nd Floor, Marble Mountain Ski Resort, Steady Brook.

Municipal Affairs

Please be advised that a section of a branch line off of the T’Railway Provincial Park has been closed until further notice due to a washout of a bridge. The bridge is located between Buchans and Buchans Junction, approximately 15.5 kilometres west of Buchans Junction.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

To enhance recognition and support of artists throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Government is collaborating and engaging with the arts community to seek input on Status of the Artist legislation. A targeted stakeholder engagement roundtable session with the province’s arts sector organizations and professional artists is being held today (Thursday, January 12) in St. John’s.

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Donovan Molloy, has released his Report A-2017-001 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A summary of the Report is included below.

Justice and Public Safety

Investigations conducted by Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Officers in Labrador have resulted in recent convictions for offences related to illegal fishing.

Executive Council
Transportation and Works

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will deliver the keynote address at the Heavy Civil Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Annual General Meeting tomorrow (Thursday, January 12) at Holiday Inn, Portugal Cove Road, St. John's, beginning at noon.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

Residents in the Green Bay area are benefitting from improved recreational and community infrastructure in the communities of South Brook, Springdale, Robert’s Arm and Triton as a result of funding from the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Community Sector Council of Newfoundland and Labrador is launching a new pilot program to help community groups in the northeast Avalon and central regions of the province improve their financial management practices.

Service NL

Service NL cautions the public that two companies, operating as Porter Finance and Dalton Finance, have been soliciting residents of Newfoundland and Labrador to trade in binary options. No company is registered to trade in binary options in any jurisdiction in Canada.

Children, Seniors and Social Development
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation

Today, the Honourable Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC), announced the launch of province-wide community stakeholder consultations to review the corporation's programs and services.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, will join Nick Whelan, Member of Parliament for St. John’s East, for the launch of the Community Sector Council of Newfoundland and Labrador’s financial management pilot project tomorrow (Wednesday, January 11). The event is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Community Sector Council office, 25 Anderson Avenue, St. John's.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

The Provincial Government has issued a public tender associated with the Power Engineering Shop Enhancement project at the Corner Brook Campus of College of the North Atlantic. The tender is for the supply of Major Boiler System equipment for instructional purposes, as part of the college's Centre for Energy and Thermal Systems.

Natural Resources

Today, the Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources, welcomed the seventh new entrant to the province's offshore oil and gas industry in just over a year.

Municipal Affairs

The Honourable Eddie Joyce, Minister of Municipal Affairs, the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and MHA for Burgeo-La Poile, and officials of Service NL and Municipal Affairs met with Mayor Clyde Dominie and the Town Council of Ramea, via teleconference Thursday. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an update on work being undertaken to improve water quality in the community following a recent storm surge which resulted in salt water getting into the town’s water supply.