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January
January 13
- Minister Marks International Year of Co-operatives
Photo: The Honourable Keith Hutchings, Minister of Innovation, Business and Rural Development, along with members of Newfoundland and Labrador’s co-operatives, mark International Year of Co-operatives at an event at The Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Co-Operative.
January 16
- Funding Provided for Students to Experience Arctic Adventures
Photo: Michael Gardiner, 2011 Students on Ice Arctic Expedition participant, (left) joined the Honourable Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, recently to present photos to the minister taken during the July 23 to August 7 trip that explored the coasts of Greenland, Labrador and Nunavik (Northern Quebec) and other communities in that region. Mr. Gardiner was supported financially for the expedition by the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
January 23
- Atlantic Energy Ministers Continue Work to Maximize Regional Energy Benefits
Photo: (Left to right) The Honourable Wes Sheridan, Minister of Finance, Energy, and Municipal Affairs, Prince Edward Island; the Honourable Jerome Kennedy, Minister of Natural Resources, Newfoundland and Labrador; the Honourable Charlie Parker, Minister of Energy, Nova Scotia; and, the Honourable Craig Leonard, Minister for Energy and Minister Responsible for NB Energy Efficiency and Conservation Agency.
January 27
February
February 3
- Minister Proclaims February as Inclusive Education Month
Photo: Education Minister Clyde Jackman signs a proclamation declaring February Inclusive Education Month in Newfoundland and Labrador. Minister Jackman was joined by Kelly White, left, Executive Director of the Coalition for Persons with Disabilities and Natasha McDonald, Executive Director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association for Community Living.
February 6
- Eating Disorder Awareness Week Proclaimed
Photo: The Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Health and Community Services, signs the Eating Disorder Awareness Week proclamation. Front row (left to right): Vince Withers, Chair, Eating Disorder Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (EDFNL); Minister Sullivan; and, Ellen Foley, Executive Director, EDFNL. Back row (left to right): Krista Wade, Program Manager, Centre for Hope, Eastern Health; Gerry Angel, Treasurer, EDFNL; and, Dr. Olga Heath, Chair of the Eating Disorder Interprofessional Community Capacity Building Project Team.
- February Marks Violence Prevention Month in Newfoundland and Labrador
Photo: The Honourable Charlene Johnson, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women and lead Minister of the Violence Prevention Initiative was joined by Violence Prevention Initiative community partners to proclaim February as Violence Prevention Month.
Back row, left to right: Sgt. Wayne Newell, Citizens Crime Prevention Association of Newfoundland and Labrador; Sarah Flynn, Provincial Advisory Council on the Status of Women; Gillian Spurrell, Provincial Advisory Council on the Status of Women; Leanne
Lane, Women’s Policy Office; Barbie Wadman, Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre; Linda Ross, Provincial Advisory Council on the Status of Women; Jessica Gallant, Provincial Advisory Council on the Status of Women; Elizabeth Siegel, Transition House Association of Newfoundland and Labrador; Michelle Smith, Women’s Policy Office; Cst. Kevin Foley, Citizens Crime Prevention Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Front row, left to right: Leisha Sagan, Coalition Against Violence – Avalon East; Hon. Charlene Johnson; Heather Sutton, Communities Against Violence.
February 15
March
March 5
March 8
- Premier Dunderdale and
Minister Johnson Proclaim International Women’s Day
Photo: Joined by representatives of groups committed to advancing the status of women in the province, the Honourable Kathy Dunderdale, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Honourable Charlene Johnson, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, proclaimed March 8 as International Women’s Day in Newfoundland and Labrador.
(Back Row, Left to Right: Karen Thompson, Heather MacLellan, Michelle Smith, Ashley Kapoor, Karen White, Lynn Moore, Gillian Spurrell, Jessica Gallant, Sarah Flynn, Angela Crockwell, Ewa Cichewicz Middle Row, Left to Right: Leisha Sagan, Linda Ross, Mimi Sherriff, Nena Abundo, Myrtle Banfield, Leslie Macleod, Yamuna Kutty, Charmaine Davidge, Karen White, Paula Sheppard, Belinda Webb. Front Row, Left to Right: the Honourable Charlene Johnson, the Honourable Kathy Dunderdale)
March 9
March 12
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Ministerial Statement -
Youth Science Month Recognized
Photo: The Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, on behalf of the Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Education, signs a proclamation declaring March as Youth Science Month in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Minister was joined by Lina Gallant, treasurer of the Eastern Newfoundland Science Fairs Council and, from back left, Anna O’Grady, a Level 3 student at Bishops College in St. John’s; Hannah Boone, a Level 1 student at Holy Heart in St. John’s; and Megan Howse, a Level 2 student at O’Donel High in Mount Pearl. All three students competed and brought home awards from in the Canada Wide Science Fair held in Toronto last year.
March 13
March 16
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Research & Development
Corporation Supports Researchers at College of the North
Atlantic
Photo: From left to right: Cyril Organ, College of the North Atlantic, Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Education and MHA for Burin-Placentia West, Honourable Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and MHA for Grand Bank, Honourable Keith Hutchings, Minister Responsible for the Research & Development Corporation, and James Manning, College of the North Atlantic, Don Belanger, Research and Development Corporation, and Steve Warren, College of the North Atlantic.
April
April 13
April 20
April 27
May
May 9
May 10
- Third MRI Operational at Eastern Health
Photo: The Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Health and Community Services, Dr. Oscar Howell, Vice President responsible for Diagnostic Imaging at Eastern Health (left) and Dr. Adrian Major, Site Chief, joined to view the new MRI unit at the St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital in St. John’s.
May 14
Photo:
(1st row l-r): Patrick Flannigan, HMNA Eco Kids(Lawn) ; Bailey Tarrant, HMNA Eco Kids; Ashley Turner, HMNA Eco-Kids; Shaunta Pike, HMNA Eco-Kids; Kellee Strang, HMNA Eco-Kids
(2nd row l-r): Regan Burden (Port Hope Simpson); Jenna Kelly (Spanish Room); Christian Legge (St. John’s)
(3rd row l-r): Nathan Whalen (St. John’s); Blair Trainor (St. John’s); Ian Locke (Meadows); Honorable Nick McGrath, Minister Responsible for the Volunteer and Non-Profit Sector; and Ryan Furlong (Plate Cove West)
May 16
- Province’s Top Athletes Honoured by Premier Dunderdale
- Photo #1: The Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, was master of ceremonies at the 9th Annual Premier’s Athletic Awards on Wednesday, May 16 at The Battery Hotel in St. John’s.
Photo #2: The Honourable Kathy Dunderdale, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador hosted the 9th Annual Premier’s Athletic Awards on Wednesday, May 16 at The Battery Hotel in St. John’s.
Photo #3: The Honourable Kathy Dunderdale, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation chat with Brad Gushue at the 9th Annual Premier’s Athletic Awards on Wednesday, May 16 at The Battery Hotel in St. John’s.
Photo #4: The Honourable Kathy Dunderdale, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, and Brad Gushue join athletes for a group photo at the 9th Annual Premier’s Athletic Awards on Wednesday, May 16 at The Battery Hotel in St. John’s. In total, 97 athletes from Newfoundland and Labrador were presented with more than $71,000.
Photo #5: The Honourable Kathy Dunderdale, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Brad Gushue, and the Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation join Target shooter Justin Hearn of St. Joseph’s (far left) and swimmer Katarina Roxon of Stephenville (far right), recipients of the Team Gushue Scholarship Awards.
May 18
- Provincial Historic Sites to Open May 19
Photo #1: The Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation and Wade Verge MHA for Lewisporte celebrate the opening of the Province’s Historic Sites for the 2012 season at Boyd’s Cove Beothuk Interpretation Centre. They are joined by Leah Dawn Hurley, a grade one student from Greenwood Academy in Campbellton.
Photo #2: Desmond Canning doing traditional Inuit drumming at the Provincial Historic Sites’ 2012 season opening held at Boyd’s Cove Beothuk Interpretation Centre.
Photo #3: The Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Wade Verge MHA for Lewisporte, and grade one students from Greenwood Academy in Campbellton celebrate the 2012 season opening of the Provincial Historic Sites at Boyd’s Cove Beothuk Interpretation Centre.
Photo #4: The Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation talks with grade one students from Greenwood Academy in Campbellton at Boyd’s Cove Beothuk Interpretation Centre during the opening of the Provincial Historic Sites’ 2012 season.
Photo #5: The Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation chats with Cody Quinlan Freake and Brady Burt, grade one students from Greenwood Academy in Campbellton, during the opening of the Provincial Historic Sites’ 2012 season at Boyd’s Cove Beothuk Interpretation Centre.
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