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…
August 23, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will announce details to customize office space for the department in Corner Brook tomorrow (Friday, August 24). The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Wheeler’s Road…
August 17, 2018
Newfoundland and Labrador is answering the call to help protect our fellow Canadians, their property and the forest resource against the devastating effects of wildfire. Summer 2018 may become the province’s busiest summer for deployments. Through the Department of Fisheries…
August 8, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources will participate in a joint announcement at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, August 9) at the Newfoundland Emporium, 11 Broadway, Corner Brook. He will be joined by Gudie Hutchings, Member of…
August 3, 2018
Pet owners in Labrador are encouraged to vaccinate their pets following a positive rabies diagnosis in a fox that was recently killed in Rigolet. Rabies vaccination help protect animals and humans against the threat of rabies. Samples from the animal…
July 27, 2018
The Department of Fisheries and Land Resources is making six additional Agriculture Areas of Interest – totalling approximately 5,800 hectares – available to ensure prime agricultural land continues to be protected and secured for long-term use. Properties are now available…
July 26, 2018
The Kippens Ridge Road forest access road in the Robert’s Arm area will be closed to vehicle traffic from July 26 to 29. The closure is for scheduled bridge maintenance at the approximately 22.5-kilometre mark. For further information, please call…
July 24, 2018
Vehicles will have limited access to the Granite Lake Road forest access road in the Millertown area from July 25 to 27. The forest access road will open periodically during the day to allow traffic through, but delays will be…
July 18, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, today provided an update on the department’s two-year study on hook-and-release practices in Newfoundland and Labrador. Announced May 25, the landmark study is specific to the unique environmental conditions of…
July 17, 2018
Derrick Bragg, Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Land Resources, will attend the annual conference of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Agriculture, July 18-20, at Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia. Agenda items to be discussed include growth in the…
