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Photo #1: Peter O'Brien of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (C) speaks with Finance Minister Lloyd Matthews (L) and acting Development and Rural Renewal Minister Ernie McLean (R) after the announcement of the provincial government's new venture tax credit investment programs.

Photo #2: NTV cameraperson takes aim at the Ministers Ernie McLean (L) and Lloyd Matthews (R) at the announcement of the two new venture capital tax credit investment programs.


Photo #1: (L to R) Hilda Menchions, Charles Furey, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation and Bruce Ricketts.


Photo #1: Operation Online
Front (l-r) Eamonn Kelly (chairman of the CEOs of the Country Enterprise Boards); Sam Walters (Operation ONLINE)

Photo#2 & #3: Guigne International Ltd.
Back: (l-r) Ray Whalen (Guigne), Taoiseach Bertie Aherm, Brendan O'Conner (Managing Director, Aquafact International Ltd.)

Photo#4 & #5: Construction Management Technologies
front: (l-r) Seamus Butler (Butler Manufacturing), Nancy Hanrahan (Bishop's Falls Development Corp.), Al Ducey (Construction Management Technologies), Derek Ducey (Construction Management Technologies)

Photo#6: Board of Trade
back (l-r) Minister Kelly, Taoiseach Bertie Aherm, Noel Treacy (Minister for Science, Technology and Commerce)

Photo#7: Group Photo
A group photo of all participants who signed deals.

September

Photo #1: Lieutenant-Governor Dr. A. M. House, Premier Brian Tobin, and Fisheries and  Aquaculture Minister John Efford enter the foyer of the House of Assembly to sign the book of condolence for former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau.


Photo #1: Anna Thistle, President of Treasury Board, (C), signed the proclamation today to recognize Sept. 18-22, as National Payroll Week. The ceremony was attended by front: Arnold Greene, (L), payroll supervisor, Public Service Payroll; Elaine Gill, (R), director of the provincial government relations committee of the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA). Back: Janet Harding, (L), payroll officer, Public service Payroll; and Marg Pearcey, (R), provincial government liaison committee of CPA.


August

Photo #1 Charles Furey, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation (L) in Newfoundland and Labrador discusses the structure of the Grand Battery Wall at Fort Townshend with chief archaeologist Roy Skanes. The fort, built in the late 1700s is the focus of a very large archaeological dig in the center of St. John's where the government will build its $40 million cultural and heritage facility The Rooms.


  • August 1, 2000
    Official start of granite processing plant in Argentia


    Photo #1
    Beaton Tulk, Minister of Development and Rural Renewal, operates a Caterpillar backhoe to turn the sod marking the start of construction of a new $20 million granite processing facility at Argentia. Scores of onlookers kept a respectably safe distance as the minister maneuvered the machine!

Photo #2 Back (from left) Jim Radford, President and CEO of Epoch Rock Inc.; Sandra Kelly, Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology; and Beaton Tulk, Minister of Development and Rural Renewal, are joined by Epoch Rock�s investment partners and representatives of the Town of Placentia at the site where construction of a $20 million granite processing facility will begin soon.

 

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