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Hogan Addresses ATV Ban, Exemptions in Place, and Responds to Abusive Phone Calls
Premier John Hogan is urging the public to consider the spirit of the ATV ban imposed due to extremely dry conditions and the extreme fire risk. All ATVs are banned from use in wooded areas where the ...
Aug 14, 2025 Health Minister Krista Lynn Howell, Premier John Hogan, and Deputy Minister of Forestry, Jamie Chippett (VOCM News)
Fire Break Cut Back in 2022 Helping Contain Current Martin Lake Blaze
The Martin Lake fire has expanded to 2,160 hectares and is approximately 16 km south of Grand Falls-Windsor. While air crews are working on the fire, the fire behaviour is not allowing ground crews in...
Aug 14, 2025 The Martin Lake fire as seen from Grand Falls-Windsor (Submitted)
UPDATE: Progress Being Made on Paddy's Pond Fire, TCH Reopens to Traffic
While word has been spreading on social media that the fire at Paddy's Pond is out, officials say that is not the case. There is some positive news however. The Trans Canada Highway has reopened at Pa...
Aug 14, 2025 Smoke from the fire at Paddy's Pond not long after it started to spread.
Government Estimates Approximately 100 Structures Lost in Conception Bay North Fire
Despite more favourable weather conditions and additional resources arriving in the province, the fire situation on the island remains serious. Public Safety Minister John Haggie is calling it a state...
Aug 14, 2025 (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador/YouTube)
Man Charged With Arson in Wake of Several Downtown Fires
Police have charged a man with setting several fires in downtown St. John's earlier this week. Twenty-year-old Caleb Boland-Pelkey made a brief appearance in provincial court today and remains in cust...
Aug 14, 2025 (VOCM News)
Smoking on Golf Course Temporarily Banned at Bally Haly
Hot, dry weather has prompted a temporary smoking ban at a city golf course starting today. Bally Haly Country Club posted the news to social media last night, saying smoking will be banned out side o...
Aug 14, 2025
Government Discussing Ways to Get Supplies to Connaigre Peninsula During Highway Closure
The Connaigre Peninsula is essentially cut off from the rest of the province thanks to the Martin Lake fire which has forced the closure of the Bay d'Espoir Highway - the only way in and out of the re...
Aug 14, 2025 The Martin Lake fire as seen from Grand Falls-Windsor (Submitted)
Evacuated Communities to Undergo Water Testing
Some evacuated communities will have to undergo water testing before it's safe for returning residents to drink the water. Boil orders are put in place in any community that's been evacuated due to fo...
Aug 14, 2025
HV-GB RCMP Seize Cocaine, Cash and Paraphernalia During Traffic Stop
The investigation is ongoing after a traffic stop in Happy Valley-Goose Bay resulted in the seizure of suspected cocaine, cash and various drug paraphernalia. RCMP say the vehicle was stopped on Monda...
Aug 14, 2025 (RCMP)
Showers in Forecast for Central and Eastern Newfoundland on Friday
It won't be much, but there is some rain in the forecast tomorrow. A cold front will be moving across parts of central and the Avalon, bringing with it some showers and a reprieve from the extreme hea...
Aug 14, 2025
