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The Telegram/Central Voice Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year award

The new Cape Ray transfer station, which will sort waste for all of the Southwest Coast, opened for business on Monday, Sept. 17.

Cape Ray transfer station opens with no fanfare, little warning, and some ...

Ed Hutchings and Cathy Whitehead, the Felix Cove couple who operate Alpacas of Newfoundland, are shutting down the business at the end of this month. Here, they pose for a photo with some of the alpacas that remain on the farm but have been sold.

Alpacas of Newfoundland closing down after 20 years

Melissa Woods of Corner Brook has started Active Living West NL, a new organization creating social activities for people living with physical and intellectual challenges.

Corner Brook's Melissa Woods wants to make life more fun for those with ...

A group of about 100 people gathered in the Confederation Building’s East Block rallying the federal government to recognize American Sign Language, Langue des signes du Quebec and Indigenous Sign Languages as official languages.

‘We’ve got so many barriers’ N.L. rally particpants say

Following the peewee division showman competition on Saturday, Landon Richardson was thrilled to receive his prize, shouting to his dad, "I got a ribbon!"

SLIDESHOW: 2018 Humber Valley Agricultural Fall Fair

Conception Harbour Mayor Craig Williams considers the revamped marina to be part of the community’s efforts to attract people to the area.

Conception Harbour marina brightens up the community

Maggie Drover talks about her three weeks in the Dominican Republic.

Labrador City student decides on career path thanks to Gap Medics

Ray Johnson is working directly with Matthew Brown, a professor from the University of Toronto, to organize a trip for students to visit Freshwater for a few nights next month.

Ray Johnson helping Toronto university students experience N.L. culture with ...

One man was taken to hospital early Saturday morning following a motorcycle accident on the parking lot of an east-end hotel. Keith Gosse/The Telegram

Overnight motorcycle accident in St. John's sends man to hospital

Some of this years goodies at the Community Garden.

Annual garden harvest is upon us in Labrador West

Gary Shaw
Updated Sep 10, 2018 at 10:30 a.m.

LABRADOR CITY, N.L. NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CANADA It seems as though it was such a short time ago people were finally celebrating the arrival of a very late spring. There was finally the right conditions and weather that would allow ...

The 2nd Happy Valley Brownies and the 2nd Happy Valley Guides took part in the May 30 Community Clean-up. Katelyn Chislett with the Guides was one of those who helped out.

Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay planning another community cleanup

Evan Careen
Updated Sep 10, 2018 at 10:23 a.m.

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CANADA Every year the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay holds community cleanups. But this year they’ve been trying to get the community more involved and town councilor ...

The Twillingate Islands Tourism Association (TITA) and the towns of Crow Head and Twillingate sign a memorandum of understanding to establish the Twillingate Trails Regional Committee and start work towards a trail assessment. Left to right are: Crow Head mayor John Hamlyn, TITA President Mandi Young and Twillingate mayor Grant White.

Twillingate and Crow Head come together to establish hiking trails network

Kyle Greenham
Published Sep 10, 2018 at 6 a.m.

The towns of Twillingate and Crow Head are joining forces to improve the hiking trails of Twillingate Island. The island’s two municipalities came together for a public signing at the Long Point Lighthouse in Crow Head on Tuesday, Aug. ...

Mayor’s Corner: Burgeo

Martine Blue
Published Sep 08, 2018 at 12:52 p.m.

BURGEO, N.L. NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CANADA Water Treatment Plant Repairs A small explosion at Burgeo’s water treatment facility recently required the town to bring in a technician in from Germany to service the unit’s ozone ...

Katie and Tyler Flood of Montreal have visited almost every nook and cranny throughout the province.

Talking with tourists in Ramea

Rosalyn Roy
Updated Sep 08, 2018 at 11:22 a.m.

RAMEA, N.L. NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CANADA For the second year in a row, Katie and Tyler Flood have attended the Rock Island Music Festival in Ramea. The Montreal couple plan to continue their travels to visit Francois and Grey River ...

Carol Brice-Bennett remembered for groundbreaking work

Tom Niles
Published Sep 08, 2018 at 11:17 a.m.

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CANADA This past week, Labradorians at home and away mourned the loss of Carol Brice-Bennett who died in Montreal on Aug. 26. Brice-Bennett was remembered for her presence in the ...

Janet Cox, R.N. was well-known for her dedication to her profession and to her patients.

The late Janet Cox, R.N., is a worthy addition to the Canadian Nurses Association’s Memorial Book.

Christine Hennebury
Published Sep 07, 2018 at 1:58 p.m.

Janet Cox, who passed away in 2015, was well known in the communities around St. Anthony and on the south coast of Labrador, for her dedicated work as a Registered Nurse. Her efforts, approach and integrity were greatly valued by her community and ...

Isle aux Morts senior Sadie Organ, 98, is a relative of legendary Ann Harvey.

Isle aux Morts senior appreciates how things have changed

Rosalyn Roy
Updated Sep 07, 2018 at 11:24 a.m.

ISLE AUX MORTS, N.L. NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CANADA Even though she is 98, Sadie Organ still possesses a girlish charm when she laughs, which is quite often. She is the mother of 11, who currently range in age from 82 to 57, and now ...

Labrador West Pioneer: Hayward Sheppard

Gary Shaw
Updated Sep 06, 2018 at 5:09 p.m.

LABRADOR CITY, N.L. NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CANADA The community of Labrador West is fortunate to have so many pioneers among its citizens. With years of living here, they have experience and knowledge worthy of sharing. Among them ...

‘We did not vote for Donald Trump’ written across Steve Talley’s travel trailer.

A tourist with a message in Labrador West

Mike Power
Updated Sep 05, 2018 at 4:46 p.m.

LABRADOR CITY, N.L. NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CANADA Steve Talley of Staunton, Virginia, made his first trip to Newfoundland and Labrador this summer and he was, in his own words, ‘impressed.’ But it was hard not to notice ...

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