June 1, 2020
Funding applications for the 2020-21 Community Garden Support Program are still available to help eligible municipalities and community groups establish and enhance new and existing community gardens. To date, 48 applications have been approved for the upcoming season. There is…
June 1, 2020
The Department of Fisheries and Land Resources has completed the Big Game Licence Draw for the 2020-21 hunting season. Applicants can view the results online at the Wildlife Information Management System website. Applicants will also receive notification by mail in the…
May 27, 2020
The following statement was issued today by the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources. ‘I wish to extend my sincere condolences to the families of the fishermen from St. Lawrence lost at sea this week while aboard…
May 25, 2020
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, today released a report on consultations related to whether or not to allow the shooting of moose causing crop damage on farms at night – a practice currently prohibited. A…
May 13, 2020
The following statement was issued today by the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources: During the past several weeks fish harvesters and plant workers throughout Newfoundland and Labrador have been voicing genuine and serious concerns about the…
May 12, 2020
Fisheries and Land Resources is reminding anglers to follow public health guidelines for all COVID-19 alert levels during the upcoming salmon angling season, which opens June 1 and closes October 7. Salmon licences will still be available at retail vendors…
May 8, 2020
Effective Monday, May 11, the following forest access roads in the Lake Melville area of Labrador will be closed to vehicular traffic until further notice: Eight kilometers in the Grand Lake resource road system at the second gate; South Branch resource…
May 7, 2020
Fisheries and Land Resources reminds anyone who encounters wildlife to leave newborn, abandoned or displaced animals where they belong – in the wild. As members of the public become more engaged in responsible outdoor activities and follow guidelines of NLife…
May 6, 2020
Fisheries and Land Resources is working to address Newfoundland and Labrador’s food security needs during the COVID-19 pandemic by nearly doubling the volume of vegetable transplants available under the Vegetable Transplant Program – from 1.7 million transplants in 2019 to…
May 6, 2020
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources has reinstated 10 aquaculture licences to Northern Harvest Sea Farms (MOWI Canada East) in the Fortune Bay region on the south coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The October 11, 2019…
