A fire ban has been declared for Labrador in accordance with Section 99 of the Forestry Act due to extensive wildfire activity, as well as elevated Fire Weather Index ratings in the region. The ban is effective immediately and will be in effect until July 13. Permits to burn grass, brush or other materials are […]
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A man believed to have been responsible for multiple break-ins and thefts in the Bay Roberts area since the summer has been arrested. Forty-nine year-old Leonard Fitzpatrick was arrested without incident at business in the town. That’s after RCMP officers, on October 30, searched a Bay Roberts home and found stolen property related to break-ins and […]
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NL Health Services is now accepting applications for 2025 scholarships, which are available to staff, dependants of staff and physicians, and other eligible graduate or post-graduate students across the province. “Together with our valued partners, NL Health Services is pleased to offer $53,000 in scholarships to support health-care professionals and students in pursuing their education,” […]
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The RNC now has a full-time traffic unit in western Newfoundland. The two-member team is specially trained to investigate serious traffic-related offences like dangerous and impaired driving, multi-vehicle collisions, and breaches of the Highway Traffic Act. The addition of a Traffic and Accident Investigation Unit on the west coast is in direct response to the […]
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Liberal Leader John Hogan has written a letter to Premier Tony Wakeham regarding the opening of the House of Assembly, and to ask for his clear position on the Churchill Falls MOU. Hogan wrote, “given the fact you have chosen to avoid the public scrutiny in the House of Assembly, I feel it is important […]
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