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3 years ago

FireSmart Canada accepting Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Award applications

Municipalities and community groups throughout the province are reminded the application process for Wildfire Community Preparedness Day awards is now open. The program is delivered by FireSmart Canada which works closely with provincial and territorial partners to implement and deliver programs and services. Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is a national initiative observed each year on […]

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3 years ago

Opposition says food bank usage among seniors is “a provincial disgrace”

Opposition Leader Tony Wakeham is raising further concerns about the level of food bank usage among our province’s seniors. Wakeham was reacting to a CBC article this morning that noted Newfoundland & Labrador has the highest percentage of food bank usage among seniors in the country. The same report, HungerCount also noted that our province […]

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3 years ago

Police respond to dangerous tractor trailer fire on Route 360

Bay d’Espoir RCMP and other first responders attended the scene of a dangerous tractor trailer fire with explosive contents on board, on Route 360, the Bay d’Espoir Highway, on Thursday. Just after 7 p.m. last night, Bay d’Espoir RCMP received a call about a transport truck on fire on Route 360 near Pool’s Cove Junction. […]

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3 years ago

St. John’s Downtown Christmas Parade set for Sunday

According to NTV Chief Meteorologist Eddie Sheerr, the weather forecast looks good for the Santa Claus parade. Last weekend, a heavy police presence on Brazil Street – in line of the parade route – forced the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary to cancel the event as they dealt with the weapons offense. Hours later, the armed-standoff came […]

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