Statements 1999 - By Date
March, May,
November, December
March
March 18
Tourism, Culture and Recreation - Province
develops first-class sporting venues
March 19
Education - Labrador West Mining Centre for
Excellence at College of the North Atlantic
Industry, Trade and
Technology - Update on province's trade mission to Latin America
March 23
Development and Rural Renewal - Y
Entrepreneurship Conference
Education - Skip-A-Lunch program
March 24
Works, Services and Transportation- Water
Bomber Contract
March 25
Works, Services and Transportation- St. John's
Hospital Redevelopment Program
Government Services and
Lands- Challenging Responses to Changing Times: New Proposals for Occupation Regulation
March 26
Executive Council- Two collective agreements
reached
Forest Resources and Agrifoods- Agricultural
Safety Nets Agreement
Education- Regional Economic Development in the schools
March 29
Fisheries and
Aquaculture - Fishing industry
Health and Community Services - Workload issues for
nurses
Mines and Energy - C-NOPB Call for Bids
March 30
Executive Council
- Back to Work Legislation
March 31
Executive Council - 50th Anniversary of
Confederation with Canada
April
April 1
Environment and Labour- Voisey's Bay
Environmental Assessment Panel Report
Industry, Trade and
Technology - Americana '99
April 28
Fisheries and Aquaculture - S.C.B.
Fisheries
Executive Council - Reappointment to Cabinet of Beaton
Tulk
Executive Council - Wallace Pike's passing
Environment and Labour - National Day of Mourning
April 29
Executive Council - Name change of province
Works, Services and Transportation - Coastal Link Road
Mines and Energy -
Voisey's Bay
Executive Council - Progress of current round of
collective bargaining
April 30
Industry, Trade and Technology - Minister pays
tribute to Mr. Austin Lloyd Garrett
Education - Establishment of 15 community access sites
May
May 3
Tourism, Culture, and Recreation - Funding for
feasibility study for H.M.S. Sapphire Interpretation Centre
Forest Resources and Agrifoods - National Forestry
Week
Industry, Trade, and Technology - Success of two recent
trade missions
May 4
Environment and Labour - North American
Drinking Water Week
Strategic Social Plan
May 5
Tourism, Culture and Recreation - Tourism Awareness Month
May 6
Forest Resources and Agrifoods -
Contributions of the Conservation Corps
Fisheries and Aquaculture - FRCC 1999 Report
May 10
Executive Council - Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement in Principle
Health and Community Services - National Children's Agenda
Health and Community Services - Nursing Shortages
May 11
Health and Community Services - Amendment to tobacco control act
Education - CareerSearch
May 12
Health and Community Services - Nursing Scholarship
Executive Council - Status of Friede Goldman Newfoundland's operations at
Marystown
Works, Services and Transportation - Gulf Ferry Service
Mines and Energy - Mining Week
May 13
Municipal and Provincial Affairs - New Municipalities Act
Finance - Review of tax policy
Fisheries and Aquaculture - Outlook for fishery in 1999
May 14
Education - School construction and renovation plans
Mines and Energy - Offshore drilling activity
Forest Resources and Agrifoods - Recreational salmon angling
May 17
Environment and Labour - North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
Human Resources and Employment - The National Child Benefit Progress Report: 1999
Works, Services and Transportation - Meeting with the Council of Ministers Responsible for
Transportation and Highway Safety
Municipal and Provincial Affairs - Municipal Government Awareness Day
May 18
Municipal and Provincial Affairs - Status of multi-year accelerated capital works program
May 19
Executive Council - Public information program regarding Aboriginal land
claims
Human Resources and Employment - Single Parent Employment Support Program and Women
Interested in Successful Employment
Works, Services and Transportation - Report reviewing the boundaries of C. A. Pippy Park
May 20
Works, Services and Transportation - Introduction of bill to amend Public Tendering Act
May 25
Municipal and Provincial Affairs - Condolences offered to Woodford family
Mines and Energy - Deer Cove talc/gold deposit
Executive Council - Kosovo refugees
Human Resources and Employment - Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit
May 26
Forest Resources and Agrifoods - Update on programs in the agrifoods sector
Health and Community Services - Agreement reached with emergency room doctors
May 27
Industry, Trade and Technology - New England trade mission survey results
Development and Rural Renewal - New soft-shell clam operation for Burgeo
November
November 16
Finance - Mid-year Financial Statement
Fisheries and Aquaculture - Government-Industry Working Group on Fisheries
Industry, Trade and Technology - Initiatives in advanced technology sector
November 17
Municipal and Provincial Affairs - Seminars on new Municipalities Act
Mines and Energy - Update on Churchill River Power Project
Forest Resources and Agrifoods - Reports of Newfoundland Crop Insurance Agency and
Livestock Owners Compensation Board
November 18
Development and Rural Renewal - Crafts Week
Health and Community Services - Teen Tobacco Team
Works, Services and Transportation - Update on underground fuel storage tanks
Environment and Labour - New Legislation Banning Bulk Water Removal from the
Province
November 19
Mines and Energy - Report on sales as a result of Calls for Bids
in the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore area
Health and Community Services - National Child Day, November 20 and funding for
autistic children
Industry, Trade and Technology - Mouyal Corporate Group approved for EDGE status
Education - Access and quality in post-secondary education
November 22
Credit Rating Upgrade
Education - Update on Ministerial Panel on Educational Delivery in
the Classroom
Human Resources and Employment - Newfoundland and Labrador Work Info Net
Environment and Labour - Bill to Amend the Occupational Health
and Safety Act
November 23
Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Contribution of fishing industry to
provincial economy
Forest Resorces and Agrifoods - Development of cranberry
industry
Health and Community Services - THMs in drinking water
November 24
Industry, Trade and Technology - Canadian Industrial and Regional Benefits Program
Works, Services and Transportation - Larger school construction projects
Forest Resources and Agrifoods - De-inking facility
November 25
Mines and Energy - Voisey's Bay Nickel deposit
Industry, Trade and Technology - Operation ONLINE's annual report
Development and Rural Renewal - Progress of the Cabinet Committee on Jobs and Growth
November 26
Education - Grants for youth organizations
November 29
Health and Community Services - Provincial Tobacco Reduction strategy
Executive Council - Funding for the Strategic Social Plan
November 30
Human Resources and Employment - Single Parent Employment Support Program
Forest Resources and Agrifoods - Supply management system for eggs in
Canada
Health and Community Services - Prescription Drug Monitoring Pilot Program
December
December 1
Education - Grants from the
Bill and Melinda Gates foundation for public libraries
Executive Council - Government's state of readiness for the Year 2000 issue
Health and Community Services -
World AIDS Day
December 2
Mines and Energy - Transshipment Limited's Whiffen Head facility expansion completed
Municipal and Provincial Affairs -Water supply system in Eastport
Health and Community Services -
Adoption Act
Works, Services and Transportation - Christmas Lights Across Canada Tree Lighting Ceremony
December 3
Education -
Memorial
University's Opportunity Fund
Environment and Labour - Status of two-year fish price pilot project
Forest Resources and Agrifoods - 1999 forest fire
season
December 6
Justice - Tribute to province's high sheriff
Executive Council - Montreal Massacre and violence against women
Human Resources and Employment - Labour force statistics for Newfoundland and
Labrador
Executive Council - Legal name change of Newfoundland
December 7
Municipal and Provincial Affairs - Newfoundland and
Labrador Association of Fire Chiefs and Firefighters present annual brief to the
Social Policy Committee
Development and Rural Renewal - Update on information sessions for
province's manufacturing industry
December 8
Works, Services and Transportation - Gulf ferry service
December 9
Executive Council - Opening hours for bars for New Years Eve
Tourism, Culture and Recreation - Increases in non-resident visitation to province
Industry, Trade and Technology - New business endeavor in province
Mines and Energy - Bill amending Electrical Power Control Act and Public Utilities Act
December 10
Executive Council - Nurses in Labrador
Forest Resources and Agrifoods - Cutting of Christmas trees
Human Resources and Employment - Anniversary of the Signing of the Universal Declaration of
Human Resources and Employment - Human Rights
Additional funding for employment programs
December 13
Executive Council - New facility to house three heritage institutions
Fisheries and Aquaculture - Overview of fishing industry's performance for 1999
December 14
Education -Sir Wilfred
Grenfell College
Government Services and Lands - New On-Line Personal Property Registry System
Municipal and Provincial Affairs - Newfoundland
and Labrador Federation of Municipalities
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