$2.7 million for tourism projects on the west coast and northern peninsula

More from Local News

• Flight attendants at Westjet to vote on a tentative agreement after a strike was launched on Sunday

  CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says “teams are working hard to restore service and get guests on their way to their destinations as quickly as possible.”

• Bayfm's "Rising Voices" explores how technology shapes the minds of young people

  Corner Brook Status of Women Research and Action Coordinator Destiny Hopkins says a Stats Canada report from a couple of years ago highlighted youth 15 plus are spending more than twenty hours a week on their phones and that number is increasing. 

• Western Regional Waste Management looking to "Green up the Games" as 1600 athletes are on the way here

  Questions about garbage and what goes where can be found on the wrwmnl app, which is free to download.

• Coast Guard "pleased" with grounded cargo vessel removal process to date happening in Lark Harbour

  During his time with the Coast Guard, Bruce English says he’s never worked on a project of this magnitude.

• RNC on the East Coast conducts bike safety session for cyclists

  Cst Stephanie Myers says cyclists and motorists need to put safety first.