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VOCM Late-Day Update August 20 · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: I'm Brian Madore. Expect shovels in the ground as early
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  Speaker 1: as this spring if the definitive agreements on Churchill Falls
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  Speaker 1: are signed by the end of the year. That's according
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  Speaker 1: to Premier Tony Wakem, who says they intend to get
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  Speaker 1: hydro development work started as soon as possible and all of.
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  Speaker 2: The prelim work that goes ahead of that to get
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  Speaker 2: started right away. And the great news is, of course,
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  Speaker 2: the federal government has agreed to send this to the
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  Speaker 2: Major Projects. That's the key for this right when they
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  Speaker 2: have agreed to send these projects to the Major Project's office,
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  Speaker 2: that is a tremendous benefit for Dufalana Larborador.
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  Speaker 1: The Board of Trade is welcoming the expanded agreement on
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  Speaker 1: Churchill Falls. The Board says the project has enormous promise
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  Speaker 1: for the people of the province through increased economic activity, jobs,
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  Speaker 1: power availability and revenue. In a statement issued today, the
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  Speaker 1: Board says advancing Churchill Falls is good for business, good
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  Speaker 1: for workers and good for the economy.
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  Speaker 2: It's also a.
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  Speaker 1: Plotting word that a trade deal may have been reached
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  Speaker 1: between Canada and the US government. RCMP and Harbor Grace
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  Speaker 1: arrested a twenty year old wanted man following a brief
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  Speaker 1: footchase and Carboneer police were notified after the man, who
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  Speaker 1: was wanted on charges of assault and theft, was spotted
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  Speaker 1: on Industrial Crescent in Carboneer around one o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
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  Speaker 1: Officers found Brady Felix's power, who refused to obey their
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  Speaker 1: commands and tried to make a run for it. He
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  Speaker 1: was taken into custody following a struggle and was held
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  Speaker 1: to appear in court, where he faces an additional charge
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  Speaker 1: of resisting arrest. Town of Holywood having trouble finding where
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  Speaker 1: all the water is going. Until it does, it's imposing
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  Speaker 1: restrictions to reduce consumption. Viocm's Beth Wagen reports the conception.
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  Speaker 3: Bay Town says the wells are pumping the water, so
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  Speaker 3: availability is not the issue. It's the loss of water.
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  Speaker 3: Holyrood has used leak detection equipment but found no leak
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  Speaker 3: and did a manual inspection of known trouble areas but
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  Speaker 3: again found nothing. The graph from the water system shows
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  Speaker 3: the same pattern of water loss over the twenty four
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  Speaker 3: hour period of each day over the last two weeks.
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  Speaker 3: A temporary water ban is now in effect to allow
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  Speaker 3: the town to further investigate and replenish supply. That means
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  Speaker 3: non essential outdoor use such as washing cars, filling swimming
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  Speaker 3: pools and washing driveways is prohibited.
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  Speaker 1: Provincial government has done a major cabinet shuffle, with the
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  Speaker 1: number of key ministers being shifted to different portfolios. Jody
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  Speaker 1: Wall is the new Minister of Health, taking over from
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  Speaker 1: Leela Evans, who maintains her other ministerial portfolios including Labrador Affairs,
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  Speaker 1: Indigenous Affairs and Women and Gender Equality. Deputy Premier and
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  Speaker 1: Transportation Minister Barry Patton is adding municipal and community engagement
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  Speaker 1: to his duties. And that's a look at your news
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  Speaker 1: this hour. I'm Brian the Door