Government of Newfoundland News

Environment and Conservation
Justice and Public Safety

The Department of Environment and Conservation wishes to advise anglers in the province that recently distributed salmon angling tags that accompany salmon angling licences issued by the Wildlife Division have defects. The licences and tags were distributed to vendors and subsequently purchased by anglers before the defects were discovered.

Education and Early Childhood Development

Tom Hedderson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Derrick Dalley, Acting Minister of Education, will speak at the Turning Points Award Ceremony on Monday, June 1. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Suncor Energy Fluvarium at 5 Nagles Place in St. John’s.

Executive Council

The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will participate in the opening of the 2015 International Conference on Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering, (OMAE) on Monday, June 1. The event will take place at 9:00 a.m. at the Delta Hotel, St. John’s.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Honourable Darin King, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, will attend the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance launch of the first trans-Atlantic mapping survey Monday, June 1, 11:00 a.m., at the Marine Institute, St. John’s

Seniors, Wellness and Social Development

School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador will be honouring the top student athletes and coaches tonight (Friday, May 29) at the organization’s Annual Awards Banquet at the Comfort Inn Airport, 106 Airport Road, St. John’s. The event begins at 6:00 p.m.

Environment and Conservation

The Department of Environment and Conservation is partnering with rod and gun clubs in St. John’s and Deer Lake to offer two Youth Hunter Skills Workshops in St. John’s and Deer Lake. The St. John’s Rod and Gun Club session is taking place on June 6, and the Deer Lake Upper Humber Rod and Gun Association session will be held on June 13, 2015.

Finance

The Department of Finance wishes to advise the public that effective today the following are available for online payment:

Transportation and Works

The Department of Transportation and Works has called the tender for upgrades to the ferry terminal wharf at Rencontre East.

Environment and Conservation

The Honourable Dan Crummell, Minister of Environment and Conservation, has announced the following event relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development: The Rooms Corporation

The Rooms announced today that local philanthropist, Elinor Gill Ratcliffe, has given an additional $1 million to The Rooms towards the Where Once They Stood We Stand Capital Campaign for the First World War commemoration. Ms. Gill Ratcliffe will name the gallery to contain the First World War exhibition The Royal Newfoundland Regiment Gallery. Today’s gift brings her total contribution to $3.25 million.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development: Research and Development Corporation

The Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) and the Research & Development Corporation (RDC) are investing over $16 million in a new helicopter training and research and development centre in Newfoundland and Labrador. HMDC will contribute $13 million to the centre and its helicopter simulator system, while RDC will contribute $3.3 million towards the cost of five research projects and the simulation system. The Honourable Darin King, Minister Responsible for the Research & Development Corporation made the announcement this morning at CAE’s facility in Mount Pearl.

Seniors, Wellness and Social Development

Two new Habitat for Humanity Newfoundland and Labrador partner families celebrated home ownership today, at a home dedication ceremony in Paradise. The two homes were constructed through an investment of $170,000, equally cost-shared between the federal and provincial governments under the 2011-14 Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Agreement for Investment in Affordable Housing. The Honourable Dan Crummell, Minister of Environment and Conservation and Minister of ServiceNL, attended the event on behalf of the Provincial Government.

Seniors, Wellness and Social Development

Fourteen community-based organizations throughout Newfoundland and Labrador have been awarded a total of $205,863 through the 2014-15 Inclusion Grants Program. The program provides funding for community-based organizations to create, or improve, the accessibility of the built environment, or provide disability-related supports at events and meetings.

Education and Early Childhood Development

There will be a flag raising to recognize Provincial Francophonie Day today (Friday, May 29) at 11:00 a.m. in the lobby of East Block, Confederation Building.

Environment and Conservation

The Honourable Dan Crummell, Minister of Environment and Conservation and Minister of Service NL, will attend a dedication ceremony for two new Habitat for Humanity-Newfoundland and Labrador homes in Paradise today (Friday, May 29). The event begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Paradise Double Ice Complex, 1 Sarah Davis Drive, Paradise.

Natural Resources

An Act to Amend the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Newfoundland and Labrador Act received second reading today in the House of Assembly. As a result of proposed amendments, offshore operators will now be responsible for $1 billion in clean-up costs and damages from a major spill without any proof of fault or negligence; and the "polluter-pays" principle for the offshore will be established.

Education and Early Childhood Development

Tom Hedderson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Derrick Dalley, Acting Minister of Education, will speak at the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association (NLTA) 2015 Ceremony of Induction into the teaching profession tomorrow (Friday, May 29). The event will take place at 10:00 a.m. at Glendenning Golf Course, 120 Gabriel Road, St. John’s.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Honourable Darin King, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development and Minister responsible for the Research and Development Corporation (RDC), will make an announcement concerning research and development funding for helicopter simulation and training technology tomorrow (Friday, May 29). Minister King will be joined by Glenn Janes, Chief Executive Officer of RDC.

Executive Council
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation

The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will attend a dedication ceremony for two new Habitat for Humanity-Newfoundland and Labrador homes in Paradise tomorrow (Friday, May 29). The event begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Paradise Double Ice Complex, 1 Sarah Davis Drive, Paradise.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development: The Rooms Corporation

As the 100th anniversary of Beaumont Hamel approaches, The Rooms will pay homage to our brave forefathers through a permanent exhibit, developed with the Where Once They Stood We Stand Capital Campaign. This exhibit will tell our story from the First World War to Confederation.