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• 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.

• Holly Burke wins Rotary Club of Corner Brook scholarship

  Burke will be attending Grenfell Campus in the fall and entering the nursing program.

• Deer Lake Power set to open the gates at Main Dam today to release water from Grand Lake

  Water will be released through Junction Brook and into the Upper Humber River leading to rising water levels

• Federal government pumps $80M into improvements at Marine Atlantic terminal in North Sydney

  The money will be used to modernize critical shore-side infrastructure, improve service reliability and support the long-term delivery of safe, efficient ferry service between Nova Scotia and this province.