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Scott Simms, M.P. Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor
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Working for You!Summer / Fall 2005
BONAVISTA Fred Cuff PO Box 10, Elliston, NL A0C 1N0
Phone: 709-468-2626 TF: 1-866-663-2626 Fax: 709-468-2642 E-Mail: [email protected]
GANDER Audrey Miller 175 Airport Boulevard, Gander, NL A1V 1K6 Phone: 709-256-3130 TF: 1-877-256-3130 Fax: 709-256-3169 E-Mail: [email protected]
GRAND FALLS – WINDSOR Cindy Hooper 1A Pinsent Drive, Grand Falls - Windsor, NL A2A 2S8 Phone: 709-489-8470 TF: 1-877-489-8470 Fax: 709-489-8478 E-Mail: [email protected]
OTTAWA Tonya Belbin 133 Confederation Building, House of CommonsOttawa, ON K1A 0A6 Phone: 613-996-3935 Fax: 613-996-7622 E-Mail: [email protected]
May
Cadets Caring for Canada - Grand Falls-Windsor
RCMP Ball - Gander
Discovery Collegiate Graduation, Class
of 2005 - Bonavista
Gander and Area Chamber of Commerce
6th Annual Home and Garden Show
JuneSeniors/War Veterans Dinner - Bishop’s Falls
Exploits Valley 50+ Closing Dinner
Founder’s Day Dinner - Grand Falls-Windsor
NL Association of Career Colleges
Alexander Bay Lions Club - Glovertown
Discovery Day Celebrations, Matthew Legacy
Site - Bonavista
JulyCanada Day Celebrations - Grand Falls-Windsor
8th Annual Gambo Loggers Festival
Point Leamington Day
Grand Falls Windsor Heritage Society - Official
Opening
Gordon Pinsent’s Birthday Celebrations
& Roast
Bird Island Puffin Festival - Elliston
Port Albert Day
Grand Falls-Windsor Salmon Festival Dinner
Little Catalina Day
Crab Festival 2005 - New-Wes-Valley
Fallsview Festival 2005 - Bishop’s Falls
Festival of Flight - Gander
Fish, Fun & Folk Festival - Twillingate
Gander and Area Chamber of Commerce Breakfast
Glovertown Music Fest
Glenwood Summer Fest
Events Attended from May – September 2005
August Botwood Day
Gander Co-op Traditional NL Breakfast
Gander Day
Joe Batt’s Arm Day
Fossil, Fun and Food Festival - Trinity Bay North
Buchans Lucky Strike
Lewisporte Mussel Bed Soiree
Year of the Veteran Celebrations - Grand Falls -
Windsor
Official Opening of Royal Canadian Legion 59th
Provincial Convention
Ceremony Commemorating the Tilting Cultural
Landscape District
Trinity Days Celebration - Trinity Bay
Pepsi Central Summer Games Closing
Ceremonies - Grand Falls-Windsor
Badger Drive Festival
SeptemberAlexander Bay Public Library 50th Year -
Anniversary Celebrations - Glovertown
Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life - Gander
Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life -
Grand Falls-Windsor
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #48 - Port
Blandford Year of the Vet Celebrations
Exploits Valley 50+ Club - 30th Annual
Convention
Active Living Schools Celebration - Gander
Targa Rally - Gander
Gander River Management - River Workshop
Smallwood Academy - Canadian History Class
17th Annual Eastport Peninsula Agricultural
Exhibition
Catherine Mackey 95th Birthday Celebrations
- Melrose
Dear Constituents,
As winter quickly approaches, I would like to take this opportunity to send a special greeting
and an update from my office.
I want to congratulate all of the volunteers and participants involved in all of the summer
festivals this past season; from the Lucky Strike Festival in Buchans, all the way east to
the Bird Island Puffin Festival in Elliston. I truly feel blessed to be your representative. Our
community spirit is the greatest in the world and it is based on two very important factors:
our pride in our culture, and the love we have for our children.
At the same time we realize this has been a difficult year for many. This past year has been
a challenging one in the fishery as well as the pulp and paper industry. In my travels
throughout the riding this summer I was able to meet with many of you to hear first-hand
the issues that are your greatest concerns. I appreciate your openness and frankness in all
of our discussions.
My commitment today is the same as it was when I started as your Member of Parliament -
to work for YOU. Maintaining our workforce in our traditional industries and diversifying
our economy is first and foremost in my efforts. Too many of our loved ones move away and
we need to work harder than ever before to provide for and keep our young families
at home.
Notwithstanding the generally positive mood during the summer months, these continue to
be serious times in our riding. I wish to assure you that I will continue to do my utmost to
ensure that your best interests are served.
Representing the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and in particular the constituents
of Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor in Ottawa, has always been my focus and top
priority.
Thank you for your warm hospitality during the summer. I look forward to seeing you again
very soon. Best wishes to all.
Scott
Moving Forward: Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador sign Agreement on Early Learning and Child Care
On May 13th, 2005, our Federal Government announced an historic Agreement in Principle that further supports the development of quality early learning and child care for young children and their families in Newfoundland and Labrador.
This announcement follows the Government of Canada’s February 2005 budget commitment to invest $5 billion over five years to enhance and expand high-quality developmental early learning and child care in collaboration with provinces and territories.
Over the next five years, with this federal support, Newfoundland and Labrador will continue to develop its early learning and child care system. Emphasis will be placed on increasing options for children and families by creating early learning and child care services that focus on quality, affordability, and accessibility. Newfoundland and Labrador will meet these goals by making investments in regulated early learning and child care programs and services for children under age six.
Newfoundland and Labrador will release a preliminary action plan on early learning and child care by December 2005. Following completion of the action plan, Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador will work together to conclude a detailed multi-year funding agreement by February 2006.
The province will continue to report publicly on early learning and child care, so that the people of Newfoundland and Labrador can track progress.
At New Fun Land daycare in Glenwood with Ken Dryden At New Fun Land daycare in Glenwood with Ken Dryden and Prime Minister Paul Martin.and Prime Minister Paul Martin.At New Fun Land daycare in Glenwood with Ken Dryden and Prime Minister Paul Martin.
Speech for the Tilting Cultural Landscape Plaque Unveiling, August 27th
Today we both celebrate and commemorate Tilting as one of Canada’s unique and
historically significant cultural landscape districts. As an outport community that has
not only survived in the face of adversity, but also as one that has embraced its history; as
a community that is working to preserve its past, along with the buildings and structures
that shaped it - from the tilts from which Tilting derived its name to its stages and
flakes.
Today Tilting offers all who come here a rare opportunity to visit a Newfoundland and
Labrador outport whose traditions, way of life and cultural landscape have survived for
more than two centuries. Traditions that began in the mid-18th century as Irish settlers
built houses and fishing rooms around Tilting harbour in support of the inshore fishery;
as they established extended family neighbourhoods and “kept gardens,” a network of
paths and trails, cod trap berths, and a way of life that embraced both sea and land…in a
place where the climate was harsh, and survival was never certain, but the sense of
community never waned.
Like its people…like the community spirit that pervades this special place, Tilting’s
traditional houses and outbuildings, its gardens, its fishing berths, and its winter and
summer paths, have survived, just as they have for years.
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque we are unveiling today
speaks to Tilting’s great historic and cultural importance. It says that this community is
part of the national network of people, places and events that have been designated by
the Government of Canada to have national historic significance. And it will forever
help Canadians to understand and appreciate Tilting’s long history and traditions.
Grand Falls-Windsor Centennial Celebrations
In December of 2004 an announcement was made in Grand Falls-Windsor of funding for the
2005 Centennial Celebrations. The Federal Government contributed $75,000 towards the
celebrations. In addition, funding through the department of Human Resources & Skill
Development Canada has helped employ individuals to co-ordinate activities for the many
events taking place throughout the year.
© Parks Canada/Eric Walsh © Parks Canada/Eric Walsh© Parks Canada/Eric Walsh
History
In 1905, the area that is now known as Grand Falls-Windsor was first settled when
representatives from the London Daily Mail established the site for Newfoundland’s
first pulp and paper mill. Under the leadership of the Harmsworth brothers, the
Anglo-Newfoundland Development (A.N.D.) Company attracted workers from all
over the colony, the mainland of North America and Europe.
For the Newfoundlanders it marked one of the first times they had received cash for
their labor. The Town of Grand Falls grew through the efforts of those early settlers,
and many of their descendants make up the backbone of Grand Falls-Windsor today.
As the MP for this area, I couldn’t be more thrilled that this year the Town is
commemorating one hundred years of settlement and contribution to the global
economy – a significant achievement of which our entire province should be proud.
For more information about the history of Grand Falls-Windsor, visit the Grand
Falls-Windsor Heritage Society home page at
http://www.grandfallswindsor.com/heritage
Remaining ScheduleFriday, October 28, 2005 Red Maple Festival
Saturday, November 5, 2005 Grand Falls-Windsor Community Bonfire
Exploits Valley 50+ Club’s Fall Sale
Sunday, November 6, 2005 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 12
Ecumenical Service of Remembrance
Friday, November 11, 2005 Music Industry Association of NL
Awards & Banquet
Remembrance Day Ceremonies
Thursday, December 1, 2005 2005 Centennial Committee
Closing Ceremonies
An Open Message from Scott Simms, M.P. To Michael RyderThe Town of Bonavista and the entire province of Newfoundland and Labrador
are beaming with pride at the recent success of their native son Montreal Canadians,
Michael Ryder.
Michael, you have proven once again that you are a force to be reckoned with and
I am certain that your hockey career will continue its upward course. We all look
forward to watching your future victories and will take vicarious pleasure from
your successes.
My personal congratulations to you and best wishes for a most successful
2005 - 2006 hockey season.
Summer Job Opportunity on Parliament Hill! Become a Parliamentary Guide!
Join our team of bilingual university students for an unforgettable job on Parliament Hill in summer 2006!
Please see our Internet site for the application form and more details :
www.parl.gc.caLook under “What’s New!”
The application deadline is November 14, 2005
Written to the Honourable Stéphan Dion, Minister of Environment Canada, Re: COSEWICOctober 4, 2005
Dear Minister,
I am writing on behalf of my constituents in Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor as
well as a majority of the citizens in other constituencies in the province of Newfoundland
and Labrador.
In 2004 the Department of Fisheries and Oceans conducted public consultations in
Newfoundland and Labrador on a proposal to declare northern cod an endangered species
under the Species At Risk Act (SARA). The Committee on the Status of Endangered
Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) is recommending that northern cod be included on the
list of Species At Risk as endangered. They are making this recommendation on the basis
of old and flawed scientific data.
The northern cod has been under moratoria since 1992 and very little effort has been
directed toward any commercial harvesting of this species. Due to an abundance of cod
currently around our shores, the harvesting of other groundfish species had to be halted
because of exceeding the by catch limits. As a result, many fisher people in Newfoundland
and Labrador have been unable to provide a respectable livelihood for their families.
Up-to-date scientific data does not prove the absolute necessity of including the northern
cod as an endangered species. It would be both wrong and unjust for the Government of
Canada to approve the COSEWIC recommendation. To designate northern cod as an
endangered species at this time would be an economic disaster for rural communities in
our province. Fisher people, plant workers, municipal officials, business people, the general
public, and many other stakeholders clearly outlined the catastrophic results of such a
designation to Department of Fisheries and Oceans officials at the 2004 hearings.
The opinions expressed by those groups and individuals cannot be ignored. Following
the northern cod moratorium in 1992, there was an out migration from rural communities
that caused irreparable damage to the social fabric of rural Newfoundland and Labrador.
This must not be allowed to be repeated.
After careful analysis of all the information available and in view of the opinions expressed
by the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, particularly the people of my riding, I
strongly recommend that our Federal Cabinet reject the recommendation of the
COSEWIC to include northern cod on the list of Species At Risk as endangered.
Yours truly,
Scott Simms MP
How to Join our Canadian Forces
In the near future our Regular Forces will be increased by 5,000 personnel and our Reserves by 3,000. The Reserve Force offers exciting careers in the Navy, Army, Air Force, Communication, Legal and Health Services Reserves for those who wish to serve part-time. As a Primary Reservist, you would support Canada's Regular Force while earning extra income and learning new skills.
Reserve members have served voluntarily alongside their Regular Force colleagues on many overseas operations and have answered the call here at home to help Canadians; during B.C.’s forest fires, Quebec’s ice storm, the Manitoba floods, and Hurricane Juan in Nova Scotia. They are presently serving in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Africa and the Middle East.
If you would like to join the Reserves or Regular Forces contact the nearest Primary Reserve Unit by phone (they are listed under National Defence in the Government of Canada section of the phonebook), visit them in person, go online at http://www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca and find the nearest Canadian Forces Recruiting Office, or call 1-800-856-8488.
I have been actively involved in working towards the reinstatement of the Gander Weather Office. I was happy to sign the petition and I thank the organizers for their hard work.
Signing weather petition. Signing weather petition. Signing weather petition.
Group photo signing petition. Group photo signing petition. Group photo signing petition.
Weather Office Petition Signing
The New Veterans Charter
The existing Veterans Charter was developed after the
Second World War. Programs and services for veterans have since
evolved to meet the needs of these war service veterans. The unique
needs of younger modern-day Canadian Forces (CF) veterans are not
being met by existing services and benefits.
The New Veterans Charter is being developed to address the unique needs
of CF Veterans who require programs and services based on opportunity and
wellness. The average age of releasing CF members is 36 - an age where they and their
families need the assurance of a secure future; and assistance as they transition from their
specialized career in the Forces to civilian employment. In addition, some of them will
require support to address chronic pain, permanent disability and operational stress
injuries resulting from their service to our country. Current clients and
their survivors will continue to receive a monthly payment for any disability
pension previously awarded under the Pension Act. Under the new Act,
both current and former CF members will be able to apply for a lump
sum award pertaining to a service-related disability for which no
application has previously been made. CF Veterans may also apply for
benefits and services under the new programs including rehabilitation
and vocational assistance services, earnings loss benefits and health
benefits based on service-related needs.
New information will be continually posted on the VAC website
(www.vac- acc.gc.ca) in the coming months. You can also contact
the information centre at 1-866-522-2122.
Every year is an important year to honour veterans and their service and
2005 is especially meaningful because it marks the 60th anniversary of the end of the
Second World War. Each year, Canada marks Veterans' Week from November 5 to 11
and as a highlight of 2005 the Year of the Veteran, Veterans' Week will be a time to
honour, celebrate, remember and thank all those who served Canada in times of war,
military conflict and peace, and to teach our youth about remembrance.
The theme for Veterans' Week 2005 is Honouring Veterans by Teaching Youth.
Throughout the week, commemorative events and activities will
be held in communities all across Canada.
There are countless ways to commemorate Remembrance Day, November 11,
and Veterans Week 2005. Commemoration can include observing two
minutes of silence, attending a local ceremony, thanking a Veteran in person,
or planning an event in your own community. The important thing
is that you remember!
Have your children or grandchildren visit the Veterans Affairs Kid Zoneat http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/youth/sub.cfm?source=activities
2005 YEAR OF THE VETERAN"Today, we ask a new generation of Canadians to surrender their time, volunteer their hearts,
and take one year to fully remember a century of sacrifice. That year is 2005
- The Year of the Veteran." - Minister Guarnieri
How to Join our Canadian Forces
In the near future our Regular Forces will be increased by 5,000 personnel and our Reserves by 3,000. The Reserve Force offers exciting careers in the Navy, Army, Air Force, Communication, Legal and Health Services Reserves for those who wish to serve part-time. As a Primary Reservist, you would support Canada's Regular Force while earning extra income and learning new skills.
Reserve members have served voluntarily alongside their Regular Force colleagues on many overseas operations and have answered the call here at home to help Canadians; during B.C.’s forest fires, Quebec’s ice storm, the Manitoba floods, and Hurricane Juan in Nova Scotia. They are presently serving in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Africa and the Middle East.
If you would like to join the Reserves or Regular Forces contact the nearest Primary Reserve Unit by phone (they are listed under National Defence in the Government of Canada section of the phonebook), visit them in person, go online at http://www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca and find the nearest Canadian Forces Recruiting Office, or call 1-800-856-8488.
I have been actively involved in working towards the reinstatement of the Gander Weather Office. I was happy to sign the petition and I thank the organizers for their hard work.
Signing weather petition. Signing weather petition. Signing weather petition.
Group photo signing petition. Group photo signing petition. Group photo signing petition.
Weather Office Petition Signing
An Open Message from Scott Simms, M.P. To Michael RyderThe Town of Bonavista and the entire province of Newfoundland and Labrador
are beaming with pride at the recent success of their native son Montreal Canadians,
Michael Ryder.
Michael, you have proven once again that you are a force to be reckoned with and
I am certain that your hockey career will continue its upward course. We all look
forward to watching your future victories and will take vicarious pleasure from
your successes.
My personal congratulations to you and best wishes for a most successful
2005 - 2006 hockey season.
Summer Job Opportunity on Parliament Hill! Become a Parliamentary Guide!
Join our team of bilingual university students for an unforgettable job on Parliament Hill in summer 2006!
Please see our Internet site for the application form and more details :
www.parl.gc.caLook under “What’s New!”
The application deadline is November 14, 2005
Written to the Honourable Stéphan Dion, Minister of Environment Canada, Re: COSEWICOctober 4, 2005
Dear Minister,
I am writing on behalf of my constituents in Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor as
well as a majority of the citizens in other constituencies in the province of Newfoundland
and Labrador.
In 2004 the Department of Fisheries and Oceans conducted public consultations in
Newfoundland and Labrador on a proposal to declare northern cod an endangered species
under the Species At Risk Act (SARA). The Committee on the Status of Endangered
Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) is recommending that northern cod be included on the
list of Species At Risk as endangered. They are making this recommendation on the basis
of old and flawed scientific data.
The northern cod has been under moratoria since 1992 and very little effort has been
directed toward any commercial harvesting of this species. Due to an abundance of cod
currently around our shores, the harvesting of other groundfish species had to be halted
because of exceeding the by catch limits. As a result, many fisher people in Newfoundland
and Labrador have been unable to provide a respectable livelihood for their families.
Up-to-date scientific data does not prove the absolute necessity of including the northern
cod as an endangered species. It would be both wrong and unjust for the Government of
Canada to approve the COSEWIC recommendation. To designate northern cod as an
endangered species at this time would be an economic disaster for rural communities in
our province. Fisher people, plant workers, municipal officials, business people, the general
public, and many other stakeholders clearly outlined the catastrophic results of such a
designation to Department of Fisheries and Oceans officials at the 2004 hearings.
The opinions expressed by those groups and individuals cannot be ignored. Following
the northern cod moratorium in 1992, there was an out migration from rural communities
that caused irreparable damage to the social fabric of rural Newfoundland and Labrador.
This must not be allowed to be repeated.
After careful analysis of all the information available and in view of the opinions expressed
by the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, particularly the people of my riding, I
strongly recommend that our Federal Cabinet reject the recommendation of the
COSEWIC to include northern cod on the list of Species At Risk as endangered.
Yours truly,
Scott Simms MP
History
In 1905, the area that is now known as Grand Falls-Windsor was first settled when
representatives from the London Daily Mail established the site for Newfoundland’s
first pulp and paper mill. Under the leadership of the Harmsworth brothers, the
Anglo-Newfoundland Development (A.N.D.) Company attracted workers from all
over the colony, the mainland of North America and Europe.
For the Newfoundlanders it marked one of the first times they had received cash for
their labor. The Town of Grand Falls grew through the efforts of those early settlers,
and many of their descendants make up the backbone of Grand Falls-Windsor today.
As the MP for this area, I couldn’t be more thrilled that this year the Town is
commemorating one hundred years of settlement and contribution to the global
economy – a significant achievement of which our entire province should be proud.
For more information about the history of Grand Falls-Windsor, visit the Grand
Falls-Windsor Heritage Society home page at
http://www.grandfallswindsor.com/heritage
Remaining ScheduleFriday, October 28, 2005 Red Maple Festival
Saturday, November 5, 2005 Grand Falls-Windsor Community Bonfire
Exploits Valley 50+ Club’s Fall Sale
Sunday, November 6, 2005 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 12
Ecumenical Service of Remembrance
Friday, November 11, 2005 Music Industry Association of NL
Awards & Banquet
Remembrance Day Ceremonies
Thursday, December 1, 2005 2005 Centennial Committee
Closing Ceremonies
Speech for the Tilting Cultural Landscape Plaque Unveiling, August 27th
Today we both celebrate and commemorate Tilting as one of Canada’s unique and
historically significant cultural landscape districts. As an outport community that has
not only survived in the face of adversity, but also as one that has embraced its history; as
a community that is working to preserve its past, along with the buildings and structures
that shaped it - from the tilts from which Tilting derived its name to its stages and
flakes.
Today Tilting offers all who come here a rare opportunity to visit a Newfoundland and
Labrador outport whose traditions, way of life and cultural landscape have survived for
more than two centuries. Traditions that began in the mid-18th century as Irish settlers
built houses and fishing rooms around Tilting harbour in support of the inshore fishery;
as they established extended family neighbourhoods and “kept gardens,” a network of
paths and trails, cod trap berths, and a way of life that embraced both sea and land…in a
place where the climate was harsh, and survival was never certain, but the sense of
community never waned.
Like its people…like the community spirit that pervades this special place, Tilting’s
traditional houses and outbuildings, its gardens, its fishing berths, and its winter and
summer paths, have survived, just as they have for years.
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque we are unveiling today
speaks to Tilting’s great historic and cultural importance. It says that this community is
part of the national network of people, places and events that have been designated by
the Government of Canada to have national historic significance. And it will forever
help Canadians to understand and appreciate Tilting’s long history and traditions.
Grand Falls-Windsor Centennial Celebrations
In December of 2004 an announcement was made in Grand Falls-Windsor of funding for the
2005 Centennial Celebrations. The Federal Government contributed $75,000 towards the
celebrations. In addition, funding through the department of Human Resources & Skill
Development Canada has helped employ individuals to co-ordinate activities for the many
events taking place throughout the year.
© Parks Canada/Eric Walsh © Parks Canada/Eric Walsh© Parks Canada/Eric Walsh
Moving Forward: Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador sign Agreement on Early Learning and Child Care
On May 13th, 2005, our Federal Government announced an historic Agreement in Principle that further supports the development of quality early learning and child care for young children and their families in Newfoundland and Labrador.
This announcement follows the Government of Canada’s February 2005 budget commitment to invest $5 billion over five years to enhance and expand high-quality developmental early learning and child care in collaboration with provinces and territories.
Over the next five years, with this federal support, Newfoundland and Labrador will continue to develop its early learning and child care system. Emphasis will be placed on increasing options for children and families by creating early learning and child care services that focus on quality, affordability, and accessibility. Newfoundland and Labrador will meet these goals by making investments in regulated early learning and child care programs and services for children under age six.
Newfoundland and Labrador will release a preliminary action plan on early learning and child care by December 2005. Following completion of the action plan, Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador will work together to conclude a detailed multi-year funding agreement by February 2006.
The province will continue to report publicly on early learning and child care, so that the people of Newfoundland and Labrador can track progress.
At New Fun Land daycare in Glenwood with Ken Dryden At New Fun Land daycare in Glenwood with Ken Dryden and Prime Minister Paul Martin.and Prime Minister Paul Martin.At New Fun Land daycare in Glenwood with Ken Dryden and Prime Minister Paul Martin.
May
Cadets Caring for Canada - Grand Falls-Windsor
RCMP Ball - Gander
Discovery Collegiate Graduation, Class
of 2005 - Bonavista
Gander and Area Chamber of Commerce
6th Annual Home and Garden Show
JuneSeniors/War Veterans Dinner - Bishop’s Falls
Exploits Valley 50+ Closing Dinner
Founder’s Day Dinner - Grand Falls-Windsor
NL Association of Career Colleges
Alexander Bay Lions Club - Glovertown
Discovery Day Celebrations, Matthew Legacy
Site - Bonavista
JulyCanada Day Celebrations - Grand Falls-Windsor
8th Annual Gambo Loggers Festival
Point Leamington Day
Grand Falls Windsor Heritage Society - Official
Opening
Gordon Pinsent’s Birthday Celebrations
& Roast
Bird Island Puffin Festival - Elliston
Port Albert Day
Grand Falls-Windsor Salmon Festival Dinner
Little Catalina Day
Crab Festival 2005 - New-Wes-Valley
Fallsview Festival 2005 - Bishop’s Falls
Festival of Flight - Gander
Fish, Fun & Folk Festival - Twillingate
Gander and Area Chamber of Commerce Breakfast
Glovertown Music Fest
Glenwood Summer Fest
Events Attended from May – September 2005
August Botwood Day
Gander Co-op Traditional NL Breakfast
Gander Day
Joe Batt’s Arm Day
Fossil, Fun and Food Festival - Trinity Bay North
Buchans Lucky Strike
Lewisporte Mussel Bed Soiree
Year of the Veteran Celebrations - Grand Falls -
Windsor
Official Opening of Royal Canadian Legion 59th
Provincial Convention
Ceremony Commemorating the Tilting Cultural
Landscape District
Trinity Days Celebration - Trinity Bay
Pepsi Central Summer Games Closing
Ceremonies - Grand Falls-Windsor
Badger Drive Festival
SeptemberAlexander Bay Public Library 50th Year -
Anniversary Celebrations - Glovertown
Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life - Gander
Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life -
Grand Falls-Windsor
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #48 - Port
Blandford Year of the Vet Celebrations
Exploits Valley 50+ Club - 30th Annual
Convention
Active Living Schools Celebration - Gander
Targa Rally - Gander
Gander River Management - River Workshop
Smallwood Academy - Canadian History Class
17th Annual Eastport Peninsula Agricultural
Exhibition
Catherine Mackey 95th Birthday Celebrations
- Melrose
Dear Constituents,
As winter quickly approaches, I would like to take this opportunity to send a special greeting
and an update from my office.
I want to congratulate all of the volunteers and participants involved in all of the summer
festivals this past season; from the Lucky Strike Festival in Buchans, all the way east to
the Bird Island Puffin Festival in Elliston. I truly feel blessed to be your representative. Our
community spirit is the greatest in the world and it is based on two very important factors:
our pride in our culture, and the love we have for our children.
At the same time we realize this has been a difficult year for many. This past year has been
a challenging one in the fishery as well as the pulp and paper industry. In my travels
throughout the riding this summer I was able to meet with many of you to hear first-hand
the issues that are your greatest concerns. I appreciate your openness and frankness in all
of our discussions.
My commitment today is the same as it was when I started as your Member of Parliament -
to work for YOU. Maintaining our workforce in our traditional industries and diversifying
our economy is first and foremost in my efforts. Too many of our loved ones move away and
we need to work harder than ever before to provide for and keep our young families
at home.
Notwithstanding the generally positive mood during the summer months, these continue to
be serious times in our riding. I wish to assure you that I will continue to do my utmost to
ensure that your best interests are served.
Representing the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and in particular the constituents
of Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor in Ottawa, has always been my focus and top
priority.
Thank you for your warm hospitality during the summer. I look forward to seeing you again
very soon. Best wishes to all.
Scott
Scott Simms, M.P. Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor
FOR FREE POSTAGE Please ensure when you write us that Scott Simms, M.P.
is the first line of our address with the specific office address to follow
Working for You!Summer / Fall 2005
BONAVISTA Fred Cuff PO Box 10, Elliston, NL A0C 1N0
Phone: 709-468-2626 TF: 1-866-663-2626 Fax: 709-468-2642 E-Mail: [email protected]
GANDER Audrey Miller 175 Airport Boulevard, Gander, NL A1V 1K6 Phone: 709-256-3130 TF: 1-877-256-3130 Fax: 709-256-3169 E-Mail: [email protected]
GRAND FALLS – WINDSOR Cindy Hooper 1A Pinsent Drive, Grand Falls - Windsor, NL A2A 2S8 Phone: 709-489-8470 TF: 1-877-489-8470 Fax: 709-489-8478 E-Mail: [email protected]
OTTAWA Tonya Belbin 133 Confederation Building, House of CommonsOttawa, ON K1A 0A6 Phone: 613-996-3935 Fax: 613-996-7622 E-Mail: [email protected]
