October 20, 2022
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate…
October 18, 2022
Proposed amendments to the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act will receive Second Reading in the House of Assembly today. These amendments propose expanded presumptive cancer and cardiac coverage for career and volunteer firefighters. Minister Davis will be available to…
October 18, 2022
October 17-23 is Waste Reduction Week in Newfoundland and Labrador. Waste Reduction Week 2022 focuses on themes specific to waste streams: textiles; e-waste; plastics; and food waste. Waste Reduction Week is now a part of Circular Economy Month, a new…
October 14, 2022
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced the following relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act. Undertakings Released: Humber Valley – Goose Bay Regional Abattoir (Reg. 2206) Proponent: Dinsmore Farm The…
October 14, 2022
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister Responsible for Labour, today released the final report received on the review of the current Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Model, as outlined in the Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining…
October 13, 2022
Cleanfarms, a non-profit environmental stewardship organization, is offering a drop off for Newfoundland and Labrador farmers and local pesticide operators to safely dispose of unwanted or obsolete commercial class pesticides and livestock/equine medications from October 18-21, 2022. Items can be…
October 7, 2022
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced the following relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act. Undertaking REGISTERED: Bay Bulls – Bauline Multi-Use Trail (Reg. 2220) Proponent: Bay Bulls – Bauline…
September 29, 2022
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced the following relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act. UNDERTAKING REGISTERED: Conception Bay South Pyrophyllite Processing Facility (Reg. 2219) And Mine Development Proponent: Trinity…
September 29, 2022
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, along with Joanne Thompson, Member of Parliament for St. John’s East, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, today announced cost-shared funding of over…
September 28, 2022
To coincide with the increase to the minimum wage on October 1, 2022, the Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister Responsible for Labour, today announced the details of a new Transitional Support Program for Smaller…
