Several west coast fire departments get funding under the Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Award

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• State of Emergency called in Adam's Cove due to wildfires and evacuation order in effect

  More than 20 structures (houses and garages) have been impacted as well as damage to a warehouse containing Recreational Vehicles. 

• 211 can help in over 150 languages, even Indigenous

  Wait times are less than a minute, it’s free and confidential and follow ups are provided when needed. 

• Scholarships are now available for young women commemorating the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote

  Minister Pam Parsons says “Through these scholarships, we honour the trailblazers of the past and invest in the voices helping to shape a more equitable future.”

• Woody Point of View with musical duo Tuff is underway at the Merchant in the town

  The show centres around themes including settlement, resilience, challenges, fishing, the fire of 1922, the loss of the ferry in 1985, natural wonders, the future, loyalty and sacrifice.  

• 43-year-old man dies in hospital after a single vehicle accident in St. John's on Tuesday

  RNC say around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday (May 6), police were called to the Trans-Canada Highway following a single-vehicle rollover between the Topsail Road and Thorburn Road exits.