August 22, 2018
Derek Bennett, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will bring greetings and throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the opening ceremonies of the U14 Girls Fastpitch Eastern Canadian Softball Championship. The…
August 16, 2018
Today, the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada celebrated the opening of the new Shushepeshipan Group Home. This Innu-led, operated and staffed group home is part of the Innu’s larger vision…
August 15, 2018
Please note that the location for tomorrow’s announcement related to a new Innu led group home placement resource for Innu children and youth has changed. The announcement involving the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, Yvonne…
August 15, 2018
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will join Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament for Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, and Chief Eugene Hart, Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation…
July 31, 2018
On July 31, the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, attended a meeting of provincial-territorial ministers responsible for social services in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The ministers had the opportunity to discuss key social policy issues including:…
July 30, 2018
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will attend the meeting of provincial-territorial ministers responsible for social services this week. The meeting will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on July 31. Through the Social Services…
July 27, 2018
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will attend the send-off celebration for Special Olympics athletes at 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 29. The celebration is being held at Memorial University’s Bruneau Centre for Innovation and…
July 20, 2018
Today, the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, released a set of Community Physical Activity Toolkits designed to encourage, motivate and support residents of the province to be more physically active in their daily lives. The…
July 19, 2018
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will host a physical activity celebration tomorrow (Friday, July 20) where she will release the ParticipACTION Physical Activity Toolkits and share information about ‘Let’s Get Moving – A Common…
July 17, 2018
The Governments of Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada have provided conditional approval to 10 private and three non-profit sector groups to develop 93 new affordable housing units throughout the province, including 13 fully accessible units. These new homes will be…
