Fire crews easily handle minor fire in Petty Harbour
Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Sunday firefighters were called to a fire at the Petty Harbour Community Centre. Ken Dinn, Platoon Chief with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department, said when crews first arrived on the scene they found smoke coming from the building. Upon investigation they discovered fire among some discarded materials behind the […]
Read moreThousands without power across the province
Thousands of residents are without power across the province at this hour. A widespread power outage has left tens of thousands of residents from St. John’s, to Port aux Basques in the dark. Newfoundland Power will post the most up to date outages on their website. NTV News will provide more information as it becomes […]
Read moreParticipACTION names Carbonear Newfoundland and Labrador’s Most Active Community
The Town of Carbonear has been named Newfoundland and Labrador’s Most Active Community through the ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge. The town will receive a prize of $15,000 to put toward local physical activity initiatives. The award, supported in part by the provincial government, is part of the ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge, a national physical activity […]
Read moreHeat Warnings in effect for through at least Wednesday for parts of Newfoundland, Monday in parts of Labrador
A Heat Warning has been issued for parts of west, central, interior and northeastern Newfoundland and southeastern Labrador
Read moreCanada invests $101 million in small craft harbours and search and rescue capacity
The federal government recently announced an investment for reconstructing, repairing and dredging at 26 craft harbours across the province. This will occur over the next three years. One of the areas includes wharfs and piers that were damaged by Hurricane Fiona. As the Canadian Coast Guard welcomes larger lifeboats into its fleet, this contract will […]
Read moreTarga Newfoundland sets course for September
Targa Newfoundland has chosen stages for this year’s event. From September 12 to 19, competitors will drive over 2000 km in Newfoundland. The Targa experience starts with the Course Familiarization Program in St. John’s prior to the event to prepare drivers and co-drivers for the rally including a driving skills review, stage review, and practice […]
Read moreRNC Partners With Highway Enforcement to Promote Safe Driving
A joint operation between Highway Enforcement Officers and the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has resulted in dozens of tickets issued on the Northeast Avalon. Multiple traffic safety checkpoints were held during ‘Operation Safe Drive’ focused on motorcycle noise, commercial vehicle safety, and licensing and equipment compliance. There were three dozen tickets issued, for things like insecure […]
Read moreHappy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP urges residents to report crime directly to police
Recently, Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP has received information that residents are concerned with increased crime in the community. However, the detachment says it has not noted an increase in reports of crime. The RCMP is committed to keeping the community safe but cannot do it alone. Preventing and solving crimes requires collaboration amongst police, citizens and […]
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