Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister is on the west coast to meet with search and rescue teams.

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• ACOA brings $1.1M to five west coast tourism projects

  Work will include enhancements to the Cape Blow-Me-Down trail, the Humber Valley Trail, the snowmobile trail from Corner Brook to Pasadena, upgrades to the Man in the Mountain trail and a Geopark in the Bay of Islands.  

• 13 west coast communities join to launch a new Humber Bay of Islands regional brand identity

  The new brand unites the communities of Cox's Cove, McIvers, Gillams, Meadows, Irishtown-Summerside, Hughes Brook, Steady Brook, Corner Brook, Massey Drive, Mount Moriah, Humber Arm South, York Harbour, and Lark Harbour. 

• Woman charged with obstructing a police officer Tuesday in St. Anthony

  RCMP Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says police located the vehicle in a parking lot on West Street and noticed three people inside with open cans of beer.

• Stephenville store thief arrested twice in less than a week

  Gregory MacPhee now faces charges of theft and failure to comply with his release order.

• School food programs in NL getting financial boost to buy infrastructure needs

  Food First NL CEO Josh Smee says the feds put aside $20M last year to help non profit school food programs buy physical infrastructure, the things they need to deliver their programming and a coalition of four community organizations across Atlantic Canada were successful in getting $1,000,000.