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Fundraiser collects more than $9K for Grand Bank youth
GRAND BANK, NL— A fundraiser held over the Easter weekend in Grand Bank has raised more than $9,000 for the Community Youth Network (CYN) in the area. ...
Copper Ridge students from Baie Verte jam out at School Stock
Baie Verte, NL – Fourteen students from Copper Ridge Academy in Baie Verte were among the 70 students, and approximately 40 acts, at SchoolStock 2018 at Jane Collins Academy in Hare Bay on March 29. Aiden Parsons, a 15-year-old in Grade 10, ...
Therapy dog helps seniors
GANDER, NL – Having retired two years ago, Joe Sauliner and his common law partner Bridget Roberts wanted to find a way to give back to the place they call home – central Newfoundland. Living in Triton, they became involved in a number ...
Plans underway for Marystown’s Shining Seas Festival
MARYSTOWN, NL - Marystown Deputy Mayor Gary Myles says it’s a sentiment he heard at many doors when he campaigned for election last year. “Residents were disheartened that there wasn’t much going on in the way of community spirit ...
Fundraiser for former Springdale man with MS to be held April 19
SPRINGDALE, NL — A Toronto man, who grew up in Springdale, has been living with the traumatic diagnosis of multiple sclerosis for more than a decade and is now getting some help following a setback. Dion Oxford — a husband to Erinn and ...
Tizzard's Harbour man hopes to bring emergency response training home
TIZZARD’S HARBOUR, NL – With a background in emergency response, Steve Burt hopes to bring his experience and expertise to the Tizzard’s Harbour Volunteer Fire Department. Burt was born in Tizzard’s Harbour but left for ...
Silver Gliders held annual ice show in Springdale
The Silver Gilders annual ice show was recently held in Springdale with about 500 people attending. This year's theme was "Tune it Up." ...
Valmont Academy student delivers speech about food security
SPRINGDALE, NL - Brooke Blanchard of Valmont Academy took first place in the Lions Senior Speakout contest recently held in Springdale. The 17-year-old from King's Point spoke about food security in Newfoundland and Labrador. Here is a ...
Song about Garnish leads Gander resident to gun from father's youth
GANDER, NL - Wayne Lorenzen still can't believe it. After uploading a song about Garnish - where his family's roots are - to social media, a viewer reached out to tell him about a unique find. The viewer of the original song "Maybe ...
Saturday service at Elliston marks 104th anniversary of sealing disaster
ELLISTON, NL – The Home from The Sea committee marked the 104th anniversary of the Newfoundland Sealing Disaster with an open house March 31 in Elliston. The event was held at the interpretation centre in Elliston. Stephen Tremblett ...