March, April, May, June , July, 
August, September, October, November, December

March

March 28
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

April

April 3
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

April 11
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

April 12
Human Rights Commission Commission meets for spring session, April 11 and 12

April 18
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

April 24
Government files notice of appeal with Supreme Court

April 26
Day of Mourning to remember workers who have died or been injured in the workplace
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

May

May 2
Mediator to meet with parties regarding strike at Iron Ore Company of Canada

May 3
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

May 7
Nominations sought for Provincial Environmental Awards

May 10
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

May 16
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

May 21
Province's Minimum Wage to Increase

May 24
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

May 28
Luncheon announced for Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Week 1996.

May 30
Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Week Awards
News conference to launch Environment Week

June

June 3
Minister opens Environment Week with launch of Backyard Bug Brigade Program

June 7
Staff of Environment departments to make clean sweep of Bell Island beach

June 12
New gold mine and mill at Nugget Pond

June 13
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

June 21
Province approves conditional licence to spray Bt to control hemlock looper

June 27
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

July

July 3
Minister to hold news conference, July 3 - Subject: Deposit/refund program for beverage containers

July 4
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

July 11
Review of Preventive Mediation Program

July 12
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

July 18
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

July 26
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

July 30
Multimedia compact disc on Labour Standards Act to be launched, July 31

August

August 6
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

August 15
Workers Compensation Statutory Review Committee appointed

August 22
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

September

September 4
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

September 6
Human Rights Commission - Hearing to be held Monday, September 9
NOTE TO EDITORS: Policy for the export of water to be announced today
Government Announces Water Export Policy

September 11
Environmental Assessment Bullet

September 18
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

September 27
Environment Committee of Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Provinces - Meeting in Quebec, Sept 25-26

October

October 1
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

October 9
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

October 16
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

October 18
Human Rights Commission met for regular fall session, October 17 and 18

October 23
NOTE TO EDITORS: Ministers to hold a news conference to announce deposit/refund system for beverage containers

October 25
Province brings in deposit-refund system for beverage containers Environmental assessment bulletin issued

November

November 1
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

November 12
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

November 22
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister of Environment and Labour, to hold news conference to announce approval of funding for Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Safety Association

November 26
New Construction Safety Association to provide safety training
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister of Environment and Labour to hold news conference to release the final report of the Labour Relations Working Group

November 28
Labour Relations Group presents report to government

December

December 4
Environmental Assessment Bulletin
Ministerial Statement - Transshipment terminal released from further environmental assessment by province

December 10
Ministerial Statement - The 48th Anniversary of the Signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

December 11
Environmental Assessment Bulletin

December 12
Environmental Assessment Bulletin (Supplemental)

December 16
Ministerial Statement - Consultant to develop labour relations framework for offshore production platforms
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to make presentation to Children's Wish Foundation, December 17

December 17
Shop Closing Holidays for 1997
Hospital gift shops exempted from Shops Closing Act

December 24
Environmental Assessment Bulletin