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• BOISAR uses new drone to pinpoint the location of lost hikers near Corner Brook

  Using the thermal imaging camera, members quickly marked the lost pair’s location with GPS, and after a short hike into the woods, they guided them back to safety.

• $270M for improvements at Marine Atlantic terminals in Port aux Basques and Argentia

  On Wednesday, $80M was announced for Marine Atlantic’s terminal in North Sydney.

• Secretary of State for Children and Youth talks about more jobs for young people this year

  There are 100K opportunities for youth through the Canada Summer Jobs Program, up from 75K last year.

• Corner Brook approves contract worth nearly $50K for specialized staff training

  Councillor Donna Wheeler wanted to know if this would be a good investment and City Manager Darren Charters said this training will pay for itself quickly.

• Canadian Red Cross is in Corner Brook looking for volunteers

  Josiane Demers is a Senior Emergency Management Coordinator for Western NL and says they’re meeting with local partners while connecting with residents about volunteer opportunities on the emergency management team in the region.