Author: Courtney Langille

The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans released its report on Canada’s seal populations and their effect on Canada’s fisheries today, titled Sealing the Future: A Call to Action.

FFAW-Unifor Executive Board Nominations are due TOMORROW, May 22nd, by 4:30pm. Completed nomination forms must be accompanied by a signed and sworn affidavit from the nominee. Full Nomination Packages for

Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGOs) are organizations that are not run by federal or provincial governments; therefore, they receive funds from private donors, corporations, and other institutions. With political backup, the

For several years, harvesters have been seeking buddy up in the 2J3KL Northern cod fishery. The desire for buddy up is being driven by several factors: safety, economics, availability of

As of June 9th, Service Canada has posted the unemployment rate for Economic Region 1 (St. John’s Metro) as 7.5%, and Economic Region 2 (all NL outside of St. John’s Metro) as 11.3%. 

The FFAW and ASP reached a deal on cod last night, May 8th, a 5% increase from last year,

On Monday May 6th, FFAW-Unifor met with William McGillivray, DFO Regional Director General for NL; Ray Walsh, Regional Director, DFO Fisheries Management; Adam Burns, Associate Deputy Minister, DFO Program Policy,