Stiffer penalties and bigger fines for distracted drivers

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• RCMP NL responds to over 1,000 calls from Friday to Tuesday

  This included incidents of intimate partner violence, sudden deaths, missing persons, structure fires, alarm calls, off-road vehicle violations, violations of the Liquor Control Act, boaters in distress, suspicious persons or vehicles, service of court documents and municipal bylaw enforcement.

• RNC reminds motorists to keep an eye out for cyclists

  The RNC reminds drivers to maintain a minimum distance of one meter between their vehicle and the cyclist.

• Opposition Leader calls for seven-day-a-week recreational food fishery

  On the opening day of this year’s food fishery, June 28th, two individuals were rescued after their boat overturned off Crawley’s Point.

• City of Corner Brook received 11 calls about untidy properties in the month of May

  The city’s director of protective services, Todd Flynn, says this includes rubbish and the length of the grass.

• The Western NL Food Hub is set to expand its services this weekend to the Bay St. George area

  Residents can now shop for local foods through the Western NL Food Hub and pick up their orders at the People of the Dawn Indigenous Friendship Centre locations in Stephenville and St. George’s.