The Town of Bay Roberts received the Tidy Towns award for a population category over 3,500. This award is due to the work that the town and its residents put into becoming more environmentally conscious and improving the town’s overall look.

The second award was shared between the towns of Bay Roberts and Spaniard’s Bay in the category of environmental sustainability for their efforts at the Shearstown Estuary. This award was the Torngat Municipal Achievement Awards program, an initiative of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador recognizing the exemplary efforts of member municipalities in serving their residents and improving quality of life in their community and in the Province as a whole. Environmental sustainability is at the forefront for both of those municipalities.

Mr. Speaker, I ask all hon. members to join me in congratulating the towns of Bay Roberts and Spaniard’s Bay on their recent provincial awards.