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January, February,
March, April, May, June,
July, August, September, October, November,
December
January
January 2
Minister announces opening of Nipishish caribou extension
zone
January 6
Big River caribou extension zone opened for hunting
January 22
Minister announces opening of Seal Lake caribou extension
zone
January 28
Progress being made on Inland and Wildlife Advisory Council
February
February 4
Hemlock looper forecasts down for 1997
February 6
Limited Polar Bear hunt opens, February 8 - June 30
February 7
Changes to dates in the 1996-97 Hunting guide
Release of draft 20-year Forest Development Plan
February 12
Becoming an Outdoors Woman program to be introduced into
Newfoundland and Labrador
February 17
1997/98 Big Game Licence Season and Quotas announced
March
March 6
Reminder of deadline for moose/caribou licence applications
March 21
Newfoundland and Labrador participates in Atlantic Conference
on Coastal and Marine Areas Protection
April
April 3
National Wildlife Week, April 6-12
April 18
Experimental early opening of moose season in Management Area
23
April 24
Becoming an Outdoors Woman program, April 25 - 27
Voluntary withdrawl of Jacques Premium Confectionery 85g bars
April 29
National meeting of natural resource law enforcement chiefs,
St. John's
Public members named to Inland Fish and Wildlife Advisory
Council
Negotiations to privatize Newfoundland Farm products
progressing
April 30
Ministerial Statement - Newfoundland Farm Products
Corporation
May
May 20
Ministerial Statement - Silverculture projects for 1997
May 29
First Newfoundland pony sanctuary to be opened
Opening of Salmonier Nature Park for 1997
May 30
Minister of Forest Resources and Agrifoods comments on
proposal to combine departments
June
June 6
Site preparation contract for St. George's / Stephenville
east District
Tree seedling planting project for St. Barbe
Tree seedling planting project for St. George's /
Stephenville East District
June 9
Tree seedling planting project for Trinity-Bay de Verde
June 10
Roadbed improvements project for Trinity North
Resource road extension project for Lewisporte District
June 12
Tree seedling planting project for Gander District
June 13
NOTE TO EDITORS - News conference, June 13, Subject: Gander
River Salmon Licence,
NOTE TO EDITORS - News conference, June 16 Subject::
Divestiture of Newfoundland Farm Products
Gander River Salmon Licence
June 16
Divestiture of Newfoundland Farm Products Corporation
June 19
Contract awarded for Spar Pond Resource Road Project
Contract awarded for precommercial thinning project for
Exploits
June 20
Site preparation project for Island Pond
Site preparation project for Exploits area
Stock Cove Resource Road project
June 23
Contract awarded for bridge construction for Loon Bay
Resource Road
Contract awarded for road extension for Bonavista North
Contract awarded for pre-commercial thinning for Chain
Lakes/Salt Water Pond, Humber Valley
July
July 4
1997 Insect control program
July 11
Results of review of moose-vehicle collisions
July 16
$2.5 million for additional silviculture projects across
province
July 18
Extension planned for East Castor River Resource Road
Extension Planned for Fox Marsh Resource Road
Three kilometre extension for White Hump Resource Road
100 hectares of forest selected for thinning in the
Lewisporte District
July 21
Silviculture project announced for Bonavista North
Extension and upgrading planned for Bridgers Pond Resource
Road
Upgrading planned for Indian Bay Resource Road
July 30
Contract to upgrade Port Hope Simpson Resource Road
August
August 4
Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program scheduled for
October
Silviculture project in Fortune Bay-Cape Lehune District
August 5
Silviculture project in Thomas Howe Demonstration
Forest
Contracts for silviculture projects in Exploits District
Silviculture project for Boot Pond area, Gander district
August 6
$40,000 silviculture project awarded in Lewisporte
District
Silviculture projects in Carbonear/Harbour Grace District
August 8
Firearm safety and hunter education requirements for
Labrador hunters
Silviculture projects in Topsail District
Silviculture project in Bonavista North District
Silviculture projects in Terra Nova District
August 11
Silviculture projects in Torngat
Mountains District
Silviculture projects in Bonavista North
August 14
Change to hunting season for area 23, Central
Newfoundland
August 15
Extension and upgrading for Chouse Brook
Resource Road
August 19
Extension planned for Mini Hydro Resource
Road
Contract for removal of insect damaged tress near
community of Winterland
August 21
Improvements to Garnish Pond Road
Fogo Island Development Association receives
silviculture contract
September
September 3
Warning from Canadian Food Inspection Agency
September 5
Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Product alert
Key recommendations made concerning wildlife
Clarification of ATV use while hunting
September 8
Project announced under Job Creation Program
Employment created through Provincial Job Creation
Program
September 9
1997/98 Newfoundland and Labrador Hunting Guide
September 10
Silviculture project for Bellevue District
Silviculture project for Salmonier Line
Silviculture project for Topsail Area
Tree planting contract awarded in Trinity North District
Planting project approved for Riverhead Brook
September 11
Silviculture project for Gander District
Silviculture project for Terra Nova District
Silviculture project for Grand Bank District
Note to Editors - News conference, September 12 Subject:
Newfoundland Pony as first heritage animal in province
September 12
Newfoundland Pony designated as first heritage
animal for the province
September 26
Proposed additional charges on Marine Atlantic
services
September 30
NOTE TO EDITORS- News conference, October 1 Subject
- Communique from Canadian Council of Wildlife ministers
October
October 1
Response to endangered species legislation report
card
October 2
NOTE TO EDITORS - The Canada Council of Forest
Ministers annual meeting, October 2
Province moves ahead on sustainable forest management
October 3
ATV use while hunting
News conference, October 6, Subject: Divestiture of
Newfoundland Farm Products
October 6
Agreement for divestiture of Newfoundland Farm
Products Corporation
October 8
Second Becoming an Outdoors Women Program scheduled
for October 11-13
Minister announces opening of Orma North Caribou
Extension Zone
October 9
Opening of two extension zones in Labrador
Amendment of notice of caribou hunt in McPhadyen River
and Michidamau West extension
Two kilometre extension planned for Charlottetown
Resource Road
October 14
Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Allergy Alert
October 20
Closure of Orma North Caribou Extension Zone
October 31
Agrifoods web site and initiation of an Agricultural
Awareness Campaign
November
November 3
Town of Winterland establishes 2,000 hectare Wetland
Stewardship Zone
November 7
Opening of Bay of Islands
Caribou Extension Zone announced
November 17
Minister cautions public to practice proper hygiene
when cleaning and handling snared rabbits
November 18
Opening of Colville Lake and Milner lake caribou extension
zones
Atlantic Farm Business Challenges '97 Forum, Corner Brook,
November 20-21
November 19
Colville Lake caribou extension zone
November 20
Ministerial Statement - Province has top per capita Law
Enforcement Torch Run in the world
November 25
Ministerial Statement - Western Newfoundland Model Forest
November 26
Firearm Safety/ Hunter Education Course Deadline for Big Game
Licence Draw
December
December 4
Ministerial Statement - Commercial caribou licence
issued in Labrador
December 8
NOTE TO EDITORS - News conference regarding New Conservation
Officer Program, December 9
December 9
Ministerial Statement - New conservation officers
program
December 11
Ministerial Statement - School Milk Program
December 12
Ministerial Statement - 1997 Silviculture Program
December 22
Public consultation on proposed endangered species
legislation
December 23
Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Allergy Alert
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