July 8, 2021
Today, the Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced over $87,000 in joint federal-provincial funding for the Burin Peninsula Regional Service Board’s Dewatering System Project. This residential and industrial wastewater project will reduce energy used to process…
July 7, 2021
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will announce funding from the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund to support a waste and emission reduction project on the Burin Peninsula. The minister will be joined by Paul Pike,…
July 7, 2021
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, today announced the 2020-21 recipients of the Solid Waste Management Innovation Fund and the Community Waste Diversion Fund. Over $160,000 has been provided to 16 projects that support sustainable waste…
July 6, 2021
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will announce the recipients of funding for sustainable waste management projects tomorrow (Wednesday, July 7). Projects are operated under programs by the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board. The event will take place…
July 2, 2021
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced the following events relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act. UNDERTAKING REGISTERED: CBPP Zone 7 (Districts 9 and 16) Five-Year Operating Plan (2022-2026) …
June 30, 2021
In 2020, the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Advisory Council (WERAC) began gathering public feedback on the proposed provincial Protected Areas Plan for the Island of Newfoundland. The Plan aims to increase the amount of land protected in the province for…
June 28, 2021
The Honourable Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be joined by the Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation, the Honourable Siobhan Coady, Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board, and Mark…
June 24, 2021
Visitor services at the Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve are now extended for the summer season. The hours of operation for the visitor centre at Cape St. Mary’s are Monday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The site…
June 24, 2021
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced the following event relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act. UNDERTAKING RELEASED: Channel- Port aux Basques Cottage Access Road (Reg. 2128) Proponent:…
June 22, 2021
The following statement was read today by the Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak today about the exciting initiatives happening under the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund, specifically the Climate…
