Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs - 2004
January, February,
March, April, May,
June,
July, August, September, October, November,
December
January
January 7
Minister urges
Ottawa to protect and increase jobs at 5-Wing Goose Bay
January 8
NOTE TO THE EDITORS: Minister to address Labrador
Straits Chamber of
Commerce's Annual General Meeting
January 14
Parties to the Labrador Inuit Land Claims
Agreement issue reminder of revised eligibility criteria and deadline for
applying to be on the Official Voters List
January 19
Parliamentary
secretary to represent province at meeting with Prime Minister
Prime
Minister and Defence Minister meet with Goose Bay delegation
February
February 2
Ministers impressed with Labrador conference
March
March 22
Ratification
Committee for the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement - NOTE TO EDITORS: Voting
day to be announced for ratification of Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement
Ratification Committee for the Labrador Inuit Land
Claims Agreement - Official voters list released
May May
20
Ministerial Statement - Negotiations to expand Conne
River Reserve
Canada,
Newfoundland and Labrador and Miawpukek First Nation to negotiate
reserve expansion agreement
May 26
Ministerial Statement - Land claims agreement vote
May 27
Ministerial Statement - Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement ratification vote
May 31
Province and Labrador Metis Nation reach forestry agreement
Ministerial Statement - Labrador Metis Nation (LMN) agreement
July July
23
Northern Agrifoods Development Strategy released
August August
24
Minister reflects on issues facing Labrador and
aboriginal people
September September
8
Minister attends aboriginal orientation festivities at
Memorial University of Newfoundland
September 14
NOTE TO
EDITORS: Minister Tom Rideout to appear at the launch of the Career Learning Game
September 21
Minister applauds new aboriginal health care plan
November
November 3
Progress made on Northern socio-economic development
November 15
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to represent
province at opening of the 2004 Mi'Kmaq Exhibition
November 30
Ministerial Statement - Labrador Metis
Nation concerns with LIA land claims agreement
December
December 6
Premier announces ratification of the Labrador
Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act
December 8
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs to attend Conne River community celebrations
Ministerial Statement - Sharing Hope with Hopedale Campaign
December 9
Miawpukek, Canada
and Newfoundland and Labrador begin self-government negotiations
December 14
Ministerial Statement - Update on
fuel situation in Rigolet
December 21
Winter trail grooming grants for Labrador awarded
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