May 24, 2022
The Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities, will participate in a virtual panel entitled ‘Employment Capacity for People with Disabilities in the Natural Resources Sector’…
May 24, 2022
The Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will bring greetings to the Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador’s conference titled ‘Embracing Neurodiversity’ at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, (Wednesday, May 25). The event is being held at…
May 20, 2022
The Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities, will attend the Atlantic Sports and Recreation Weekend Banquet by the Canadian Council of the Blind on Sunday,…
May 19, 2022
The Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will bring greetings at the launch of Sharing Our Cultures’ project entitled “Discovering Our Diverse Francophone Cultures” tomorrow (Friday, May 20). The event takes place at 10:30 a.m….
May 18, 2022
The Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will attend the official opening of the 52 km section of the East Coast Trail between Topsail Beach and Cape St. Francis tomorrow (Thursday, May 19). The event…
May 13, 2022
The following is being distributed at the request of Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation: Today, the Governments of Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada announced a $787,000 contract to develop a new four-unit, affordable residential housing building on Mesher Street in…
May 13, 2022
The Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will bring greetings at the North Harbour 50+ Club Wellness Fair for seniors themed ‘Spring Into Wellness’ tomorrow (Saturday, May 14). The event takes place at 9:30 a.m….
May 12, 2022
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada will make a funding announcement for a new housing project in Happy Valley-Goose Bay tomorrow (Friday, May 13). The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs and Minister…
May 12, 2022
The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development: Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today to highlight significant investments, through cost-shared agreements, of…
May 9, 2022
Today, the Honourable John G. Abbott, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, announced the expansion of the Bus Pass Program to seniors over aged 65 who are receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement and youth receiving services from the Youth…
