NL Health Services advises the public that emergency services at Dr. Walter Templeman Health Care Centre on Bell Island will be temporarily closed due to human resource challenges from: Monday, December 4, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. to Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. In case of emergency: Patients with a medical emergency who […]
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Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, is part of the Canadian delegation participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. COP28 is designed to unite a diverse range of stakeholders – government, youth, business and investors, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and others. Discussions will focus around specific […]
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A 35-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving following an early morning traffic stop conducted on Nov. 30. Shortly after 3:00 a.m. last Thursday, an officer on patrol stopped a car on Marine Drive in Marystown. The driver showed signs of alcohol impairment and was arrested for impaired driving. At the detachment, the man provided breath samples […]
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Today marked the beginning of a weeks long event, students are taking part in the annual ‘Stuff The Bus’ campaign. They are looking for non-perishable food items, and cash donations to provide to local food banks this holiday season. Students gathered in front of Paradise Intermediate Monday morning, and will return from 2:00pm – 3:00pm […]
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The City of St. John’s is seeking a Historian or Archival Expert to fill a vacancy on the Built Heritage Experts Panel. The Built Heritage Experts Panel provides expertise, opinions and perspectives about built heritage, its protection and designation in the city. The deadline for submission of applications has been extended from December 1, 2023 […]
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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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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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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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A weak area of low pressure will track south of Atlantic Canada today and tonight and will bring light to moderate snow to southern and eastern Newfoundland as it does so. This is the same area of low pressure I talked about last week, but the timing shifted from 12 to 18 hours from what […]
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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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