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January 5
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
January 10
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference at 11:30 a.m.
Subject: EOI for Lower Churchill
Premier releases
Request for Expressions of Interest and Proposals for development of Lower
Churchill hydro resource
January 11
Canada-Newfoundland
Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
January 13
Inland Fisheries Enforcement Program leads to
conviction of more salmon poachers
New appointments
made to Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro board
January 18
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
Planning underway for participation in international petroleum shows
January 26
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
January 27
New dairy plant officially opens
January 28
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Board renews Terra Nova POA for three-year term
February 1
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly
Public Status Report
February 8
Government seeks proposals on the
development of wind generation strategy
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore
Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
February 11
Fox confirmed
with rabies in Nain
Government offers land to Labrador farmers
February 15
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
February 22
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
February 25
Minister Byrne says closure of federal research
station could negatively impact agriculture industry
February 28
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister Byrne will hold a news
conference at the provincial agriculture building
Minister Byrne continues effort to ensure federal
research capacity is maintained
March 1
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
March 2
Minister encouraged
by Shell Canada�s announcement to join Orphan Basin Consortium
March 4
NOTE TO EDITORS - Minister Ed Byrne to hold news conference
Minister optimistic about agriculture research following Ottawa meeting
March 7
Motorists warned to be aware of caribou in Deer
Lake - Howley region
March 9
Canada-Newfoundland
Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
March 16
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum
Board - 2005 Call for Bids
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly
Public Status Report
Ministerial Statement - Status of discussions with
Abitibi Consolidated Inc.
Ministerial Statement - 2005 Call for Bids
March 21
Maximizing benefit of natural resources
through responsible management
Strategic initiatives to safeguard our
natural heritage
March 22
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status
Report
NOTE TO EDITORS - News
conference Subject: NR enforcement activity
March 23
Government outlines plan to issue sidearms to
conservation officers
Ministerial Statement -
Commercial growth potential of potatoes
March 29
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status
Report
April 4
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Spill of synthetic-based drilling
mud (SBM)
Minister comments on the
release into the sea of synthetic drilling mud by the �GSF Grand Banks�
drill rig and reported to the C-NOPB
April 5
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status
Report
April 7
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board -
Precautionary plans for offshore demobilization
April 11
Ministerial Statement - Online mineral claim
staking program
April 13
Canada-Newfoundland
and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
April 15
Investigation
results in poaching convictions
Government meets with
Abitibi to discuss future operations
April 20
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to address Supplier
Development Forum
Department seeking
information on suspicious fires
Canada-Newfoundland and
Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
April 26
Canada-Newfoundland and
Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
April 27
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Minister available to media
Government disappointed in
Abitibi decision
April 29
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to attend events in Corner
Brook
More deliberate fires on
Avalon Peninsula concern forestry officials
Annual Agrifood and Garden
Show taking place in Corner Brook this weekend
Major poaching ring busted
along the southwest coast
May 3
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum
Board - Weekly Public Status Report
May 6
Minister announces dates for 2005 forest fire
season
May 9
More suspicious fires cause serious concern for
forestry officials
May 10
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status
Report
May 16
West Nile
virus surveillance plans announced for 2005
May 17
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to address Building
Construction Trades Council
May 18
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status
Report
May 25
Canada-Newfoundland and
Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
May 30
NOTE TO EDITORS : Premier and Minister to
participate in the Atlantic Canada Oil and Gas Summit
May 31
Canada-Newfoundland and
Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
June 3
Member of the �Untouchables� receives jail time for
salmon poaching
Princeton man sentenced for
illegal possession of moose
June 7
Nine individuals face 67 charges following
migratory bird enforcement action
Commercial harvester
charged with illegally transporting timber
Minister announces
silviculture projects for Bay d�Espoir and Avalon areas
Canada-Newfoundland and
Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
June 8
Government announces $375,000 in silviculture
funding for The Straits and White Bay North
June 10
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to address Baie Verte
Chamber of Commerce Mining Conference
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister unable to address the Baie
Verte Mining Conference, June 10
June 14
Canada-Newfoundland
and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
June 22
International Energy Council to hold conference in St.
John�s
June 23
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum
Board - Weekly Public Status Report
Minister announces funding
for silviculture initiative
Minister welcomes news on
future of federal research farm
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister
available to media, June 24 Subject: Federal science strategy
June 24
Petroleum
Pricing Office - Interruption formula used to adjust maximum gasoline
prices
NOTE TO
EDITORS: International Energy Council conference agenda
June 28
Silviculture funding announced for Harbour Main-Whitbourne
June 30
Department seeking public cooperation to address
black bear concerns
Lyme disease season starts
again
Fox tests positive for
rabies
Canada-Newfoundland and
Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
July 4
Minister says no project proposal submitted to
government on Labrador ore
July 5
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly
Public Status Report
July 13
Natural Resources Building closed
July 14
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board -
Weekly Public Status Report
July 15
Government announces $191,664 in silviculture
funding
July 18
Silviculture funding announced for Terra Nova
district
July 20
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
July 21
Silviculture funding announced for
Windsor-Springdale
July 22
Premier announces appointment of Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro CEO
July 26
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board -
Weekly Public Status Report
July 27
NOTE TO
EDITORS: Premier to hold news conference Subject: Decisions by Abitibi Consolidated Inc.
Government outraged by
Abitibi decisions
August
1
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to hold public meetings re - Abitibi
August
4
Canada-Newfoundland
and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
August 10
Canada-Newfoundland and
Silviculture project approved for Humber Valley
District
August 11
Funding announced for reforestation initiative in St.
Barbe district
Silviculture funding
announced for Harbour Main-Whitbourne
2005 forest insect control
program now complete
August 17
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum
Board - Weekly Public Status Report
August 23
Fisheries enforcement effort showing positive
results
Silviculture projects
planned for Lewisporte and Bonavista North districts
Canada-Newfoundland and
Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
August 25
Province appoints Dean MacDonald to CNLOPB chair
selection panel
August 30
Minister announces start of land consolidation
program
August 31
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status
Report
September 1
Government acknowledges 100th anniversary of forest
fire patrol
September 7
Over 1.5 million tree seedlings to be
planted as part of reforestation initiatives
September 12
Another member of Trout River poaching ring
convicted
C-NLOPB annual report
released
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status
Report
September 14
Reports released
to promote oil and gas potential
September 15
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister participating in two
events in the western region
September 16
Minister�s Advisory Committee on Mineral Matters
appointed
Government optimistic about
level of mineral activity in province
Riverbrook Farmers Market
officially opened (Version
fran�aise)
September 21
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum
Board - Weekly Public Status Report
NOTE TO EDITORS: News
conference, September 21. Subject: Agriculture Investments
Agricultural funding creates new opportunities in
Newfoundland and Labrador (Version
fran�aise)
Septmeber 22
Extensive negotiations with Abitibi unable to
produce resolution
September 28
Canada-Newfoundland and
Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
October 5
Canada-Newfoundland
and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
October 13
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum
Board - Weekly Public Status Report
October 19
Canada�Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum
Board: Harry Steele appointed Selection Committee Chair
Canada-Newfoundland and
Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
October 25
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status
Report
October 26
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference
Subject: Abitibi Consolidated Inc.
Government reaches
framework of an agreement with Abitibi
October 27
Minister congratulates Agriculture Hall of Fame
inductee
NOTE TO EDITORS: News
Conference, October 28. Subject: Dairy Industry
October 28
Government announces expansion of dairy industry
November 1
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status
Report
November 2
Minister announces annual
review of mineral activities
November 3
NOTE TO EDITORS - Minister to speak at luncheon,
November 4
November 7
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum
Board - Weekly Public Status Report
November 10
NOTE TO EDITORS: News Conference, November 10. Subject: Energy Plan
Discussion Paper
Government launches Energy
Plan discussion paper and consultations
November 16
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board � Weekly Public Status
Report
November 21
Canada-Newfoundland
and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board � Weekly Public Status Report
November 22
Ministerial Statement - Atlantic Energy Roundtable
November 25
Maritime results for avian influenza in waterfowl
released
November 28
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
November 29
Ministerial Statement - World Trade Organization
negotiations
December 5
Appointments made to Farm Industry Review Board
December 12
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
December 15
NOTE TO EDITORS: Premier and Minister available to
media, Subject: Abitibi Consolidated
December 20
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board -
Weekly Public Status Report
December 29
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board - Weekly Public Status Report
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