Government of Newfoundland News

Transportation and Works

The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Transportation and Works, will speak at the Newfoundland and Labrador Employers Council Employer of Distinction Awards Monday, March 20. The event will take place at the Sheraton Hotel, beginning at 12:00 noon.

Education and Early Childhood Development

The Honourable Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, will bring greetings at the opening ceremonies for Sharing Our Cultures on Sunday, March 19.

Executive Council
Fisheries and Land Resources

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador; and the Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will attend Seafood Expo North America 2017 taking place March 19 to 21 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Transportation and Works

The project to complete necessary upgrades to the wharves at Bell Island and Portugal Cove to accommodate the MV Legionnaire continues to move forward. Training and other measures required for the vessel to enter service have been completed.

Children, Seniors and Social Development

In Corner Brook today, the Provincial Government announced two grants valued at $25,000 each as part of the 2016-17 Accessible Taxi Funding Program. The recipients, who will use the funding to purchase or retrofit their vehicles for accessibility, are Pittman’s Taxi in Norris Point and Star Taxi in Corner Brook.

Executive Council
Finance
Transportation and Works

Today, the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, announced a multi-year plan for infrastructure investments.

Children, Seniors and Social Development

The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Advanced Education Skills and Labour and MHA for Corner Brook, on behalf of the Honourable Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will be in Corner Brook on Friday, March 17, to announce the recipients of this year’s Accessible Taxi Program grants.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Minister of Natural Resources, on behalf of the Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, will announce a funding investment for the Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship during the official launch tomorrow (Friday, March 17).

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will make a significant announcement related to infrastructure tomorrow (Friday, March 17).

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Eddie Joyce, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, has announced the following events relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

Finance

Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today to announce that Budget 2017 will be delivered on Thursday, April 6.

Health and Community Services

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Friday, March 24, as Purple Day for epilepsy in Newfoundland and Labrador, a worldwide event that first started in Atlantic Canada.

Office of the Citizens’ Representative

Citizens’ Representative, Barry Fleming, QC, delivered his report on the History and Treatment of Donald Dunphy by WorkplaceNL to the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council and the Family of Mr. Dunphy.

House of Assembly

The Honourable Tom Osborne, Speaker of the House of Assembly, advises that at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 27, His Honour, the Honourable Frank F. Fagan, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, will prorogue the first session of the Forty-Eighth General Assembly.

Fisheries and Land Resources

Residents of coastal Labrador are being cautioned about polar bears in and around several communities.

House of Assembly

The Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Honourable Tom Osborne, advises that the meeting of the House of Assembly Management Commission originally scheduled for 5:30 p.m. this evening will begin at 6:00 p.m.

Fisheries and Land Resources

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce the Premier and I will be attending Seafood Expo North America 2017 taking place in Boston from March 19 to 21.

Health and Community Services

Mr. Speaker, March is Pharmacist Awareness Month in Canada.

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize March as National Nutrition Month.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

March 19-25 is Multiculturalism Week in Newfoundland and Labrador. Multiculturalism Week celebrates this province’s rich multicultural history and tradition, including the cultural contributions of residents of Indigenous and Aboriginal, Francophone, European, Asian and Middle Eastern heritage.