Government of Newfoundland News

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.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

Public consultations on indexing the minimum wage scheduled to be held in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Wednesday, March 15, have been cancelled as no requests to present in-person have been received to date.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

Ken McDonald, Member of Parliament for Avalon, and Betty Parsley, MHA for Harbour Main, today announced a total investment of $122,918 for an 18-month oceans-related project in the Town of Holyrood.

Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

Mr. Speaker, today I rise in this Honourable House to acknowledge the successful opening night of ‘Come From Away’ at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City.

Natural Resources

Mr. Speaker, last weekend we experienced intense winds, the highest this province has had for decades with peaks up to 180 kilometres per hour.

Executive Council

Mr. Speaker, like Newfoundlanders and Labradorians throughout our province, I am beaming with pride in Team Gushue’s electrifying win at the 2017 Tim Horton’s Brier.

House of Assembly

The Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Honourable Tom Osborne, advises that the House of Assembly Management Commission will hold its next meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15.

Executive Council

The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will host an event tomorrow (Tuesday, March 14) to celebrate the Team Gushue 2017 Tim Horton’s Brier title.

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Donovan Molloy, has released his Report A-2017-009 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A summary of the Report is included below.

Fisheries and Land Resources

The Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will address members of the Egg Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador at their annual general meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, March 14) at 12:00 p.m. at the Delta Hotel, St. John’s.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

Today, as part of Budget 2017, the Provincial Government introduced a new three-year municipal infrastructure program and a call for applications from interested communities.

Executive Council

East Block, Confederation Building will remain closed for the remainder of today due to a water pipe break. The Speaker of the House of Assembly advises that the House ‎of Assembly will not sit this afternoon.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Eddie Joyce, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, will be joined by Karen Oldford, President of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador, to announce a three-year municipal infrastructure plan today (Monday, March 13).

Municipal Affairs and Environment

To minimize potential problems tomorrow morning (Monday, March 13) related to damaged traffic lights in the City of St. John’s metro area which resulted from yesterday’s wind storm, the Provincial Government, the City of St. John’s and the City of Mount Pearl are cooperating on delayed openings for government offices.

Executive Council

This evening, the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, is informing the province of measures currently being taken for residents of Newfoundland and Labrador during this weather event.

Municipal Affairs and Environment

The Honourable Eddie Joyce, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, will be joined by Karen Oldford, President of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador, to announce a three-year municipal infrastructure plan on Monday, March 13. A technical briefing for media will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Media Centre, East Block, Confederation Building, with the announcement to follow at 11:00 a.m.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

Today, the Provincial Government announced the beginning of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Project, an innovative initiative aimed at increasing employer engagement in immigrant retention.

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

Today, the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, announced that Elizabeth Kidd has been appointed to the role of President and CEO (Interim) of the College of the North Atlantic.