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• Changes to the Animal Health and Protection Act include fines and penalties

  These amendments update and modernize the legislation, enable designated enforcement officials to issue compliance orders, and increase fines and penalties for animal cruelty offences.

• Leaf collection wraps up this week in Corner Brook but can be dropped off at 3rd Pond

  Mayor Jim Parsons says leaves in clear plastic bags can be dropped off at a location near the old water supply near Lundrigan Drive where the leaves will be composted. 

• Steady Brook sisters, Lily and Meredith Hayden, win Premier's Athletic awards

  Grants ranging from $500 to $1,500 are awarded based on the level of competition and the athletes’ respective accomplishments.

• NL Public Service Commission is celebrating a 50th anniversary

  So far this year, more than 15,000 courses have been completed through learning and development programs.

• "There's gold in them thar hills," government looks for proposals to mine in Grand Lake

  Industry Minister Andrew Parsons says this Exempt Mineral Land consists of the Lunch Pond gold deposit as well as 19 mineral prospects like copper and zinc but the majority of showings are for gold,