Municipal Affairs - 2005
January,
February, March, April,
May,
June,
July, August, September,
October, November,
December
January
January 7
NOTE TO EDITORS:�Minister Jack Byrne to swear in council of the new Town of Trinity Bay North
January 11
Minister seeks
interest in review of St. John�s Urban Region Regional Plan
January 13
NOTE TO EDITORS: Ministers to address Road Builders/Heavy Civil Association
January 20
Capital works roundtables
January 31
Improvements announced for St. Anthony�s sewer
system
February
February 2
New deal for cities and communities
February 7
Government to
seek input on flood risk policy
Minister releases investigation report on the Town
of Port au Choix
February 8
Tenders to be called for Stephenville sewage
treatment facility
February 17
New water and sewer system for Trinity
February 22
$2.0 million offered to Happy Valley-Goose Bay
under Multi-Year Capital Works Agreement
$2.3 million offered to Wabush
under Multi-Year Capital Works Agreement
Approximately $3.6 million offered to Gander for
Multi-Year Capital Works Agreement
Approximately $2.3 million offered to Labrador City
under Multi-Year Capital Works Agreement
$4.4 million offered to Grand Falls-Windsor under
Multi-Year Capital Works Agreement
February
24
$20 million offered to City of St. John�s under
Multi-Year Capital Works Agreement
February 25
$4.0 million offered to Torbay under Multi-Year
Capital Works Agreement
March
March 2
Municipal
Assessment Agency - Chairperson elected
March 9
Inaugural meeting regarding gas tax
March 11
$6.8 million offered to
Mount Pearl under Multi-Year Capital Works Program
March 21
Budget 2005 provides more than $9
million for community, regional and sectorial development
Budget 2005 builds on infrastructure
commitments
March 23
$12.5 million offered to Corner Brook under Multi-Year Capital Works Agreement
March 24
Town of Paradise offered Multi-Year Capital Works Agreement
$7.1 million offered to
the Town of Conception Bay South under the Multi-Year Capital Works Agreement
Town of Portugal Cove-St.
Philip�s offered Multi-Year Capital Works Agreement
March
29
Adverse weather forecasted March 30 and 31
March 31
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister Jack Byrne to meet with
councils in Stephenville region
April
April 1
Notice of daylight savings time
April 6
Over $4.4 million offered to Marystown under
Multi-Year Capital Works Agreement
April 7
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to address Atlantic
Mayors� Congress
April 20
Ministerial Statement - Community Enhancement
Program
April 22
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to address Newfoundland
and Labrador Association of Municipal Administrators
April 27
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to attend news
conference regarding St. John�s Harbour clean up project
April 28
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference postponed
May
May 3
Ministerial
Statement - Emergency Preparedness Week, May 1-7
May 9
Ministerial
Statement - Municipal Awareness Day
Communities across province celebrating Municipal Awareness Day
May 12
Ministerial Statement - Municipal Rural
Infrastructure Fund
May 24
Local Service Districts (LSDs) given discretionary
authority to provide road maintenance and snow clearing services for class 4
roads
May 25
Changes to Municipal Elections Act
June
June 2
NOTE TO EDITORS
- St. John's Harbour Clean-up announcement
June 4
Riverhead Wastewater Treatment Facility design unveiled at St. John�s City Hall
June 22
Tidy Towns program
receives financial boost of $30,000
June 27
Appointments announced to the Northern Peninsula
Regional Service Board
NOTE TO EDITORS: Crab
workers support program to be announced
June 28
Government announces support program to assist
crab industry workers
Government accepting
applications for 2005-06 community enhancement program
July
July 18
Application process underway for Crab Workers Support
Program
July 19
Province to support expansion of Bay Roberts arena
July 20
Government to provide
financial assistance to improve public water system in Cottrell�s Cove
July 26
Province invests $840,155 to upgrade Stephenville
water supply
Investigative report into
CBS Town Council released
August
August 2
Support program for displaced Fortune FPI plant
industry workers announced
August 19
Municipal Assessment Agency board member elected
August 23
Government approves first batch of projects for
income support programs
August 30
Additional projects approved for Crab Workers
Support Program
September
September 9
Crab Worker Support Program project approvals
continue
September 12
Capital works investments highlight strong
commitment to improve community infrastructure throughout the province
September 13
Town of Englee receives $251,200 in Community
Enhancement Program Support
September 15
Municipal election nomination results released
September 16
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister Jack Byrne to attend
Provincial/Territorial Meeting of Ministers of Local Government
$1.6 million committed to
support construction of CBS Pool Complex
New batch of approvals in
support of Crab Worker Support Program announced
Adverse weather conditions
expected from Tropical Storm Ophelia
September 22
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister Jack Byrne to address
Conception Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
September 23
$208,600 in projects for Crab Worker Support
Program announced
September 27
Status Report - Flooding in
Town of Stephenville
Update on West Coast flooding
September 28
Minister
acknowledges municipal election candidates
Update on flooding
conditions on west coast - 10:30 a.m
Update on flooding
conditions on west coast - 2:30 p.m.
Ministers conduct site
inspections on west coast to assess flood impact
September 29
West coast flooding: Damage
Assistance applications - 9:30 a.m.
Update on flooding
conditions on west coast - 11:15 a.m.
West coast flooding:
Damage Assistance applications - 12 noon
September 30
West coast flooding: Interim housing
accommodations
Update: West Coast Flooding - 2:30 p.m
Approvals for Crab Worker Support
Program reach $3.3 million mark
October
October 3
West Coast flooding applications for financial
assistance
October 5
West coast flooding update 12 noon
October 6
NOTE TO EDITORS: Public meeting to be held
Tuesday, October 11, for victims of west coast flooding
October 7
Use Candles with Care Theme for 2005 Fire
Prevention Week
Municipal Assessment
Agency - Assessment Notices Mailed
Heavy rainfall possible
over southern areas of the island
New project approvals
announced for Crab Worker Support Program
October 11
NOTE TO EDITORS: Information Session to be held
for victims of west coast flooding
October 14
$92,100 approved for Crab Worker Support Program
October 19
Trinity � Bay de Verde to receive $94,500 in Community Enhancement Funding
October 20
Community Enhancement Program to provide $100,100 to Harbour Main-Whitbourne
October 21
$324,000 in Community Enhancement Program funding awarded to
districts of Burgeo & La Poile, Twillingate & Fogo, and Torngat Mountains
$112,000 in funding
support announced under Crab Worker Support Program
October 25
Baie Verte to receive $113,800 in Community
Enhancement Program Support
October 27
Community Enhancement Program investment of
$245,000 supports practical work initiatives
October 28
Notice of time change this weekend
Burin-Placentia West to
receive boost of $174,000 for community improvements
Funding under Community
Enhancement Program for projects in Bonavista North
November
November 1
NOTE TO EDITORS: Ministers sign proclamation
declaring November Diabetes Awareness Month
November 4
NOTE TO EDITORS: Premier Williams and Minister
Jack Byrne to address Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities
November 8
Bonavista South to receive $325,000 through
Community Enhancement Program
November 9
Municipal infrastructure in District of
Windsor-Springdale to see improvements through $192,000 investment of Community
Enhancement Program support
November 10
Province commits $160,000 to support municipal,
recreational and tourism development in Lewisporte
Heavy rainfall conditions
expected for South Coast
November 14
Districts to receive $589,400 through Community
Enhancement Program
$161,000 in funding
support announced under Crab Workers Support Program
November 15
Community Enhancement Program approves $200,200 in
funding
November 16
Community Enhancement Program investment of
$250,000 supports economic development and community infrastructure
November 18
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister Jack Byrne to address
Irish Loop Development Board
November 21
Regional planning exercise for Humber Valley
region proposed
November 23
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, November 24.
Subject: Major infrastructure announcement
Districts awarded $463,000
through Community Enhancement Program
November 24
Newfoundland and Labrador Communities to benefit
from $84 million in federal, provincial and municipal infrastructure
investments
November 30
Districts of Bellevue, Bonavista North, Placentia
and St. Mary�s and Ferryland to receive $512,600 through Community Enhancement
Program
December
December 2
$80,100 in funding support announced under Crab
Workers Support Program
December 7
St. George�s-Stephenville East to receive $115,000
in Community Enhancement funding
December 9
$35,834 in funding support announced
under Crab Workers Support Program
December 13
Municipal Assessment Agency - Board members
elected
December 16
$23,752 in funding support announced under Crab
Workers Support Program
December 16
NOTE TO EDITORS - Climate Change Workshop for
Municipalities
December 21
District of Port au Port receives $190,000 through
Community Enhancement Program
December 22
$34,307 in funding support announced under Crab
Workers Support Program
December 28
$80,500 in funding announced through Community
Enhancement Program
December 30
$52,777 in funding support announced under Crab
Workers Support Program |