The Honourable Dr. John Haggie, Minister of Justice and Public Safety, has rescinded the regional state of emergency for a portion of the Bay de Verde Peninsula from Bristol’s Hope to Whiteway (the communities in the entirety of the Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde electoral district). The regional state of emergency has been lifted for the entire area.

The following communities remain under a precautionary evacuation alert (communities need to be prepared to leave on very short notice):

• Unincorporated area of Western Bay.
• Unincorporated area of Ochre Pit Cove.
• Unincorporated area of Burnt Point-Gull Island-Northern Bay.
• Unincorporated area of Kingston.
• Town of Small Point-Broadcove-Blackhead-Adam’s Cove.

For the most up-to-date information, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/alerts and follow the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador on Facebook and on X.

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