Profile of Rudy Norman

All articles of Rudy Norman

• New arrival
  It was a project the current Town Council in Ming’s Bight saw as something that was crucial to the community when they were elected three years ...
• Story of the year
  Looking back over the year that was here at the Nor’wester and it’s hard to believe that so much has happened in a period of time that feels like ...
• Looking ahead
  2012 was a big year for many of us. Looking back now some things that happened this year seem so far away, it’s hard to believe it was actually ...
• A hard week
  This has been one of the hardest weeks in my journalistic career.Every Christmas seems to bring new stresses and anxiety that I’m sure was never ...
• It’s time to start paying attention
  Alright, everyone, it’s time to get up and get something on the go, because this thing just got real.Last week Stephen Harper was in Labrador – ...
• Robert’s Arm gets new affordable housing
  Robert’s Arm will be the site for new affordable housing, thanks to key investments by the local community and the Federal and Provincial ...
• Surviving Sandy
  Jennifer Smith, daughter of writer Ed Smith, grew up in Springdale – living a normal, regular life in rural Newfoundland and Labrador.As life ...
• Middle Arm girl remembered as a ‘beautiful person’
  Memories, condolences, and messages of shock and anger flooded social media this weekend as news of the death of 19-year-old Samantha Fowlow of ...
• It’s the other guy’s fault our democracy sucks
  There won’t be a debate in the House of Assembly regarding Muskrat Falls specifically.That’s the word coming out of the Hill of Confederation, at ...
• ‘Have not will be no more’
  He sits at the table with a pen in hand and a broad grin across his face as familiar folks approach him with open arms and bright, joyful ...
• The numbers don’t lie
  The new price tag on Muskrat Falls is 7.4 billion dollars – up from 6.2 billion when Danny struck the deal. What’s amusing about that is the fact ...
• Dwight Romney and Kathy Obama
  I’m absolutely enthralled by the US Presidential debates. In fact, like it was a season of my favorite sitcom that’s gone off the air, I feel a ...
• Town found to have misused private information
  The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released a report concerning a municipality in the region and an alleged breach of ...
• The Minister of Youth
  This past weekend, I attended the annual YC Conference in St. John’s. For those unfamiliar, it’s a conference for young people of Newfoundland ...
• Tarred and angry
  Construction and new pavement on Springdale road, Route 390, by the Department of Transportation and Works is causing quite a stir among ...
• Eyes of hope
  After retiring from her job of 31 years in the health care profession in 2007, Marilyn Curtis had dreams of buying an RV and travelling ...
• Kitty crisis
  A newly formed group in La Scie says they hope to tackle a growing problem in that community, and other communities on the Baie Verte Peninsula: ...
• A change of heart
  When a person suffers a major health crisis like a heart attack it can be a scary time – even for the most stable and confident among us. But ...
• What I learned from Bob Barker
  For as long as I can remember, stray animals have been an issue in these parts. Cats, perhaps, more than dogs, since the feline is so much more ...
• Doors open again
  Life Unlimited For Older Adults in Springdale has opened its doors at the Red Leaf Centre once again. The community organization was forced to ...
• What I know about Muskrat Falls
  There are a few things in life that I openly and honestly admit I don’t understand and thus know very little about.Time travel, Cooking, The ...
• Pilot project will hurt small towns, says mayor
  Changes to the country’s Employment Insurance program have recently come into effect and it has a number of people crying foul over the new ...
• The quest to be bilingual
  Many people find it frustrating to learn a new language. It’s one of those things we’d all love to do, but can’t stand long enough to do it. For ...
• That’s just stupid
  I’m the first person to admit that there are things about the ‘old’ EI system that I didn’t like, and some of the new changes the Conservative ...
• Calling the secretary
  There wasn’t a big fan-fare, there wasn’t a big press conference - actually, there wasn’t much talk about it at all, but this week a policy went ...
• Honouring a hero
  A new billboard near the Cenotaph in Baie Verte was placed this week in honour of a fallen soldier who called that community home. Private Justin ...
• Confirming the stereotypes
  Newfoundland and Labradorians are tarred with a lot of brushes. We have the typical ‘stupid Newfie’ regime, the ‘ignorant and oblivious buffoon,’ ...
• Something wrong with the system
  Ted Noble, Mayor of Nipper’s Harbour says that he has grave concerns over the conditions of the roads leading to his community, and the ones ...
• ‘The Gathering’ brings big names to area
  A big event is on the horizon in Burlington later in August, and everyone is invited, and asked to pay an admission of whatever they want, ...
• Local man seeking advice on discovery
  Cal Kelleher has been living on the Indian River for over 40 years, and in those years has travelled its banks many a times, he says. Throughout ...