October 23, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, is pleased to welcome Mary’s Harbour fish harvester and community leader Alton Rumbolt to the province’s Fisheries Advisory Council. Mr. Rumbolt participated in his inaugural meeting of the council on…
October 18, 2018
Fisheries and Land Resources officials remind the public not to feed wildlife or leave unsecured food or garbage where animals can access it following increased observations of foxes in the Cartwright area. Unsecured food and dumping of garbage are typically…
October 15, 2018
Provincial farmers with experience raising beef cattle are asked to consider entering into a five-year contract that will help advance Newfoundland and Labrador’s beef industry. Proposals to apply for a herd of five Hereford cattle under the Beef Cattle Genetic…
October 15, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, today announced the establishment of an advisory council to provide local input into the management of Mistaken Point, the only provincially-managed and funded UNESCO World Heritage Site in Newfoundland and…
October 12, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, and Gudie Hutchings, Member of Parliament for Long Range Mountains, at the Agriculture Expo in Corner Brook today provided details on investments focused on growing the agriculture industry and supporting…
October 12, 2018
Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Officers on the province’s west coast have laid a number of charges under the Wildlife Act following three recent investigations. On September 14, 2018, officers from the Corner Brook detachment responded to a complaint that a…
October 12, 2018
Provincial Fish and Wildlife Enforcement staff – working with a contingent of 43 active officers – laid almost three times more charges for inland fish-related offences in 2018 compared to the previous year. Provincial officers laid 50 charges in 2018,…
October 11, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, and Gudie Hutchings, Member of Parliament for Long Range Mountains, will announce investments focused on growing the agriculture industry and supporting entrepreneurs in this industry through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership…
October 5, 2018
Forestry operations administered by the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources have achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification for the department’s Environmental Management System, keeping Newfoundland and Labrador on the leading edge of environmentally responsible forest management. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP…
September 28, 2018
Fast action by fire suppression crews is ensuring the protection of more forest land in the province in 2018 despite an increase in human-caused forest fires. Forest fire statistics for Newfoundland and Labrador indicate the number of fire starts in…
