2 years ago
Provincial Government Congratulates Avoca Collegiate in Badger for Inclusive Education Award
The Honourable Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education, is pleased to congratulate the Inclusion Canada NL 2024 Inclusive Education Award recipient, Avoca Collegiate in Badger. The award is presented each year to a K-12 school in the province that has shown exceptional spirit in creating a school that is welcoming and inclusive for students with […]
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2 years ago
Working Opportunities Program Removing Barriers to Training and Employment
In November of 2023, the Provincial Government launched a new Poverty Reduction Plan to improve the overall well-being of people in this province. The plan included a commitment to develop programming to help Income Support and other non-Employment Insurance (EI) eligible individuals secure meaningful and stable employment. Today, applications are being accepted for the new […]
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2 years ago
Medicals for Senior Drivers Available Virtually
The Department of Health and Community Services, in partnership with NL Health Services, is expanding the coverage for drivers’ medical examinations for eligible seniors to include exams performed through the Newfoundland and Labrador Virtual Care Program. Residents aged 75 years or older who do not have a primary care provider and are registered on Patient […]
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2 years ago
FFAW slams federal government over Northern cod decision; says DFO minister reneged on 40-year commitment
The FFAW is fuming over the federal government’s decision this morning, alleging Ottawa “abandoned Newfoundland and Labrador and threw out a decades-long commitment promising the first 115,000t of Northern cod to inshore groups.” Earlier today – after 30 years since Ottawa announced a moratorium that shut down this province’s cod industry – the federal government […]
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