Dear Editor, If you are a Newfoundlander living in an Outport (which I am) who has taken his living over the years directly from the sea (Fisher or plant worker – which I have) you must be frustrated to the point of banging your head off of the wall (which I am). For the past 14 years I …
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Wednesday February 01, 2012 Report on the Muskrat Falls Hydro Project
The Manitoba Report on the Muskrat Falls hydro project is out. CBC’s provincial reporter David Cochrane joins Ted to give a synopsis of its conclusions and then Ted speaks with Ed Martin the President and CEO of NALCOR.
Kruger says more job cuts can be expected in coming weeks
An official statement from Corner Brook Pulp and Paper says there were actually 46 jobs affected Wednesday and more reductions will happen. An official news release from Corner Brook Pulp and Paper has put the number of jobs affected following meetings with unions Wednesday at 46, three …
Report says science, not minister should rule Canada’s fisheries
VANCOUVER — Fisheries management in Canada places too much discretion in the hands of the federal minister, conferring “czar-like” powers that have meant the country has lagged far behind others in protecting its oceans, says a study by an expert panel of some of Canada’s most distinguished …
Update: Politicians to show support of seal hunt in Ottawa today
Minister Penashue dismisses MP Cleary’s claims
Mill cutting at least 43 full-time jobs in Corner Brook
There will be 43 less full-time positions at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper in the coming months after unions at the mill were informed of job cuts Thursday
NDP’s Cleary slams Harper government for failing seal industry
Minister Penashue dismisses claims
A partial PUB review is unreliable
Lawyers say Muskrat Falls needs full analysis
Manitoba Hydro endorses Muskrat — mostly
The Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project received another big stamp of approval Wednesday — but it came with some big caveats. An external review by Manitoba Hydro International (MHI) affirms Muskrat Falls is the least-cost option of two alternatives — but notes there are risks in the …
Aquaculture industry did well in 2011
Important industry to entire province