Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs, today announced additional improvements for patients who avail of the Medical Transportation Assistance Program (MTAP). These improvements, which are effective for travel beginning on or after Dec. 1, 2023, include:
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The Provincial Government has partnered with the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services and Clayton Hospitality in an effort to address homelessness in the province. The partnership will see the hotel, located at 106 Airport Road in St. John’s, used as a transitional supportive living arrangement for individuals experiencing homelessness. The […]
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The Town of Victoria is contending with water problems after the water intake system became blocked with snow, slush and ice over the weekend. The high winds and cold temperatures only made problems worse impacting nearly the entire town. Staff opened the old water intake system, however homes at higher elevations experienced little or no […]
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Nominations closed on January 7 for the Conception Bay East – Bell Island by-election with four candidates on the ballot. Kim Churchill will represent the New Democratic Party. Fred Hutton is running for the Liberals, Tina Neary will run under the PC banner, and Darryl J. Harding will run as an independent candidate. Advance polls […]
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The Town of Carbonear is apologizing for waste collection issues that continue to impact the Conception Bay North town. On Friday the town issued a statement apologizing for the issues with waste collection over the holiday season. The town Council and staff continue to communicate with the Eastern Regional Service Board about the collection issues. […]
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Whitbourne RCMP is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred Monday morning on the Trans-Canada Highway west of the Long Harbour turn off. Police received a call at approximately 6:30 a.m. this morning (January 8, 2024), indicating that a collision had occurred on the TCH between a commercial passenger bus and a tanker truck. A large […]
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The provincial government is providing $12,500 in grants to 26 public schools this year as part of the Safe, Caring and Inclusive Schools Special Initiatives Grants. The Safe, Caring and Inclusive Schools Special Initiatives Grants aim to support specific initiatives in schools that are focused on students. Schools are recognized for achieving safe, caring and […]
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Roads are partly snow-covered on the southern Avalon Peninsula, southwestern coast and parts of the west coast. Elsewhere roads are mostly bare. There is some drifting snow on parts of the Avalon Peninsula, the Gander Bay area and the Great Northern Peninsula. Across Labrador, roads are snow-covered with icy sections. Marine Atlantic anticipates impacts to […]
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The area of low pressure that brought Friday’s snowfall to eastern Newfoundland continues to impact the weather across Newfoundland and Labrador as we begin the new week. As that low passed the Island, it rapidly intensified and then stalled south of Greenland, and that’s where we find it parked this morning. This low is driving […]
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Some outpatient appointments at the Health Sciences Centre are cancelled for today due to water damage from a leak impacting the clinic area. Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says plastic surgery, hematology and cardiology outpatient appointments scheduled in clinics one and two are cancelled for today. Affected patients with booked appointments are being contacted to […]
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