A BBQ and open house at the NLWest SPCA shelter on Lundrigan Drive

More from Local News

• Police looking to speak to anyone who may have picked up a hitchhiker Tuesday night near Daniel's Harbour

  Port Saunders RCMP tried to stop a grey Buick sedan travelling south on Route 430 but the driver fled from police.

• RNC issues arrest warrant for man accused of abducting his daughter and believe they are now in Egypt

  Ahmed Mohamed Shafik Abelfat Elgammal is wanted on charges of abduction in contravention of a custody or parenting order. 

• Prremier Tony Wakeham announces cabinet and former Deer Lake Mayor Mike Goosney is on the team

  The new Humber Valley MHA is the Minister for Government Services, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Labour, and WorkplaceNL. 

• Half the impaired drivers picked up by RCMP this past weekend were on the west coast

  On Saturday, at approximately 4:10 p.m., Deer Lake RCMP were called to Route 401 near Kelly’s Point in Howley, where they found a vehicle, still running but off the road and the driver, a 37-year-old man from New Brunswick was inside.

• Porter Airlines celebrates 19th birthday

  Over the past year, Porter has hired 400 more people, expanded its fleet to include 48 Embraer E195-E2 jets, with up to 100 jets on order, and added 20 new routes with seven new destinations.