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  VP Special Projects Darren Pelley says there are four areas of investment which combine the forestry, the mill site, construction of a wind farm and technology improvements at Deer Lake Power. 

• Artists throughout NL asked to submit works to the Provincial Art Bank Program

  The deadline for submissions is September 7th.

• The Canuck brings "Food Inflation Blues" to Bayfm's "Scoffs and Scuffs"

  The Canuck has been on the go since 2000 and Kevin Wastphal says while it’s not mainstream music, it’s fun and people have accepted what he is doing. 

• Police investigate a suspicious fire at a NLPower substation near Port aux Basques

  RCMP Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says when police arrived on scene, the Volunteer Port aux Basques Fire Department had put out a small brush fire.

• Two Deer Lake residents caught breeching court ordered conditions

  The RCMP conducts ongoing efforts across the province to check on offenders.