July 16, 2019
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will attend the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Agriculture annual conference, July 17-19. The conference will take place at Hilton Quebec City, Quebec. Agenda items to be discussed include…
July 11, 2019
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, today announced winners of the provincial salmon fly competition commemorating International Year of the Salmon in 2019. The announcement was held at the Salmonid Interpretation Centre in Grand Falls-Windsor to…
July 10, 2019
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will announce the winners of the International Year of the Salmon Fly Competition tomorrow (Thursday, July 11). The event will take place at the Salmonid Interpretation Centre, 100 Taylor Road,…
July 4, 2019
Reports of black bears have been confirmed for Belleoram and Hermitage to Milltown areas. Conservation officers are monitoring and advise residents to take appropriate steps to avoid encounters with black bears. Wild animals can be extremely dangerous and unpredictable when…
June 27, 2019
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, has announced the winners of a provincial poster and essay contest commemorating International Year of the Salmon in 2019. The Provincial Government invited Kindergarten to Grade 12 students across the…
June 26, 2019
Owners, operators and passengers of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are reminded to comply with rules and regulations governing the ownership and use of these vehicles. In the first five months of 2019, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Officers of the Department of…
June 25, 2019
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, has announced the deployment of 20 firefighters and one agency representative from the department’s wildfire suppression team to assist in fighting wildfires near Steen River, Alberta, about 900 kilometres north…
June 20, 2019
Conservation officers in Port Hope Simpson and Cartwright are monitoring reports of a polar bear near the Battle Harbour National Historic Site. All residents are advised to take appropriate steps to avoid encounters with polar bears. Please keep pets inside…
June 20, 2019
Elvis Loveless, Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Land Resources, will bring greetings to the Miawpukek First Nation’s Plamu Ceremony in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day and International Year of the Salmon tomorrow (Friday, June 21). The event begins at…
June 18, 2019
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will bring greetings at the official opening of the Maritime Lumber Bureau’s 80th Annual General Meeting in St. John’s tomorrow (Wednesday, June 19) at 1:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland,…
