Statements 1999 -  By Department


Development and Rural Renewal

March 23
Y Entrepreneurship Conference

May 27
New soft-shell clam operation for Burgeo

November 18
Crafts Week

November 25
Progress of the Cabinet Committee on Jobs and Growth

December 7
Update on information sessions for province's manufacturing industry


Education

March 19
Labrador West Mining Centre for Excellence at College of the North Atlantic

March 23
Skip-A-Lunch program

March 26
Regional Economic Development in the schools

April 30
Establishment of 15 community access sites

May 11
CareerSearch

May 14
School construction and renovation plans

November 19
Access and quality in post-secondary education

November 22
Update on Ministerial Panel on Educational Delivery in the Classroom

November 26
Grants for youth organizations

December 1
Grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation for public libraries

December 2
Memorial University's Opportunity Fund

December 14
Sir Wilfred Grenfell College


Environment and Labour

April 1
Voisey's Bay Environmental Assessment Panel Report

April 28
National Day of Mourning

May 4
North American Drinking Water Week

May 17
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week

November 18
New Legislation Banning Bulk Water Removal from the Province

November 22
Bill to Amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act

December 2
Status of two-year fish price pilot project


Executive Council

March 26
Two collective agreements reached

March 30
Back to Work Legislation

March 31
50th Anniversary of Confederation with Canada

April 28
Reappointment to Cabinet of Beaton Tulk
Wallace Pike's passing

April 29
Name change of province
Progress of current round of collective bargaining

May 4
Strategic Social Plan

May 10
Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement in Principle

May 12
Status of Friede Goldman Newfoundland's operations at Marystown

May 19
Public information program regarding Aboriginal land claims

May 25
Kosovo refugees

November 29
Funding for the Strategic Social Plan

December 1
Government's state of readiness for the Year 2000 issue

December 6
Montreal Massacre and violence against women
Legal name change of Newfoundland

December 9
Opening hours for bars for New Years Eve

December 10
Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses Union

December 13
New facility to house three heritage institutions


Finance

May 13
Review of tax policy

November 16
Mid-year Financial Statement

November 22
Credit Rating Upgrade


Fisheries and Aquaculture

March 29
Fishing industry

April 28
S.C.B. Fisheries

May 6
FRCC 1999 Report

May 13
Outlook for fishery in 1999

November 16
Government-Industry Working Group on Fisheries

November 23
Contribution of fishing industry to provincial economy


Forest Resources and Agrifoods

March 26
Agricultural Safety Nets Agreement

May 3
National Forestry Week

May 6
Contributions of the Conservation Corps

May 14
Recreational salmon angling

May 26
Update on programs in the agrifoods sector

November 17
Reports of Newfoundland Crop Insurance Agency and Livestock Owners Compensation Board

November 23
Development of cranberry industry

November 24
De-inking facility

November 30
Supply management system for eggs in Canada

December 3
1999 forest fire season

December 10
Cutting of Christmas trees

December 13
Overview of fishing industry's performance for 1999


Government Services and Lands

March 25
Challenging Responses to Changing Times: New Proposals for Occupation Regulation

December 14
New On-Line Personal Property Registry System


Health and Community Services

March 29
Workload issues for nurses

May 10
National Children's Agenda
Nursing Shortages

May 11
Amendment to tobacco control act

May 12
Nursing Scholarship

May 26
Agreement reached with emergency room doctors

November 18
Ministerial Statement - Teen Tobacco Team

November 19
National Child Day, November 20 and funding for autistic children

November 23
THMs in drinking water

November 29
Provincial Tobacco Reduction strategy

November 30
Prescription Drug Monitoring Pilot Program

December 1
World AIDS Day

December 2
Adoption Act


Human Resources and Employment

May 17
The National Child Benefit Progress Report: 1999

May 19
Single Parent Employment Support Program and Women Interested in Successful Employment

May 25
Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit

November 22
Newfoundland and Labrador Work Info Net

November 30
Single Parent Employment Support Program

December 6
Labour force statistics for Newfoundland and Labrador

December 10
Human rights
Additional funding for employment programs


Industry, Trade and Technology

March 19
Update on province's trade mission to Latin America

April 1
Americana '99

April 30
Minister pays tribute to Mr. Austin Lloyd Garrett

May 3
Success of two recent trade missions

May 27
New England trade mission survey results

November 16
Initiatives in advanced technology sector

November 19
Mouyal Corporate Group approved for EDGE status

November 24
Canadian Industrial and Regional Benefits Program

November 25
Operation ONLINE's annual report

December 9
New business endeavor in province


Justice

December 6
Tribute to province's high sheriff


Minister Responsible for The Status of Women

December 6
Montreal Massacre and violence against women


Mines and Energy

March 29
C-NOPB Call for Bids

April 29
Voisey's Bay

May 12
Mining Week

May 14
Offshore drilling activity

May 25
Deer Cove talc/gold deposit

November 17
Update on Churchill River Power Project

November 19
Report on sales as a result of Calls for Bids in the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore area

November 25
Voisey's Bay Nickel deposit

December 2
Transshipment Limited's Whiffen Head facility expansion completed

December 9
Bill amending Electrical Power Control Act and Public Utilities Act


Municipal and Provincial Affairs

May 13
New Municipalities Act

May 17
Municipal Government Awareness Day

May 18
Status of multi-year accelerated capital works program

May 25
Condolences offered to Woodford family

November 17
Seminars on new Municipalities Act

December 2
Water supply system in Eastport

December 7
Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Fire Chiefs and Firefighters present annual brief to the Social Policy Committee

December 14
Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities


Tourism, Culture and Recreation

March 18
Province develops first-class sporting venues

May 3
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, May 4, St. John's   Subject: Events for 50th anniversary
Funding for feasibility study for H.M.S. Sapphire Interpretation Centre

May 5
Tourism Awareness Month

December 9
Increases in non-resident visitation to province


Works, Services and Transportation

March 24
Water Bomber Contract

March 25
St. John's Hospital Redevelopment Program

April 29
Coastal Link Road

May 12
Gulf Ferry Service

May 17
Meeting with the Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety

May 19
Report reviewing the boundaries of C. A. Pippy Park

May 20
Introduction of bill to amend Public Tendering Act

November 18
Update of underground fuel storage tanks

November 24
Larger school construction projects

December 8
Gulf ferry service

 
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