April 24, 2024
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, today announced more than $619,000 for 40 accessible community projects that will help communities support the well-being of residents. Municipalities, Inuit Community Governments, and Local Service Districts were eligible to…
April 17, 2024
The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs: Speaker, I stand today to highlight this year’s Professional Municipal Administrators Annual Convention and Trade Show that took…
April 9, 2024
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, will deliver a keynote address at the banquet of the Professional Municipal Administrators 52nd Annual Convention and Trade Show tomorrow (Wednesday, April 10). The banquet will be held at the…
March 19, 2024
The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2024-010 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below. To view the Report in its entirety,…
March 8, 2024
Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador are reminded that Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend. At 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 10, clocks should be set one hour ahead. When adjusting clocks, residents are encouraged to take the opportunity to change…
January 31, 2024
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, today announced more than $500,000 for seven community collaboration projects that will help advance community sustainability and viability throughout the province. Municipalities, Inuit Community Governments and Local Service Districts in…
January 24, 2024
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, today announced a call for applications for Accessible Communities Grants that will help communities support the overall well-being of residents. These grants are available to Municipalities, Inuit Community Governments and…
November 3, 2023
Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador are reminded that Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. At 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 5, clocks must be turned back one hour. When adjusting clocks, residents are encouraged to take the opportunity to change…
November 1, 2023
The Provincial Government is moving forward with progressive legislation to govern towns and local service districts throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. The proposed Towns and Local Service Districts Act will be modern and enabling, replacing the Municipalities Act, 1999. The Bill…
November 1, 2023
The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, will be available to media today (Wednesday, November 1) to discuss Bill 54, the Towns and Local Service Districts Act. The availability will take place outside the House of Assembly,…
