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NL Health Services has confirmed that 13 nurses from Jamaica who will soon begin work at health-care facilities across the province. Since arriving in this province last month, the nurses completed practical nursing (PN) courses at the Centre for Nursing Studies (CNS) to bridge the training they received in Jamaica as Enrolled Assistant Nurses (EANs). […]

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has provided an update on Holy Redeemer Elementary School in Spaniard’s Bay. Last month, a chemical smell was detected at the school and a decision was promptly made to close the facility.  Since the closure, students have been temporarily relocated to nearby schools. This temporary relocation will be in […]

The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture’s Spruce Budworm Early Intervention Control Program will be active along parts of Western Newfoundland and the Northern Peninsula this summer, subject to insect development and weather. Spruce budworm is a destructive forest insect capable of causing widespread defoliation leading to tree mortality and growth losses. Aerial treatments will […]

Agriculture in the Classroom NL is extending a “thumbs up” to Little Green Thumbs and Little Green Sprouts classes on their successful gardens this year. The program, now in its 12th year, aims to help young people value their health the environment, and their communities through active participation in a classroom garden. In May and […]