ST. JOHN’S, TUESDAY , AUGUST 16, 2022 THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

PART I PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY EMERGENCY SERVICES ACT CANCELLATION OF DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY MADE PURSUANT TO

SECTION OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES ACT

WHEREAS on August 6, 2022, pursuant to the authority that exists under

section 9(1) of the Emergency Services Act, an emergency was declared in the areas of Grand Falls-Windsor, Bishop’s Falls and the Connaigre Peninsula; AND

WHEREAS on August 7, 2022, pursuant to the authority that exists under

section 9(1) of the Emergency Services Act, an emergency was declared in the area of Botwood; AND

WHEREAS forecasted weather conditions are no longer conducive to extreme fire behaviour and the forest fires burning in the central area of the island of Newfoundland no longer necessitate immediate and prompt coordination of action; AND

WHEREAS based on the above and on information received from the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre, the Declarations of Emergency dated August 6, 2022 and August 7, 2022 are no longer required; THEREFORE pursuant to the authority that exists under

section 9(1) of the Emergency Services Act, I DECLARE that (

a) the Declaration of Emergency dated August 6, 2022 for the areas of Grand Falls-Windsor, Bishop’s Falls and the Connaigre Peninsula is cancelled in its entirety, effective as of 12:01 a.m. on August 13, 2022; and (

b) the Declaration of Emergency dated August 7, 2022 for the area of Botwood is cancelled in its entirety, effective as of 12:01 a.m. on August 13, 2022. SIGNED at St. John’s, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, this 16th day of August, 2022. JOHN HOGAN, Q.C. Minister of Justice and Public Safety Aug Extraordinary Index

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