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Newfoundland's Furey tackles smoking and vaping

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Newfoundland’s Furey tackles smoking and vaping

Smoking and vaping to be banned at all of Newfoundland and Labrador's government property, including buildings and associated outdoor space, parking lots and the provincial fleet of vehicles.
Newfoundland courts private housing developers

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Newfoundland woos private housing developers

The provincial housing corporation is offering capital funding of up to $95,000 per unit through a loan forgiveness model, and seeks commitments to keep rents affordable for 15 to 20 years.
Memorial University

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Science on display at Memorial University

A blue whale skeleton, 25 metres long, suspends from the ceiling of Memorial University’s Core Science Facility—as though it is swimming in empty space.
Robust green tax credit offered in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Robust green tax credit offered in Newfoundland

The new provincial tax credit is equivalent to 20 per cent of the capital costs of designated clean generation and energy-saving equipment, to a maximum of $1 million annually.
home renovations

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Rebates slated for home renovations, new construction

Newfoundland and Labrador has slated $30 million in rebates for home renovations and new construction to jumpstart the economy.

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Quebec and Newfoundland proffer homebuyer funds

Provincial budgets, released in both provinces on March 27, outline different approaches to financial assistance that's projected to benefit about 430 recipients in Newfoundland and 47,000 in Quebec.

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Job cuts lead Newfoundland’s way forward

Promised actions include a 10 per cent reduction in the provincial government's building footprint, beginning with the return of 40,000 square feet of leased space to the market by March 31 this year.

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Alt Hotel to open in St. John’s, Newfoundland

Group Germain Hotels has announced it will be opening an Alt Hotel in St. John's, Newfoundland in 2017.

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$2.5-mil medical clinic opens in Newfoundland

A new $2.5-million medical facility has officially opened near Boat Harbour on the Burin Peninsula, N.L. The 4,000-square-foot building, known as the Placentia West Medical Clinic (Placentia West), will provide medical and community health services to approximately 3,000 residents in the surrounding communities.

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N.L. pledges to green government operations

The government of Newfoundland and Labrador plans to green its operations over the next five years with various initiatives, from increased waste diversion to improved

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Memorial University opens new research centre

Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador’s only university, has just opened a new offshore research and development centre, known as the Suncor Energy Offshore Research and Development Centre. The $6.8-million facility expands an existing engineering building to include an additional 14, 208 square feet of research space.

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Pilot project aims to increase recycling in schools

As part of a provincial plan to divert waste by 50 per cent, organizations in Newfoundland and Labrador are in the midst of a pilot