June 26, 2026
The Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands is working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, industry stakeholders and citizen scientists to monitor detections of Japanese beetle in the City of St. John’s. The department has contracted a landscaping company to…
June 25, 2026
The Honourable Pleaman Forsey, Minister of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands, today announced that the Newfoundland and Labrador Disaster Financial Assistance Program has been activated to assist municipalities and local service districts impacted by summer 2025 wildfires on the Avalon Peninsula. Applications are available for municipalities and local service districts that were affected by the…
June 19, 2026
The Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands is monitoring reports of a black bear near the communities of Eastport and St. Chad’s. Conservation officers with the department are monitoring the area and encouraging residents to take appropriate steps to avoid…
June 10, 2026
The Provincial Government has strengthened legislation to protect residents, communities and forest resources from forest fires, and is enhancing public access to important information about wildfire prevention and management. The new Wildfire Prevention and Management website is a one-stop resource for forest…
June 9, 2026
The Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands is working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and various industry stakeholders to respond to increased detections of Japanese beetle in the St. John’s area. Japanese beetle, an invasive species in Canada, is…
June 5, 2026
The Resource Enforcement Division is requesting information about an individual alleged to have started a large fire close to a wooded area near the community of Trout River. Resource Enforcement Officers from the Massey Drive Detachment are investigating an unattended fire that…
June 4, 2026
Applications for P25 radios are open to volunteer fire departments throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. The radios support emergency response efforts by connecting first responders on the province-wide radio system. Budget 2026 provided $7 million in new funding for equipment, supplies, staffing, volunteer firefighter training and emergency…
June 4, 2026
As part of the Provincial Government’s commitment to safer communities, water bomber coverage for the 2026 forest fire season has been activated in Labrador with two CL-415 tankers currently positioned in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Five CL-415 water bombers are deployed…
June 3, 2026
The Provincial Government is acting on its commitment to make communities safer by modernizing and strengthening the legislation that protects residents, communities and forest resources from wildfires. Following the devasting wildfire season in 2025, the Department of Forestry, Agriculture and…
June 2, 2026
Resource Enforcement Officers from the Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands will be participating in a FI-210 Fire Investigation course in the Hamilton’s Pond area of Springdale from June 15 to 26. As part of the training, wildland firefighters will…
