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• Memories of the car park king
  “Loyalty binds me.” A wedding vow, or a pledge to a local organization? It was the motto of a young king, Richard III, who lay under an English ...
• Looking again for an owner
  The province is looking again for someone interested in former Abitibi property.The Department of Natural Resources is announcing its second call ...
• Changes to compensation
  There is one national statistic where Newfoundland and Labrador is at the top of the list - and it doesn’t have anything to do with health or ...
• Somebody’s watching
  Municipalities are getting on board to combat illegal dumping.The province and the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB) are relying on the ...
• Budget consultations start
  While there was only a small number at pre-budget consultations in Grand Falls-Windsor at the Mount Peyton Hotel Feb. 21, those that showed up to ...
• No more Serenity in central
  A private addictions treatment centre whose owners had failed to open in Northern Arm because of opposition in the town has found a location in ...
• Live from the Holy See
  One would figure that being a Roman Catholic bishop, Anthony Daniels would have the inside scoop on the current pope, Benedict XVI, resigning his ...
• Some scares
  On Friday Feb. 15th, Badger residents continue to watch the Exploits River while remembering the 10th anniversary of the major flood that turned ...
• Community recognizes passing of former mayor,...
  Reg Hemeon was tall, outgoing and devoted to the Exploits region in terms of tourism and culture, serving on council in Botwood and as past mayor ...
• The Little Engine That Could
  It could have inspired the authors of the famous children’s book, “The Little Engine That Could,” about a small locomotive that dared to go over ...
• We CAN make it here!
  What’s going to happen to the abandoned paper mill is anybody’s guess, but the provincial government says it be calling soon for more expressions ...
• Bishop's Falls and the Exploits
  Bishop's Falls recently acknowledged an anniversary - not a celebration, but a date where the forces of nature struck, and did so with awesome ...
• To run or not to run
  When Scott Simms left his position on The Weather Network to run for the federal Liberals, he expected to win - and he did, in 2004, by defeating ...
• Monitoring municipalities
  While the province's auditor general, Terry Paddon, made several criticisms in relation to issues such as high government spending and heavy ...
• Veteran, volunteer, family man passed
  Botwood Mayor Jerry Dean was quick to visit the family of Frank “Jiggs” Borland shortly after he passed away on Friday, Jan. 18. “He was a ...
• Badger celebrates incorporation
  The Town of Badger celebrated its 50th anniversary Jan. 12 with hundreds packing the gym at Avoca Collegiate for opening ceremonies for a year's ...
• Canada's latest trade agreement
  There may still be serious issues with a potential free trade between Canada and the European Union in relation to the Atlantic fishery, ...
• Local food bank loses challenge
  Bob Lewis, chair of the Grand Falls-Windsor-Bishop’s Falls Community Food Bank, said everyone likes to win when it comes to contests.But in the ...
• 75 years of incorporation
  What was the first community, other than St. John’s, to be officially incorporated on the island of Newfoundland? It wasn’t Corner Brook or Mount ...
• Not in my backyard, alive and well
  In November, a team operating under the banner of private enterprise stated it wanted to open an addictions and recovery centre in the Town of ...
• What’s in a name?
  The passion of a Grand Falls-Windsor man in collecting and preserving unrecorded names of places and natural features is a “great service,” said ...
• Calling all farmers
  Are you 55 or older?Are you interested in growing your own carrots, potatoes, broccoli or other greens and root veggies – but live in a residence ...
• Year in Review - A year of trash sites and landfill...
  There was no shortage of trash-talking in the Exploits Valley in 2012 – but not by gossips. Instead, the new year started out with the Advertiser ...
• Early morning fire guts local takeout
  There were no injuries as the result of an early morning fire in Northern Arm Dec. 28, but the Bayview Takeout was completely destroyed.The ...
• Year in Review - Figuring out forest and mill futures
  On March 8, the paper reported that forest consultations on Feb. 28 attracted a good crowd at the Mount Peyton Hotel, despite short notice. ...
• Never too early to give kids the gift of financial...
  Do your children really know where the money comes from at Christmas?If they’re really young, they probably don’t know that Santa’s workshop ...
• Central students shine with RCM gold
  Four young Grand Falls-Windsor performers recently wowed examiners with the Royal Conservatory of Music and Drama – and took home gold medals.The ...
• No tax raise
  According to Botwood Mayor Jerry Dean, the town should be proud of its municipal budget for 2013.There are no new taxes, and all other existing ...
• Snoopy’s Christmas
  Did Snoopy really take to the air as a famous First World War flying ace to fight the Red Baron?Of course not – Snoopy is Charlie Brown’s beloved ...
• Abitibi fallout
  The mayors of three Exploits Valley communities were not surprised by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision Dec. 7 in favour of ...