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• Frustrated with dial-up
  If you don’t have high-speed Internet, it can be frustrating if you’re taking online courses. That’s not a problem for many in the province, with ...
• Raw sewage still flowing down river at Buchans Junction
  “Even the ziplining. They got $100,000 free from the government, and we have to come up with 10 per cent of whatever it is, a small town with no ...
• Support overwhelming, family asks for more blood...
  A Grand Falls-Windsor boy is finally getting a bone marrow transplant, thanks to an older brother. But nine-year-old Sam Gardner and his family ...
• Arts festival returns to Exploits Valley in September
  Summer is on its way out, but that doesn’t mean festival season is over. In fact, Sept. 27-30 are the dates for a new festival celebrating the ...
• Hot and humid
  Whether one believes in human-induced global warming or natural climate cycles, few can dispute the fact that people in much of Newfoundland and ...
• Poaching salmon
  “It’s a Klondike for poachers now.” Dangerously low water levels in many of the province’s salmon rivers are a poacher’s paradise, according to ...
• School spirit for a long-gone building
  There was once a Roman Catholic parish church on Main Street in Grand Falls-Windsor, and nearby was a convent and a school. The church is still ...
• Full ownership could speed up gold mine prospects
  There could be a new gold mine soon deep in the heart of central Newfoundland. The area is Valentine Lake, which has been scouted out by several ...
• “It’s a miracle!”
  The owners of one of Red Indian Lake Adventures’ two hunting lodges are counting their lucky stars – and praising the efforts of the firefighters ...
• Water bomber now back to fight blaze
  A water bomber, originally brought back from a forest fire about 12 kilometres from Buchans and held on reserve, is now aiding the crew on the ...
• Fire near Buchans
  Central Newfoundland is enjoying warm weather, but the hot conditions also mean a higher forest fire index. That was the case near Buchans on ...
• Towns, zone boards to feel impact of ACOA cuts
  “It has a great effect on us, because for this area, in the smaller towns, none of us got the expertise to promote an idea or to do the necessary ...
• For the love of reading
  Like many school libraries, the facility at Helen Tulk Elementary in Bishop’s Falls was in need of a book “upgrade” – and it will be getting one, ...
• 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 ...