A province wide outdoor fire ban is in effect as crews battle forest fires near Labrador West

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• Municipalities NL wants government to commit to a funding model in the upcoming budget

  MNL President Amy Coady says communities are facing many long-standing infrastructure issues which get more expensive to replace over time.

• NL has higher rate of gambling than national average at 77 percent

  That’s according to Will Lummis, who is the Regional Addictions Prevention Consultant with NL Health Services in the Western Zone.

• Massey Drive Multi-use Trail Project gets government go ahead

  The West Coast Cycling Association plans on developing 11.5 km kilometers of mountain biking and silent-sport trails that would connect to an existing trail network. 

• One person rescued from a snowmobile accident 16kms in on Logger School Road early Saturday

  BOISAR Search Manager Stephen Decker says about 15 members set up a staging area along the Trans Canada Highway, just west of Corner Brook.

• Second man charged in connection with drug and human trafficking in NL has been convicted

  RCMP Inspector David Emberley says they were both arrested by RCMP RNC JFO West near Howley where police seized close to a pound of cocaine and a prohibited handgun.