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Recruiting Custodial Staff for Provinces School Buses Still Ongoing
Work is still be doing done to recruit custodial staff to manage the cleaning of the province's school buses. Several new buses have been purchased for the province to use, and government hopes to hav...
Sep 25, 2020
$15 Minimum Wage Not the Job-Killer Some May Think, says Advocate
An advocate for a $15 an hour minimum wage in the province is allaying fears that such an increase would negatively affect businesses and, in turn, not have much of an impact on the standard of living...
Sep 25, 2020
Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Nunatsiavut Government in Voisey's Bay Royalty Dispute
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Nunatsiavut Government in a dispute with the provincial government over royalties from the Voisey's Bay nickel project. In his decision, Supreme Court Just...
Sep 25, 2020
CAPP Applauding Incentives for Offshore Exploration
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is applauding incentives for companies to continue bidding and exploring for oil offshore. The move by the provincial government will allow deposits on ...
Sep 25, 2020
Financing Being Worked Out for Atlantic Loop
A vague concept of reducing the Maritimes' dependency on coal-fired generation now has a name: the Atlantic Loop. The reference is contained in Wednesday night's Speech from the Throne. The Loop would...
Sep 25, 2020 (Muskrat Falls file photo, August 2019, courtesy Nalcor.)
Several Dozen Schools in NL Identified with Radon Levels Requiring Mitigation
The English School District says radon levels requiring remediation have been identified in several dozen schools in the province. Radon is a colourless, odourless gas that is found naturally in the e...
Sep 25, 2020
Police Seize Vehicles from Uninsured Drivers in Enforcement Effort
Police in the Trinity-Conception area had a busy start to their week which resulted in four drivers being taken off the road. The first incident occurred on Monday at 3 p.m. when police stopped a vehi...
Sep 24, 2020
Advocate says OCI's Long Pond Proposal Ignores Existing Infrastructure in South Dildo
A local fisheries advocate wants to know why OCI is not giving consideration to South Dildo for a new, and controversial marine base proposed for Long Pond, CBS. The proposal involves in-fill that wil...
Sep 24, 2020 (Sample rendering of proposed OCI development in Long Pond.)
St. John's and First Light Sign Declaration in Support of Indigenous Rights
The Declaration in Support of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been signed by the city of St. John's and First Light. It's being heralded as "the foundation for achieving reconciliation." Mayor Da...
Sep 24, 2020
Groups Rally in Support of Dominion Workers on Month-Long Strike
Dominion workers have now been on the picket lines for over a month, but their determination remains unwavering. Striking workers at the Quidi Vidi Dominion were joined over the lunch hour by represen...
Sep 24, 2020
