ICYMI: Tragedy and devastation from hurricane Fiona and Come By Chance refinery explosion, a stressed health-care system, cost-of-living challenges, and a Stanley Cup parade were some of the major stories this year.
Tragedy and devastation from hurricane Fiona and Come By Chance refinery explosion, stressed health-care system, cost-of-living challenges, and a Stanley Cup paradeBuildings near Knox Avenue in Port Aux Basques were damaged or destroyed when hurricane Fiona charged through the town. Keith Gosse/The Telegram - Saltwire NetworkNow that 2022 is nearly in the books, it’s time to look back at some of the top stories that made headlines in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The provincial government announced on March 17 further measures to help get family and friends fleeing the war in Ukraine to safety in Canada, including sending a team to Poland. Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, chief public health officer for Newfoundland and Labrador, became the province’s go-to source of important information during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Contributed photoIt seemed like almost no aspect of the province’s health-care system did not face staffing shortages, closures or high levels of stress at some point in 2022.
In June, the provincial government received the Health Accord NL blueprint — a more than half-billion-dollar accord implementation plan meant to unravel the serious and complicated problems facing the province’s health-care system and improve the health of residents over the next 10 years. In April, the federal government gave its approval for the massive and controversial Bay du Nord offshore oil project off Newfoundland’s east coast, to the dismay of environmental groups.In April, the provincial government officially launched a Commission of Inquiry into the treatment of Innu children and families in the province’s child protection system.
Stanley Cup champion Alex Newhook hoists the cup during the parade in his honour Monday afternoon, Aug. 22 Keith Gosse/The Telegram - Keith GosseOn April 5, the provincial government announced it was lifting a moratorium on wind development in the province that had been in place since 2007. Many proposals for wind development began surfacing.
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