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• Humber River and communities around it are under a flood watch

  River levels are rising and may approach or exceed river banks.

• MNL concerned over changes to Multi-Year Capital Works Program and lack of consultation

  Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL) is holding their symposium in Gander this weekend.

• It's Stop Sexual Exploitation Week, "It Happens Here; together we can create a safer community"

  On Bayfm’s “the Plain Truth,” one of the guests was Nicole Deveau, the coordinator of the Coalition Against the Sexual Exploitation of Youth or CASEY.

• Seniors of Distinction Awards nominations accepted until Monday, May 11th

  To be eligible for the award, a senior must be nominated by an individual or group, must be 50 years of age or older and be a current or past resident of Newfoundland and Labrador.

• MHA says Corner Brook will lose $400K a year with changes to the Capital Works Program

  Jim Parsons says the multi-years Capital Works Program has traditionally provided funding for 22 of the larger communities but that’s now been whittled down to 7, which Corner Brook is part of. But, he says the program has changed from a three year to a four year funding cycle, and no one knew this was coming since there were no consultations.