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• Corner Brook was one of three Canadian communities to take part in a national wildfire plan

  The Plan concludes that Corner Brook's overall wildfire risk is currently low to moderate, but identifies higher-risk areas where development borders continuous forest fuels.

• RCMP suspend two drivers licenses for excessive speeding on the Northern Peninsula this past weekend

  RCMP Traffic Services West clocked a 17-year-old doing 115 km/hr in a 50 zone.

• 200,000 tree seedlings being planted in remote areas of Gros Morne National Park

  This is to restore areas of forest that were impacted by moose over-browsing.

• Explosives Disposal Unit called to the Deer Lake Airport on Monday after an unattended bag was left in the terminal

  An initial assessment of the item carried out by airport security officials discovered the possible presence of an explosive material.

• Uninsured driver in Corner Brook facing intimate partner violence charges as a result of traffic stop

  During the traffic stop, a female passenger told police she was assaulted by the driver the day before.