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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
North Atlantic enters non-binding MOU with N.L. government to lease Bull Arm fabrication site
Newfoundland and Labrador has found someone to lease and operate a massive fabrication site in Trinity Bay. North Atlantic was awarded the lease for Bull Arm, entering into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the provincial government to develop a "green energy centre of excellence" at the site in collaboration with private and public partners to "support the energy transition." "Commercial items in the non-binding MOU protect the provincial government's interests as the owner of this major industrial site, while providing North Atlantic the flexibility it needs to successfully attract investment and business to the site and earn a return on its investment," reads a statement issued by the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology on Thursday morning. The property has a long history as the host for oil and gas megaprojects, originally developed for Hibernia and playing a role in the development for the Hebron project. North Atlantic will take on operational and maintenance costs while kicking back a share of profits to the province. "Our goal throughout this process has been to maximize the economic and employment benefit to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, while also providing a viable long-term business opportunity for potential proponents of the Bull Arm site," said Industry Minister Steve Crocker in the statement. "North Atlantic's plan for this site and the MOU is consistent with this goal." The lease for the Bull Arm Site is currently held by Bull Arm Fabrication Inc., which operates the site on behalf of the provincial government. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page.
CBC
3 days ago
- Business
- CBC
North Atlantic enters non-binding MOU with N.L. government to lease Bull Arm fabrication site
Newfoundland and Labrador has found someone to lease and operate a massive fabrication site in Trinity Bay. North Atlantic was awarded the lease for Bull Arm, entering into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the provincial government to develop a "green energy centre of excellence" at the site in collaboration with private and public partners to "support the energy transition." "Commercial items in the non-binding MOU protect the provincial government's interests as the owner of this major industrial site, while providing North Atlantic the flexibility it needs to successfully attract investment and business to the site and earn a return on its investment," reads a statement issued by the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology on Thursday morning. The property has a long history as the host for oil and gas megaprojects, originally developed for Hibernia and playing a role in the development for the Hebron project. North Atlantic will take on operational and maintenance costs while kicking back a share of profits to the province. "Our goal throughout this process has been to maximize the economic and employment benefit to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, while also providing a viable long-term business opportunity for potential proponents of the Bull Arm site," said Industry Minister Steve Crocker in the statement. "North Atlantic's plan for this site and the MOU is consistent with this goal." The lease for the Bull Arm Site is currently held by Bull Arm Fabrication Inc., which operates the site on behalf of the provincial government.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Remote wildfires continue to burn in Newfoundland
Four wildfires are burning in parts of rural Newfoundland, but two are deemed under control as of Monday afternoon. Provincial fire duty officer Brian Oake told CBC News a fire burning near Lake Ambrose in western Newfoundland was burning out of control on Sunday, but has since been downgraded after burning two hectares. Another fire near Pamehac Brook North, burning near Badger in central Newfoundland, is much bigger, having covered 1,034. Fire crews have been able to keep that one under control, Oake said. But two wildfires continue to burn out of control near Burnt Dam, a Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro control structure in the southern interior of the island. One fire increased in size from 29 hectares to 131 hectares since Sunday, and crossed a Hydro line, Oake said, but no damage was reported. The second fire stayed around one hectare. Water bombers are currently working on putting out the fires. Oake said the afternoon is most challenging due to humidity and dryness, but conditions have been favourable. Structures and municipalities are currently not at risk. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
3 waterbombers fight 3 out of control wildfires in central Newfoundland
There are three out-of-control wildfires in western and central Newfoundland. According to the Newfoundland and Labrador Active Wildfire Dashboard, there are two out-of-control fires in the Burnt Dam area. The first is estimated to be 29 hectares in size. The second fire is only one hectare in size. In Western Newfoundland, the wildfire burning near Lake Ambrose is one hectare in size. These fires started yesterday and are being responded to by the province's forest fire management team. Provincial fire duty officer Bryan Oake says staff and three water bombers are currently working on putting out the fires. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but Oake told CBC that five new fires ignited on the island on Saturday afternoon following some thunderstorms in the region. No structures or municipalities are at risk at this time. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page.
CTV News
17-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
One of Canada's oldest, most notorious prisons to be replaced
After decades of debate, there are finally signs of a replacement to the notorious Her Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's, N.L., one of Canada's oldest operating prisons. Correctional officers have complained about heat, mold, strong toxic smells and 'serious rodent issues' at the prison, according to documents revealed under Access to Information legislation. Conditions have become so bad that multiple inmates have received extra credit towards their sentences — known as 'Duncan' credit — in recognition of the particularly harsh circumstances inside the prison. Newfoundland and Labrador's Provincial Government announced Monday that an 'early works agreement' has been signed with a contractor that will allow some preliminary site work to begin. The provincial government and contractor New Avalon Corrections Partners is also working towards concluding an agreement to build a new prison, which is estimated to cost almost $700 million. 'Despite the inflated price tag and challenge, as I call it, we remain steadfast in our commitment to getting the project done,' said Transportation and Works Minister Elvis Loveless. Her Majesty's Penitentiary Newfoundland and Labrador officials say the new prison will cost almost $700 million. Price estimates for the project have soared, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Loveless and other provincial government officials have blamed inflation for the change in budget, which was once about $400 million. The ceremonial groundbreaking on Monday is the closest the provincial government has stepped in years to replacing the decrepit, 166-year-old penitentiary. The notorious prison is often excruciatingly hot and odorous and tensions among prisoners are at an almost permanent boil, according to St. John's defence lawyer Erin Breen. 'When you walk in, in the summertime in particular, it's a wall of heat and stench that hits you,' she said. Staffing issues, according to Breen, have frequently led to lockdowns inside the prison where inmates must be kept inside their cells in order to maintain safety. 'They're not getting access at all to fresh air or outdoor air. Very rarely do they get recreation at all,' she said. 'You're subjecting people to things that you would think that in 2025, in Canada, just could not happen.' Her Majesty's Penitentiary replacement St. John's defence lawyer Erin Breen appears for an interview on the replacement for Her Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's, N.L. Previous replacement attempts This week's groundbreaking ceremony marks the latest — but not the only — attempt to replace the ailing prison in recent years. An attempt in 2019 stalled over concerns with rising costs. 'It has always been a difficult priority politically,' John Haggie, Newfoundland and Labrador's Minister of Justice, said Monday. 'It is a hard sell for a lot of people. And quite frankly, that doesn't make it any the less important.' Haggie deflected some responsibility from his own provincial Liberal party for the decades of delay by alleging the provincial government was in such bad shape when they were first elected that officials were more concerned about making payroll than replacing infrastructure. Monday's announcement still came without definitive timelines on when the new facility will be built, or when prisoners could be moved over. The early work agreement allows for the installation of site fencing and some soil and groundwork. Breen says she's still skeptical that a new prison will be built. 'I'm sure everyone has the best of intentions, but, you know, will things change? Will suddenly costs skyrocket and the thing gets called off again?' she asked. 'It's difficult after so many years to trust…particularly in light of the fiscal situation that we're in.'
