July 18, 2025
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs, along with the Labrador West Alliance, has returned from a best practices tour to the Northwest Territories. The purpose of the trip was to strengthen regional resilience and prosperity by learning from…
July 8, 2025
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs, announced today that the Provincial Government has entered into a new pilot program in partnership with the national charity Hope Air. Through collaboration with the Medical Transportation Assistance Program managed by the…
July 7, 2025
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs, will announce a new partnership between the Medical Transportation Assistance Program and Hope Air tomorrow (July 8). The event will take place at 11:00 a.m. at the Goose Bay Airport in Happy…
April 22, 2025
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs, is pleased to highlight changes to the mileage assistance rate for the Medical Transportation Assistance Program as announced in Budget 2025: Smarter. Stronger. Better. Patients who travel more than 500 kilometres a…
March 31, 2025
On Sunday, March 30, a ceremony took place in Mulligan to commemorate Labrador author and matriarch Lydia Campbell who is considered one of Labrador’s most well-known and respected historical figures. About 60 people made the trip by snowmobile to the…
March 28, 2025
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs, is participating in an event on Sunday, March 30, to commemorate the life of Lydia Campbell, historic, Indigenous Labrador author and matriarch. The commemorative event is being organized by Them Days and…
March 5, 2025
The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs: Speaker, I am pleased to rise in this honourable house to highlight how our government is breaking down barriers for…
February 17, 2025
In recognition of the Year of Sport in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs, today announced further enhancements to the Labrador Sport Travel Subsidy Program. The Labrador Sport Travel Subsidy Program provides air travel support…
November 15, 2024
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs, has announced $50,000 in funding for Them Days, a non-profit organization that documents and preserves the history of Labrador. The funding will assist in operations and special events around the organization’s 50th…
November 14, 2024
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs, will make a funding announcement tomorrow (Friday, November 15) at 12:45 p.m. Labrador time. The event will take place at 3 Courte Manche St, Happy Valley-Goose Bay. -30-
