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3 years ago

FireSmart Canada Accepting Award Applications

The application process for Wildfire Community Preparedness Day awards is now open. Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is a national initiative observed each year on the first Saturday in May and encourages citizens to take actions that increase their home, neighbourhood and community’s resilience to wildfire. Awards of $500 are presented to municipalities and community groups […]

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3 years ago

Public Engagement for New Climate Change Action Plans Extended

Since November 1 the Department of Environment and Climate Change has been seeking input from partners, stakeholders, Indigenous Governments and Organizations and the public on the development of two new climate change plans. The plans are the Climate Change Mitigation Action Plan, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan, to […]

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3 years ago

Qalipu Band Council Selects Jenny Brake as Acting Chief

The Qalipu Band Council met this past weekend to select one of the two regional Vice-Chiefs to stand in as Acting Chief. The role of Chief was left vacant following the resignation of Brendan Mitchell as he prepared to take up the role of Regional Chief for Newfoundland with the Assembly of First Nations. Western […]

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3 years ago

Mostly good driving conditions across the province

Roads are mostly bare and dry with fair to good visibility. There are a few icy sections in central Newfoundland. Roads are snow-covered across Labrador and on the Great Northern Peninsula north of Port Saunders. The MV Kamutik W is in service but off schedule and the MV Marine Trader is in service but off […]

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