Government of Newfoundland News

Service NL

The Honourable Eddie Joyce, Minister of Service NL, in partnership with the National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada (NAACC), has proclaimed July as Automotive Heritage Month in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Executive Council

The Office of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency today released a new guide for the construction industry on incorporating energy efficiency into the design and construction of large buildings. The Guide to Better Building Envelopes for Large Buildings - 2016 focuses on initiatives to make large buildings more energy efficient.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

With the fire weather index currently at a high or extreme level, the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency is reminding residents on the island portion of the province that open fires are not permitted.

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2016-010 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (2015). A summary of the Report is included below.

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2016-009 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (2015). A summary of the Report is included below.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

Residents in the communities of Howley, Hampden and Sop's Arm are advised of increased reports of black bear activity in these areas.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, along with a delegation of 60 Royal Canadian Legion members, veterans and students, is travelling on an annual pilgrimage to Beaumont-Hamel, France, June 27-July 4.

Executive Council

The Honourable Wade MacLauchlan, Premier of Prince Edward Island, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food will host a meeting of Atlantic Premiers and federal Ministers in St. Peters Bay, P.E.I., on July 4.

Health and Community Services

The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, will address the Primary Health Care Partnership Forum hosted by Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine tomorrow (Wednesday, June 29) at the Sheraton Hotel in St. John’s. Minister Haggie is scheduled to speak at 8:30 a.m.

Executive Council
Advanced Education and Skills

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will speak at the installation of the Danger Tree sculpture on Memorial University’s Grenfell Campus tomorrow (Wednesday, June 29) at 11:00 a.m. The Premier will be joined by the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills. The ceremony will take place on the grounds of the Forest Centre, 20 University Drive, Corner Brook.

Executive Council

From June 28 to July 1, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, will be visiting Newfoundland and Labrador in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme at Beaumont Hamel. The Official Royal Visit itinerary includes various commemorative events that are open to the public, as listed below:

House of Assembly

The Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Honourable Tom Osborne, announced today that the House of Assembly Management Commission will hold its next meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29.

Executive Council
Transportation and Works

The governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador announced more than $63 million in joint funding to pave another 160 kilometres of the Trans-Labrador Highway's gravel surface with asphalt.

Executive Council
Transportation and Works

The Provincial Government is moving forward with road work in the Southern Labrador area this construction season with a project for leveling/paving of Route 510 from L'Anse au Clair to West St. Modeste. The project is being funded under the $62 million Provincial Roads Program. The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, together with the Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Transportation and Works, and Lisa Dempster, MHA for Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair, made the announcement in Labrador today.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the first successful transatlantic cable landing on July 27 and to ensure the milestone is appropriately recognized for years to come, the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador are investing in the Town of Heart's Content event celebrations. The announcement was made in Heart's Content today by the Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, in behalf of the Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, and the Honourable Judy Foote, federal Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Member of Parliament for Bonavista - Burin - Trinity, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA).

Environment and Conservation

The Honourable Perry Trimper, Minister of Environment and Conservation, has announced the following events relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

Natural Resources

The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources, is attending the grand opening of the new Helicopter Training and Research and Development Centre on Tuesday, June 28. The event will be held at Building F, 35 Beclin Road, Mount Pearl, and will begin at 10:00 a.m.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs, will participate in the 2016 Expo Labrador Conference and Trade Show, taking place in Happy Valley-Goose Bay June 26-29. Premier Ball, will be the keynote speaker on Monday June 27, at 12:00 noon, at the Royal Canadian Legion, in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are asked to make fire safety a priority as the weather warms up and we head into a long holiday weekend.

Seniors, Wellness and Social Development

The Honourable Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, will attend a meeting of federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for Housing June 27- 28 in Victoria.