May 18, 2018
On Wednesday, May 23, some forest access roads in North West River will close to vehicle traffic until further notice. Roads include an eight kilometre section in the Grand Lake Road system at the second gate, South Branch Road and…
May 16, 2018
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources: Mr. Speaker, today I wish to commemorate the life of a true pioneer who exemplified the values of…
May 11, 2018
White-nose syndrome has been confirmed in three Little Brown Myotis (bats) in western Newfoundland. This bat disease has decimated hibernating bats throughout the Maritime provinces and the northeastern United States. White-nose syndrome gets its name from a ring of white…
May 9, 2018
The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be joined by the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, and Gudie Hutchings, Member of Parliament for Long Range Mountains, in Reidville tomorrow (Thursday, May 10) to…
May 8, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, today announced that funding is available through the 2018-19 Provincial Agrifoods Assistance Program to help existing farmers and new entrants improve the economic viability of the province’s agriculture and agrifoods…
May 7, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will deliver the keynote presentation, titled The Way Forward Commitment of Doubling Food Production in Newfoundland and Labrador, at the Newfoundland and Labrador Food Forum hosted by the Conference Board’s…
May 7, 2018
Forest access roads on the Hampton Highway, White’s River Road and Blueberry Pond areas are closed to vehicle traffic until further notice. The roads will remain open to snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. The closures necessary to protect the roads from…
May 4, 2018
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, will attend a behind-the-scenes look at a vessel being loaded with Corner Brook Pulp and Paper’s largest-ever shipment of newsprint being sent directly to India from the mill on Monday,…
May 4, 2018
The Department of Fisheries and Land Resources advises that some forest access roads in central Newfoundland sustained moderate to extensive damage due to heavy rainfall on April 29, 2018. Individuals should use extreme caution when travelling on the following forest…
May 1, 2018
Environment and Climate Change Canada has released its Progress Report on Unprotected Critical Habitat for the Woodland Caribou Boreal Population in Canada, which does not reflect the expressed advice of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and does not address…
