The by-election will be held March 6th.
Twelve people have been nominated for an election to fill 3 councillor vacancies in the town of Stephenville. This after nearly half the council resigned recently for various reasons. Names on the ballot will include Darren Roberts, Darrell Shelley, Gerard Pomeroy, Geoff Benoit, Ken Penton, Maurice Hynes, Patrick Mercer, Paul Green, Paul Grenier, Ray Tompkins, Tom O’Brien and Trevor Murphy. The by-election will be held March 6th.
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Government introduces a new website with the latest wildfire information and heftier penalties
The penalty for deliberately setting a fire now ranges from $100,000 to $500,000 and a new offence has been created for recklessly or negligently starting a forest fire with fines from $50,000 to $150,000.
NL Liquor Corporation is reporting net earnings for the year are $199.6 million, a decrease of $11.1 million
It’s been 8 years since the sale of cannabis was legalized and the total retail market for the year ending March was $115M.
The "Spring into Action Food Drive" takes place 1-5 p.m. today at all grocery stores in Corner Brook
Coordinator Damian Power says they need dry packaged foods or canned goods which have a long shelf life. This includes long spaghetti, plain white rice, tins of beans, soup, vegetables, as well as soda crackers.
Man dies from injuries as a result of a two vehicle collision on the Veterans Memorial Highway yesterday
It happened around 10 a.m. near Roaches Line.
Some crimes can now be reported online to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
For people without access to the internet or who don’t feel comfortable using this method, they can still call or visit the detachment to report crimes.
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