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  Newfoundland and Labrador Judicial Appointment Announced   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Alphonsus E. Faour of St. John's is appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Trial Division.
Justice Faour received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia in 1977, and was called to the Bar of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1978.
In the past, he was a Member of Parliament and also practiced law with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Justice, as well as a partner with Vivian and Faour.
canada.justice.gc.ca /en/news/ja/2003/doc_31062.html   (206 words)

  
 Newfoundland Outport: Newfoundland History
Newfoundland, one of the four Atlantic provinces of Canada, consisting of the island of Newfoundland and, on the mainland, a coastal portion of the Labrador region.
The Labrador portion (296,860 sq km/114,618 sq mi) is separated from the island by the Strait of Belle Isle; it is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the south and west by Québec Province.
Newfoundland is represented in the Canadian Parliament by six senators appointed for life by the federal government, and seven elected members of the House of Commons.
www.durham.net /~kburt/NewfoundlandHistory.html   (3787 words)

  
 Cabinet of Canada biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A council of ministers chaired by the Prime Minister, the Cabinet is the senior echelon of the Ministry.
Unlike the United States Cabinet, the size and structure of the Canadian cabinet is relatively malleable, with the number of ministers and their titles generally selected by the Prime Minister within a relatively broad legislative framework.
Cabinets are generally appointed from amongst the governing party's pool of MPs; should a prime minister appoint a cabinet minister from outside Parliament, it is expected that the individual acquire a seat within a reasonable time or resign.
canadian-cabinet.biography.ms   (1581 words)

  
 Newfoundland Flag, Newfoundland Dogs, Newfoundland Puppy. Flag of Newfoundland. Labrador.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) is the provincial bird of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Newfoundland is a large dog with the size and strength to perform the tasks required of him.
Although he is a superior water dog, the Newfoundland has been used and still is used in Newfoundland and Labrador as a true working dog, dragging carts, or more often carrying burdens as a pack horse.
www.newfoundland.com /content/about/symbols.html   (1153 words)

  
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A federal cabinet minister for Newfoundland and Labrador is denying reports that Ottawa is going to announce this week the closure of the depleted East Coast cod fishery.
Newfoundland and Labrador's representative in the federal cabinet told Canwest on Monday that no decision had been made on the northeastern cod fishery.
Newfoundland says another 15,000 people fishing and process cod in the province, while Quebec puts the number at 4,000 in its province.
www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/scfcn/CTVNews/20030414/cod_fishery_030414/Canada   (337 words)

  
 Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador was established in 1984 with the mission of preserving this precious heritage resource through financial and professional assistance, and the fostering of public understanding and appreciation of its value.
Newfoundland and Labrador has a distinctive architecture because it has a history and an economy that is quite different from that of most North Atlantic nations.
Cultural and heritage tourism is in its infancy in Newfoundland and Labrador and all indications are that it has significant growth potential over the next few years, fuelled by the anticipated echo effect of the Cabot celebrations and future events such as the 50th anniversary of Confederation and the Viking Millennium Project.
www.heritagefoundation.ca /oldplan.html   (4550 words)

  
 News on Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Newfoundland and Labrador's rich cultural history is evident wherever visitors turn, from the food to the inflections to the terrific live music in the pubs of...
Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest per capita debt in Canada, the population is in decline and Ottawa is still clutching its purse strings.
Newfoundland and Labrador currently receives about 12 per cent of its offshore revenue and Williams said a larger share is essential if the province is to...
canada.daylightonline.com /Newfoundland_and_Labrador.html   (7273 words)

  
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Perhaps of greatest concern to Newfoundlanders is that the system of UI dependency and "lotto 10-42" work patterns are being institutionalized and regarded as the norm for new generations of younger workers.
External migration poses a difficult issue for provinces like Newfoundland, especially since there is still the memory of the forced relocation associated with the "resettlement" of whole outport communities that did not have adequate health an d the education facilities.
This is facilitated by the fact that prior to 1949 (when Newfoundland entered Confederation with Canada), and especially prior to the 1940s, Newfoundland was largely a subsistence, cashless, barter economy where "labour markets as we know them to -day were virtually non-existent and opportunities to work in paid employment were extremely limited" (Power, 1988, p.27).
www.isop.ucla.edu /profmex/volume2/4summer97/chap10.html   (7873 words)

  
 The Innu of Newfoundland and Labrador - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The province explained that Aboriginal peoples of Labrador and Newfoundland had the right to vote and it should not be taken away from them by placing them under the Indian Act.
In 1967 the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador relocated approximately 100 Mushuau Innu to Davis Inlet.
In November 1994, rich deposits of nickel, cobalt and copper were discovered at Voisey's Bay, Labrador, on land that is claimed by both the Labrador Innu and the Labrador Inuit Association (LIA).
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /pr/info/info62_e.html   (1375 words)

  
 Mapleleafweb.com: Voter Almanac - Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Election Information
Grimes taught math, physics and chemistry in schools and was president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teacher's Association.
In 1989 Grimes was elected to represent the District of Exploits provincially, and in 1991 was appointed to Cabinet.
Harris was elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly in 1990.
www.mapleleafweb.com /election/quick/nf.html   (593 words)

  
 Premier and Cabinet sworn in to form new government in Newfoundland and Labrador
He has also been involved in Newfoundland and Labrador’s oil and gas industry as president of offshore oil and gas supply and services company OIS Fisher, and in the hospitality and tourism industry through the operation of three golf courses and one hotel resort.
Former Opposition Leader Loyola Sullivan, the son of a Newfoundland fisherman and one of 12 children, was born and raised in the Southern Shore fishing community of Calvert.
He is a past Director and Fundraising Chairperson with the Newfoundland and Labrador Heart and Stroke Foundation; he served as Subcommittee Chairperson with the Law Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador; and he has served as Honourary Chair of the Eastern Avalon Chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada.
www.gov.nl.ca /releases/2003/exec/1106n01.htm   (4567 words)

  
 John Howard Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. Annual Report 1998-99   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
There was disappointment when Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador had to drastically reduce the amount of the grant we requested for restoration of the exterior of Howard House.
Earlier in the year Newfoundland MPs were provided with a document produced by the Society entitled "Youth and the Criminal Justice System", which dealt with youth crime and the treatment of young offenders in Canada.
Newfoundland federal inmates are generally at a greater disadvantage compared to other Atlantic region offenders as they are separated from their families, friends and communities.
www.johnhowardnl.ca /org/annrep.HTM   (9935 words)

  
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Scholarly historical research on Newfoundland and Labrador before 1949 was generally accomplished using archival sources found in Britain and, to a lesser extent, in Canada at the Public Archives in Ottawa.
Both Newfoundland and Canada had previously been the recipients, for educational and cultural purposes, of financial assistance from American philanthropic foundations; indeed, Memorial's establishment in 1925 and its operation for a decade afterwards was thanks to aid from the Carnegie Corporation.
Her bibliography of Newfoundland books, co-edited in the early 1980s with librarian Anne Alexander, was published in 1986 by the University of Toronto Press.
www.ucs.mun.ca /~melbaker/CARNEGIE.htm   (8512 words)

  
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Roger Grimes is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland with degrees in Science (B.Sc.) And Education (B.Ed.), as well as a Masters Degree in Education (M.Ed.).
Following the election in 1993, Roger was re-appointed to Cabinet and became Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation in 1994.
Roger is well known in Newfoundland and Labrador for his athletic prowess having represented the province both provincially and nationally in a number of sporting events.
www.hoa.gov.nl.ca /hoa/mha/exploits.htm   (233 words)

  
 Tom Osborne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas William "Tom" Osborne, long-time college football coach at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; more recently a member of the United States House of Representatives
Tom Osborne, politician in Newfoundland and Labrador and member of the Cabinet of Newfoundland and Labrador
This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Osborne   (127 words)

  
 NEWFOUNDLAND JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Malcolm H. Rowe, Q.C., of St-John's is appointed a judge of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in Corner Brook.
Justice Rowe graduated in law from the Osgoode Hall Law School in 1978, and was admitted that same year to the Bar of Newfoundland.
Since 1996, he has served as Clerk of the Executive Council and Secretary to Cabinet for Newfoundland and Labrador.
canada.justice.gc.ca /en/news/ja/1999/NF0609.html   (148 words)

  
 ENL:7954 Squires, Richard Anderson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Newfoundland Jubilee Scholar for 1898, Squires graduated from Dalhousie law school and in 1902 was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court and joined the legal firm of Edward P. Morris (who was Minister of Justice and Attorney General in the government of Robert Bond).
This deal was not without its costs to the people of Newfoundland as the Reids refused to relinquish the timber rights unless the government took over complete operation of the railway and cancelled the remainder of their contract.
Finance Minister Peter Cashin qv resigned from cabinet, and when the House opened on February 4 accused Squires of falsifying cabinet minutes to conceal misuse of public funds by the Prime Minister and several of his ministers; and later alleged that Squires was receiving a yearly government stipend of $5000 as Newfoundland's War Reparations Commissioner.
home.earthlink.net /~lkstrong/7954.htm   (1300 words)

  
 T-W Historical Directory of Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers
The end of the 19th century saw the last of the Newfoundland newspapers which had started between 1827 and 1833 -- the Newfoundlander, the Public Ledger, the Patriot, and the Times -- each cease publication after over fifty years of existence.
The Temperance Journal was the organ of the Sons of Temperance of Newfoundland.
A large percentage of the articles are printed both in English and Inuktitut and deal with Innu and Inuit concerns regarding the environmental and social impact of the project, aboriginal rights and native archaeology.
www.library.mun.ca /qeii/newspapers/tw.php   (3628 words)

  
 Newfoundland and Labrador Massage Therapists Board - About Us
Through the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor, and with the consent of the Minister of Health and Community Services and Cabinet, the Board is empowered to make regulations governing and directing the activities of the massage therapy profession in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Board is composed of five massage therapists selected by the Newfoundland and Labrador Massage Therapists’ Association (NLMTA, the professional association representing massage therapists) and two members representing the public interest.
The five massage therapists selected by the Newfoundland and Labrador Massage Therapists’ Association must be members of the association in good standing.
www.nlmtb.ca /aboutUs.htm   (349 words)

  
 Last stand against gay marriage in Newfoundland and Labrador :: PEJ News :: Stories, Features, Opinion and Analysis :: ...
On what could be a redundant issue, Newfoundland member of parliament and federal cabinet minister, John Efford will be meeting with church leaders today to discuss same-sex marriage.
With Newfoundland and Labrador seeking to gain control of off shore oil revenues, having a strong supportive voice inside is helpful.
That should be possible, the high court already has the advantage of seven other decisions and the the recent Supreme Court of Canada opinion to guide it to what should be a positive change for gay and lesbian couples in Newfoundland and Labrador.
www.pej.org /html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1284&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0   (741 words)

  
 Nature Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Separating the Labrador Sea from the Ungava Peninsula, the Torngats protected area extends from Saglek Bay in the south to Killinek Island near Cape Chidley at the northern tip of Labrador.
The Canadian and Newfoundland and Labrador governments, together with the Labrador Inuit, began investigating the feasibility of a national park.
The Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet started negotiating terms of the final agreement with Parks Canada that year, exempting the proposed area from further mineral claim, effective in 1998.
www.cnf.ca /newsroom/jan_21_05a.html   (1369 words)

  
 Newfoundland Process
Newfoundland and Labrador developed one of the earliest provincial review processes, passing its Environmental Assessment Act in May of 1980.
The environmental assessment process in Newfoundland was one of the best in the country.
In a paper comparing the ten provincial and the federal EIA processes, Smith (1991) found Newfoundland's process strong or excellent for nine of ten criteria, including such things as scope or application, definition of environment and public participation.
www.ucs.mun.ca /~kstorey/newfound.htm   (1009 words)

  
 Centrac College
Centrac College was established in 1985 and since that time has graduated thousands of students, who are working within Newfoundland and throughout Canada.
Our educational training is relevant to the workplace because that is where we look to identify emerging trends when developing programs, and to keep our programs up to date with the quickly changing employment environment.
Cabinet Making/Joinery is a highly rewarding carpentry specialization with emphasis placed on high degrees of accuracy, finish perfection, cost effectiveness, and overall craft professionalism.
www.centraccollege.ca   (1020 words)

  
 Department of Education Newfoundland and Labrador | History of Newfoundland and Labrador   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The earliest recorded Europeans to "discover" North America were the Viking seafarers who landed their boats at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland around the year 1000 A.D. Once there, the Vikings set up base camps and established the first contacts between Europe and the native peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador.
However, his legacy continues on, and in 1997 the people of Canada and the world joined Newfoundland and Labrador in celebrating John Cabot and his crew in the 500th anniversary of his historic discovery.
On March 31, 1949 the province of Newfoundland and Labrador entered Confederation with Canada, making it the tenth and newest Canadian province.
www.education.gov.nf.ca /welcome/history.html   (304 words)

  
 Canada, Newfoundland And Labrador And The Federation Of Newfoundland Indians Enter Exploratory Discussions - Indian and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (April 12, 2002) - The Government of Canada, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Federation of Newfoundland Indians (FNI) will immediately begin exploratory discussions to determine if there is a basis for negotiating FNI access to certain programs and services.
Robert D. Nault, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ernest McLean, Minister of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Mr.
Shayne McDonald, an Aboriginal lawyer and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will be represented by the Department of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs.
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /nr/prs/j-a2002/2-02134_e.html   (373 words)

  
 Daimnation!: Blackmailing Newfoundland and Labrador
He says the Liberals have no plans to remove the revenue-sharing deal from the main bill, as the budget is the place where it makes sense to have it.
It could also derail the implementation of the Atlantic Accord deal, which is worth at least $2 billion to Newfoundland and Labrador over the next eight years.
If I were a Conservative (or NDP) MP from Newfoundland or Nova Scotia, I would ultimately have to vote for the bill.
www.damianpenny.com /archived/004076.html   (787 words)

  
 Farm Business Communications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Former provincial Tory leader Ed Byrne will handle the agriculture file in Premier Danny Williams’ new cabinet in Newfoundland and Labrador.
A teacher by profession and the MLA for Kilbride since 1993, Byrne served as opposition leader from 1998 until 2001.
Williams, who then took over and led the Tories to win last month's election, was sworn in along with his 13 cabinet ministers this morning.
www.agcanada.com /custompages/multistory_printview.aspx?mid=154&id=801   (89 words)

  
 Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) - Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The people of Newfoundland and Labrador now have an opportunity to ensure that this area, so critical to the endangered Newfoundland marten, is preserved.
It is here that three ecoregions merge, and this unique forest is home to the largest remaining population of endangered Newfoundland marten.
Although Newfoundland Rangers noted the importance of the area as marten habitat as early as 1934, it was not made a no-cut environmental assessment area until 1982, or a provisional ecological reserve until 1999.
www.cpaws.org /grassroots-chapters/nl-grandlake.html   (552 words)

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