Government of Newfoundland News

Justice and Public Safety

The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, is congratulating new Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Justice, Francis P. O’Brien.

Fisheries and Land Resources

The Department of Fisheries and Land Resources will hold public consultation sessions for the preparation of a new five-year operating plan located in Forest Management District 19. The intent of the sessions is to obtain feedback on proposed forestry activity.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, today congratulated Christopher Ashley of the Broadway musical Come From Away on receiving a Tony award for Best Director of a Musical, at the awards show in New York on Sunday evening.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

The Provincial Government today released a summary report of feedback from public consultations and online submissions to help establish a clear and consistent method of determining future increases to the minimum wage.

Education and Early Childhood Development

The Honourable Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, will participate in a provincial and territorial meeting and a signing ceremony for the Early Learning and Child Care Framework in Ottawa on Monday, June 12.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, attended the Southeastern United States-Canadian Provinces Alliance (SEUS-CP) Conference 2017 in Toronto from June 4-6.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, will attend the Pan-Atlantic International Business Development Mission to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands from June 11 to 16.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will attend a performance of Come From Away at Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City tomorrow (Saturday, June 10).

Transportation and Works

Media interested in photographing or videotaping the Outer Ring Road clean-up on Sunday, June 11, will be provided transportation via Metrobus from the parking lot of Confederation Building, West Block. Media vehicles will not be permitted access to the Outer Ring Road.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Eddie Joyce, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, will address the 11th annual Environment Day being hosted by the Trinity Bay North Tidy Towns Committee tomorrow (Saturday, June 10). Minister Joyce will speak at approximately 12:00 p.m. at the Frank Power Chalet, 48 Coaker Drive, Port Union.

Fisheries and Land Resources

Investigations conducted by officers with Fish and Wildlife Enforcement with the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources have resulted in recent convictions in Grand Falls-Windsor Provincial Court.

Health and Community Services

Through a total Provincial Government investment of $200,000, the Consumers Health Awareness Network Newfoundland and Labrador (CHANNAL) and the Canadian Mental Health Association - Newfoundland and Labrador (CMHA-NL) will receive support for important outreach and educational work.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism won a record-breaking 21 awards at the 2017 Innovation, Creativity and Enterprise (ICE) Advertising Awards, including the prestigious Best of Show award, at a ceremony last night in Halifax.

Education and Early Childhood Development

In September 2016, full-day Kindergarten was implemented in schools throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.

Fisheries and Land Resources

The Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, was in Cormack this morning to watch as the Provincial Government, in cooperation with a local farm, took the first steps toward determining the potential of growing malting barley for the province’s beverage and feed industry.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

In partnership with the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Community Business Development Corporations (CBDCs), the Provincial Government announced $200,000 towards a new level of micro-loan financing called Drive.

Justice and Public Safety

Earlier this year, the Government of Canada introduced legislation that if passed, will legalize the sale, growth, distribution and possession of cannabis (marijuana) across the country. It is anticipated that this federal legislation will be in place by July 2018.

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Donovan Molloy, has released his Report P-2017-002 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A summary of the Report is included below.

Children, Seniors and Social Development

The Honourable Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will participate in the Placentia Bay Age Friendly Fair this weekend. On Friday, June 9, at 1:00 p.m. the minister will address guests at the opening ceremonies at Unity Parc Area, 1 Arena Road, Placentia. Minister Gambin-Walsh will also speak at the awards reception, beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, at Star of the Sea Hall.

Fisheries and Land Resources

The Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will view the planting of the province’s first malting barley crop tomorrow (Friday, June 9). The event begins at 11:00 a.m. at Larch Grove Farm, 405 Veteran’s Dr. in Cormack.