September 18, 2018
The Department of Fisheries and Land Resources, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement, is seeking the public’s assistance related to an incident during which a moose was alleged to have been illegally killed on September 6, 2018, in the community of Cape…
September 14, 2018
Today in Marystown, representatives from Grieg NL officially launched the company’s $250 million aquaculture project in Placentia Bay with support from both the provincial and federal governments. The launch follows the project’s release from a comprehensive environmental assessment process, which…
September 13, 2018
The Department of Fisheries and Land Resources has issued a 50-year agricultural lease for approximately 10 hectares of Crown land near Hopeall, Trinity Bay, to the Newfoundland Pony Society to ensure the continued preservation and care of this important and…
September 12, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will make an announcement relating to Newfoundland Pony preservation near Hopeall, Trinity Bay, tomorrow (Thursday, September 13). Minister Byrne will be joined by the Honourable Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Minister of Service…
September 10, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, toured the Western Agriculture Centre: Agriculture Research Station in Pynn’s Brook this morning to view and discuss research projects that will advance and diversify the agriculture industry in Newfoundland and…
September 7, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will lead a tour and discuss new and ongoing research trials at the Western Agriculture Centre: Agriculture Research Station on Monday, September 10 at 10:30 a.m. The facility, featuring research…
September 5, 2018
As big game hunting season is set to begin in most areas of the province, hunters are reminded of changes to the Wildlife Act and Regulations that support inclusion, improve access and increase participation in hunting throughout Newfoundland and Labrador….
September 4, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will attend the meeting of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) starting tomorrow (Wednesday, September 5) at the Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The council’s annual meeting…
August 30, 2018
To advance commitments to increase timber allocations and harvest levels by 20 per cent by 2020 as outlined in The Way Forward, the Provincial Government’s Commercial Cutting Permit Allocation policy will come into effect January 1, 2019. The policy –…
August 24, 2018
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has awarded a contract to Marine Contractors Inc. for customized office space for Department of Fisheries and Land Resources staff in Corner Brook. This initiative will save taxpayers approximately $560,000 annually. The proponent will…
