November 10, 2020
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture is seeking input from the public and stakeholders regarding a Crown Lands application from V&J Tectonic Inc. The company has applied for a grant of approximately 135 hectares of Crown land within the…
November 5, 2020
The Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, today provided an update on the Provincial Government’s Beef Industry Enhancement Initiative. A Call for Proposals from individuals, producer cooperatives, or associations to explore development of up to four abattoirs…
November 4, 2020
Information and Privacy Commissioner Michael Harvey has released an Audit Report: “Access to Information Timelines: Review of Delays”, under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. The purpose of this audit report is to examine and document…
November 3, 2020
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to highlight assistance provided through the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture’s Seafood…
October 28, 2020
Seafood Processors of Newfoundland and Labrador has retained PF Collins, Atlantis Aviation and Pisces Consulting to study the feasibility of live holding, cold storage and air shipment of fish and seafood from Newfoundland and Labrador to international markets. A working…
October 28, 2020
Resource Enforcement Officers with the newly formed Resource Enforcement Division of the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture are seeking information related to the recent discovery of four whole quarters of untagged moose in a wooded area directly across from…
October 23, 2020
Funding provided through the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Seafood Development Program is supporting the launch of WASPU, a new Indigenous brand seal oil capsule developed by the Qalipu First Nation. Funding up to $25,200 will be provided to…
October 20, 2020
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture: Mr. Speaker, our province is enjoying a steady increase in fruit and vegetable self-sufficiency, from 10 per cent…
October 16, 2020
During the 2020 forest fire season there were 67 recorded fires caused by people – down from 88 in 2019 and 128 in 2018. These fires accounted for less than five per cent of area burned. Ninety recorded wildfires burned…
October 15, 2020
After two years of improved adult survival and a particularly good calving year in 2020, the George River Caribou Herd recorded the first population increase in over 25 years. The increase brings cautious optimism about the future of the herd,…
