October 3, 2024
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, will address the Professional Municipal Administrators (PMA) Fall Forum tomorrow (Friday, October 4) at 9:00 a.m. at the Greenwood Inn and Suites, 48 West Street, Corner Brook. PMA is a…
October 2, 2024
The Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs is conducting a series of training sessions beginning today (October 2) on the new Towns and Local Service Districts Act, which comes into force on January 1, 2025. The Towns and Local Service…
September 12, 2024
Today, the Honourable Dr. John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, and the Honourable Sean Fraser, Federal Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, released a joint statement: “Together, we have finalized a new Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) agreement. This…
August 26, 2024
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, will bring greetings at the Royal Canadian Air Force Centennial Mural Unveiling Ceremony tomorrow (Tuesday, August 27). The ceremony will be held at the Botwood Flying Boat Museum, 15 Airbase…
June 27, 2024
Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Local Government considered a number of issues at their annual meeting in St. John’s. Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to working together to advance priorities related to local governments and share best practices. “I was…
June 25, 2024
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, today announced a call for applications for the 2024-25 Community Enhancement Employment Program. This program provides funding to eligible project sponsors such as: Municipalities Inuit Community Governments Local Service Districts…
June 25, 2024
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, will host the annual meeting of Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for Local Government taking place in St. John’s, June 26-27. The meeting is being held at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland, 115…
June 13, 2024
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, today announced memorial wreath grants are now available for communities to commemorate repatriation of the unknown First World War soldier on Memorial Day, July 1, 2024. These grants are available…
May 2, 2024
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, will deliver remarks during the luncheon of the Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador’s 2024 Municipal Symposium: Unlocking Excellence tomorrow, Friday, May 3. The luncheon will take place at the Quality Hotel…
May 1, 2024
The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs: Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today to recognize May 5 to 11 as Municipal Awareness Week…
