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Grand Bruit closes down
Online on 07/13/2010 by Brodie Thomas
Nobody knows for sure when the community was born, or who was the first to set up their home in the scenic harbour with a noisy waterfall. But Joe Billard will go down in history as the last man t...
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Grand Bruit decommissions church
Online on 06/28/2010 by Brodie Thomas
The last ferry to Grand Bruit is set to run on Wednesday, but for many residents, June 11 marked the true closing of the community. On that day, about 60 former residents gathered for the decommis...
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Contractor defends ferry traffic stats
Online on 06/21/2010 by Natalie Musseau
More people use the Rose Blanche-La Poile-Grand Bruit ferry than the statistics may initially indicate. Art Puddister says the traffic numbers are a bit misleading on the surface. Mr. Puddister i...
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Ferry service needs attention
Online on 05/24/2010 by Mandy Ryan
Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing the front page story in last week's issue, 'Replacement ferry causing headaches.' This issue desperately needs attention and I'm convinced of that now more th...
Section : Letter to the editor | Type : Article
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Coastal replacement ferry causing headaches
Online on 05/17/2010 by Brodie Thomas
A 12-passenger limit aboard the MV Marine Eagle is causing some strife for people trying to travel to and from La Poile and Grand Bruit. The limit means some would-be passengers are being left on ...
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Investing in a heritage to keep it whole
Online on 02/01/2010 by Staff ~ The The Gulf News
Dear Editor, The small and dying outports of Newfoundland and Labrador might be saved for future generations by a government program to make available abandoned properties to people looking for ru...
Section : Letter to the editor | Type : Article
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Weather impacts local imunization clinics
Online on 11/02/2009 by Staff ~ The The Gulf News
Weather has forced changes to the planned immunization clinics in Francois, Grey River and Grand Bruit. Weathern Health has rescheduled the clinics previously annouced for today for Thursday.
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Officials answer resettlement questions
Online on 10/26/2009 by Brodie Thomas
About 45 full-time and seasonal Grand Bruit residents turned out for a resettlement information meeting at the community's school on Oct. 18. Burgeo-La Poile MHA Kelvin Parsons was one of the offi...
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Province doesn't understand outport life
Online on 10/19/2009 by Staff ~ The The Gulf News
Dear Editor, The Grand Bruit resettlement is a situation that I lived through when my aunt Mag Feltham of Bragg's Island told me she would have to move soon as the government ordered them to do so...
Section : Letter to the editor | Type : Article
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Province provides details on resettlement options
Online on 10/12/2009 by Brodie Thomas
The Department of Municipal Affairs is clarifying certain details about the resettlement process for Grand Bruit. A spokesperson said the process will begin once 90 per cent of the full-time resid...
