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  Bay St. George RCMP say 31-year-old Brandon Jesso is wanted in relation to charges of, theft, flight from police, and dangerous Operation of Motor Vehicle

• Deputy Premier says government's role is to pave the way for businesses to prosper

  Barry Petten He says manufacturing is vibrant in this province but the problem is….are we spending in the right place? He doesn’t think it’s ever a reflection on the industry and a lot of the reasons the economy is the way that it is is because of industry.

• Premier Wakeham to host New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers on Monday

  Wakeham will be joined by co-chair Vermont Governor Phil Scott, along with Premiers of  New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, as well as Department of Energy Resources officials from Massachusetts and Maine.   

• Western Regional Waste Management recommends taping the ends of batteries to be recycled

  Outreach Coordinator Lynn Howse says most of the batteries they are getting are from cell phones and the ends should be covered with tape before recycling at a transfer station, where they will be kept in fire safe bins.

• Gingerbread House at Valley Mall has delivered over 107,000 gifts for children since starting in 1982

  Last year, 353 toy hampers were handed out to people in the Corner Brook and Bay of Islands area and all gifts donated at the Gingerbread House stay in the community.