The province is moving forward with the next step for the design and construction of a floating dry dock at the Bull Arm Fabrication Site – an initiative which will create jobs, attract investment, and strengthen Newfoundland and Labrador’s marine industrial capacity. The Oil and Gas Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (OilCo) has issued a […]
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A fire in the north shore area of Quebec has shuttered some access between parts of the Labrador Quebec border and has caused Rio Tinto to temporarily idle operations in Labrador City. Forest Fires have severed connections in Labrador West, forcing Rio Tinto IOC to close its rail access to the mining corridor. The town […]
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Weeks after the resumption of the crab fishery, the FFAW is calling on Ottawa for economic support to address income shortages this year due to lower catch prices. The FFAW says harvesters and fish plant workers will be hard-pressed to survive the upcoming season. Today, FFAW-Unifor launched a campaign for federal support for those impacted […]
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The repercussions of Equinor shelving the Bay du Nord project continue to be felt throughout the province. As NTV’s Ben Cleary tells us, it has one federal minister questioning the company’s timing of the announcement.
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While business groups are unhappy with the decision, environmental groups have been fighting the Bay du Nord project. The Sierra Club of Canada says the project needs to be cancelled altogether because of climate change.
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