Foggy conditions persist across Newfoundland
There are patches of fog right across the province this morning. Roads are mostly dry.
The Beaumont Hamel is operating on the Flanders schedule. Air service remains in place on Monday and Thursday between Charlottetown and Norman Bay. Other ferries are on time.
At the St. John’s International Airport, there are numerous delays and cancellations.
WestJet flights 200 and 201, PAL Airlines Flight 901 and Air Canada flights 1521 and 694 are delayed. Air Canada flights 690 and 697 are cancelled.
Flights are on time in Gander and Deer Lake.
Letter-Writing Event to Mark Rainbow Week of Action in St. John’s
From May 11th to 17th, 2SLGBTQIA+ advocates and allies across Canada are speaking up for a more free, equal and socially just future through a Rainbow Week of Action organized by the Society of Queer Momentum.
As part of the week of action, advocates and allies in St. John’s are hosting a letter-writing event to bring community members together to urge Members of Parliament and other elected officials to take action for rainbow equality.
The letter-writing event will take place at the St. John’s City Hall Foran Room on Friday, May 17 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Free pizza, refreshments and letter-writing materials will be provided.
Man arrested after causing damage to home in St. John’s
Thursday evening the RNC responded to the east end of St. John’s where an individual was said to be causing property damage inside a home.
Officers located a male in the area matching that of the description provided.
As a result, the 43-year-old male was arrested and charged with mischief in relation to property damage and breach of release order. The male was held to appear in court in the morning.
Moose killed, no other injuries, following collision on Outer Ring Road
A moose-vehicle collision on the Outer Ring Road on Thursday evening killed the animal and caused moderate damage to the vehicle involved.
The collision happened at about 8:00 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the highway, between Team Gushue Highway and Allandale Road. An SUV towing a trailer struck the animal near the crest of a hill, which caused moderate damage to the front of the vehicle. The animal succumbed to injuries sustained from the impact a short while after the collision took place.
There were no other injuries reported. It was foggy in fading daylight at the time of the collision. Traffic was slowed in the area until the animal and damaged vehicle could be removed.
Province finalizes rate mitigation plan for Muskrat Falls until 2030
The province has finalized its rate mitigation plan with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.
The plan applies only to island customers paying for the project. The plan will come into effect on July 1, 2024, and will ensure domestic residential rate increases are capped at 2.25 per cent annually for cost recovery associated with the Muskrat Falls project until 2030.
Private utility Newfoundland Power issued a statement in response, saying it provides a level of certainty, but there are other increases coming. An additional estimated 6.7 per cent rate increase is expected on July 1, 2024, subject to approval by the Newfoundland and Labrador Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB). This reflects the additional power supply costs from Hydro which must be recovered in electricity rates through the annual operation of the Rate Stabilization Account. These are supply costs that Newfoundland Power has already incurred and paid to Hydro in 2023.
Speeding in school zones major concern in CBS, says mayor
The RNC has ticketed dozens of speeding drivers in school zones this week. As NTV’s Beth Penney tells us, the mayor of Conception Bay South says, it’s a major concern in his town.
Housing and homelessness concerns highlighted at vigil
It was meant to be a silent vigil, but organizers say it’s impossible to stay silent about their housing and homelessness concerns.
NTV’s Bailey Howard was there and has this report.