A strategic environmental assessment of the Western Newfoundland offshore area – being conducted by the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) – has led one company with exploration plans within the region to try to put its plans on hold.
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Jobs being cut at Corner Brook mill
Meetings are still happening but word is that job cuts are being announced at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper this morning.
Manitoba Hydro gives a cautious thumb's up to the Muskrat Falls project.
Manitoba Hydro’s report on Muskrat Falls has just been released.The report concludes that the Labrador link is a lower cost option than other alternatives. BUT Manitoba Hydro’s endorsement comes with some words of caution. CBC Reporter David Cochrane caught up with Kathy Dunderdale this morning at Memorial University.
Update: Martin says MHI, PUB reports last of independent reviews
Nalcor CEO Ed Martin said that the MHI report, and the subsequent PUB review, will be the last independent external examinations of the project before it heads to the provincial cabinet for final sanctioning. Martin said that all of the numbers used in the MHI review were from the fall of 2010 …
Ocean Net conference expands to eight sites
The 2012 Marine Institute Ocean Net’s Youth and the Oceans Conference series will take place at eight sites around the province between now and April.
King, Jones to participate in Seal Day in Ottawa
Provincial Fisheries Minister Darin King and Liberal MHA Yvonne Jones will be among representatives of the federal government and the seal and fur industries in Ottawa Thursday to show support for the Canadian sealing industry. The event, called Seal Day on the Hill, will take place outside the …
Northeast Avalon Towns to Develop Coastal Resource Inventory
St. John’s, NL – The Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador has hired an intern to work for the Northeast Avalon Regional Economic Development Board (NEA REDB) and the towns of Bauline, Flatrock and Pouch Cove.
Intern Julia Pantin will be working with the towns of Bauline, Flatrock and Pouch Cove to develop and implement a coastal resource inventory which will produce a series of maps illustrating the distribution of natural resources off the coasts of these communities. These maps will document fisheries, bird, marine mammal and aquatic plant resources as
Swimming hole in Flat Rock (flickr.com/JohnW)
Christine Snow, executive director of the Northeast Avalon Regional Economic Development Board, says the three towns involved are very interested in the project and excited to see the final outcome.
“The towns of Bauline, Flatrock and Pouch Cove are committed to preserving and protecting their natural resources and this coastal resource inventory will provide the councils with up-to-date information to make informed decisions relating to environmental sustainability,” says Snow. “ Here at the Northeast Avalon Regional Economic Development Board, we are delighted to be collaborating with the Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador to execute this project.”
This coastal resource inventory will be a follow-up to a Northeast Avalon resource inventory completed in 2001. It is expected to highlight the changes in the coastal resources over the last decade.
For further information, please contact Julia Pantin:
juliapantin@hotmail.com
The seal hunt is dying
Dear Editor: Ryan Cleary supports the seal hunt, as does the NDP party. But by merely stating an obvious fact — that the world demand for seal products does not appear to exist — he has set off a maelstrom of emotional political attacks from all sides. It is the unquestioning support of this …
Sidetrack borehole being drilled at Shoal Point
The operator of a well at Shoal Point on the Port au Port Peninsula has received approval to drill a new sidetrack well into known as the Green Point Formation.
Correcting the record on Muskrat Falls
In a letter to the editor in the Jan. 24 edition of The Telegram (“Muskrat questions continue”), J.F. Collins posed several questions that contribute to the ongoing and important public conversation on Muskrat Falls. However, he also published inaccurate information that is misleading to …
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