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• Cuts to mill security
  According to a former mill worker at the shut-down paper operations in Grand Falls-Windsor, the equivalent of four security positions are now ...
• A mother’s plea for safety
  Almost 19, Cody Boone's soft brown eyes alternate between gazing at cartoons on TV and his hands, scarred with scratches and spots where old ...
• Taking the safe road
  Len LeRiche, president and CEO of Safety Services Newfoundland and Labrador (SSNL), has a story he likes to tell at safety-related meetings.He ...
• A stronger town, despite mill closure
  There are two differences between the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor and AbitibiBowater, the corporate giant which shut down its paper mill ...
• The art of solo and choral speech
  When you're a retired teacher, you have a strong background in listening to children of all ages speak, chatter, sing and deliver drama in plays, ...
• Canadian organ donation rates not high
  A report last month from the Canadian Institute for Health Information said that organ donor rates in Canada have not increased very much. ...
• Province, municipalities need long term plan
  Bishop's Falls Mayor Bob Hobbs was one of the approximately 78 municipal leaders attending an emergency meeting called in St. John's March 12 in ...
• Meeting the need
  Did you know that one in five Canadians, according to a leading organization in the field, will experience a mental health disorder during their ...
• Standing up for public services
  By SUE HICKEYAdvertiserWhile no employees have actually gotten walking papers saying they will be laid off or have to move, public sector unions ...
• Water seepage an issue
  Flooding and seepage is sometimes an issue with older homes, especially when the houses were built near bogs and rivers.But the houses in one of ...
• Idea up in smoke
  Mary Paul won't have to put up a "For Sale" sign on her lawn after all. The Badger resident was one of several who had an issue with a proposal ...
• Catholic community mourns
  If there's any instrument traditionally associated with church, and church musicians, it's usually the majestic pipe organ, or sometimes the ...
• Farmer’s market looking good
  Farmers’ markets aren’t new concepts for a lot of communities.For example, one of the most successful is the Farmers’ Market in St. John’s, open ...
• Justice has a local connection
  An Ontario judge is causing stirs in not only the legal world, but possibly in Parliament as well, according to various national stories and ...
• Look up – way up
  "I will face my fear, I will permit it to pass over and through me, and when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path."The ...
• Promoting regional cooperation
  Some municipal leaders have taken issue with Premier Kathy Dunderdale’s speech at a gathering of St. John’s Board of Trade members Jan. 31. At ...
• Quebec chain Rossy taking over Bargain Giant stores
  Shoppers won't be seeing an empty space in the Exploits Valley Mall, even though Bargain Giant, a major tenant in the building, is scheduled to ...
• The Tide rolling into town
  Are you sick of the unfavourable aspects of Newfoundland politics? Do you miss former premier Danny Williams and his colourful rhetoric? Did ...
• Nursing program growing
  Approximately 25 licenced practical nurses at the Grand Falls-Windsor campus of the College of the North Atlantic got a big vote of confidence at ...
• Queensway still in play
  While more retail stores are gradually opening up in Grand Falls-Windsor, and the Exploits Valley Mall is full with tenants, it's not hard to ...
• Two parties interested in building hotels
  The town of Grand Falls-Windsor has been working with a business known as Pacrem for some time about the possibility of a new hotel being built ...
• The boys are back in town
  Christmas is over - but Rudolph and his relatives don't seem to be interested in moving on. Instead, they've taken over a farming community off ...
• Chamber seeking nominations
  Do you have a favourite business in the Exploits Valley that deserves recognition? Or know a business owner who worked hard to land major ...
• Mayors outlook for 2012
  The year 2012 might indicate the End Times, according to Hollywood and a misinterpretation of an ancient calendar, but for some communities in ...
• Balanced budget, but higher taxes
  Residents in Botwood will be paying higher taxes this year.The town council and staff have brought down their budget for 2012.According to Mayor ...
• Traffic stop leads to bust
  A post-New Year's pullover led to a rough start for 2012 for one man..The 25-year-old man from St. John's was traveling on the Trans-Canada ...
• Men accused of murder appeared in local court
  Two men from Newfoundland charged with murder of another man after he was found dead in Edmonton Dec. 31 have ties to the central region.Paul ...
• Leave the aggression behind, drivers
  Growl, whine, arrgh.One wants to yell at people like this: "can't you read?"With apologies to those who have friends and family who are ill- or ...
• The horse didn’t like it
  A scared horse is what encouraged a Grand Falls-Windsor man to make illegal dumping a public issue.It was when Dr. John Trend and his horse ...
• Special celebration for oldest church
  One of the oldest faith communities in the Exploits Valley region is celebrating a special anniversary - St. Andrew's Anglican Church on Main ...