April 9, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation: Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House…
March 22, 2019
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will speak at the 2019 Labrador Winter Games’ Closing Ceremonies tomorrow (Saturday, March 23). The event takes place at 7:00 p.m. at E.J. Broomfield Memorial Arena, 2 Churchill Street,…
March 22, 2019
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, today announced an additional $25,000 in support for the Baby-Friendly Council to expand and enhance the Space for Everyone toolkit. The funding will provide continued support to Happy Valley-Goose…
March 22, 2019
Individuals, groups and organizations are invited to submit nominations for the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Seniors of Distinction Awards. Now in its 10th year, the awards program recognizes and celebrates the contributions, achievements and diversity of seniors throughout Newfoundland and Labrador….
March 21, 2019
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will announce funding to support a Baby-Friendly Council of Newfoundland and Labrador breastfeeding initiative tomorrow (Friday, March 22) at 9:00 a.m. at the Happy Valley-Goose Bay Town Hall, 212…
March 21, 2019
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, and the Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Health and Community Services, today announced that the Provincial Government will provide $150,000 to Eastern Health to support a smoking cessation program…
March 20, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize March as National Nutrition Month. Our government is pleased to…
March 15, 2019
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, today announced that approximately $115 million in core funding the Provincial Government currently provides to community groups will be maintained for the next fiscal year. Minister Dempster also provided…
March 14, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development: Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to our province’s 1,500 social workers during National Social…
March 12, 2019
The following is being distributed at the request of the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation: The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, and Churence Rogers, Member of Parliament for Bonavista-Burin-Trinity on behalf of the…
