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• Let it snow!
  Summer, fall, winter, spring. No matter what the season, people talk about what’s happening outside. What’s falling from the sky? How hot ...
• The sound of music
  While the number of students in St. James’ band class is small, the sound of music is loud and clear. It’s 8:30 a.m. on a snowy January ...
• Nature Conservancy wants to buy west coast land
  At the headwaters of Robinson’s River, about 25 kilometres from Stephenville Crossing, is The Grassy Place, which is 3,691 acres. ...
• Trust your gut
  But the waistline stays - a reminder of the decadent indulgence of the season. Cookies. Cake. Rum balls. Egg nog. Candy canes. Gravy. Potatoes. ...
• MV Blue Puttees arrives in Port aux Basques
  The air was crisp, but still people got out of their cars by the Coast Guard station to take photos and video of the vessel as it sailed ...
• Communities are everywhere
  When I got to Chester, everything changed. Small-town life came crashing down like an unexpected gift. I loved walking into local businesses and ...
• Burgeo tries for Hockeyville title
  And that’s why he and his friend Paul Hare decided to nominate their hometown for Kraft Hockeyville 2011. Mr. Durnford is the face behind the ...
• A change of heart
  There are many sports I love. Hockey wasn’t one of them. Growing up in Ottawa, I was surrounded by NHL fans. People proudly support ...
• Saints meet success in first half of hockey season
  Since September, the team has surpassed its modest goal. The Saints have won five games, lost two and tied one. If you ask the coach ...
• Vessels may leave Port aux Basques today
  Marine Atlantic posted the update on its site at 12:41 p.m. “Please note the vessel will only depart if weather conditions warrant,” the ...
• Weather keeps travellers waiting
  Marine Atlantic put out a press release on Dec. 20 advising people that, “Marine Atlantic will temporarily cease operation of all vessels ...
• Welcoming new traditions
  One of the most difficult things I recently did was move to Port aux Basques. I was excited at the prospect of seeing another part of the ...
• Mariners give solid effort aganst Cats
  On Dec. 11, the Junior Mariners met the undefeated Grand Falls-Windsor Junior Cataracts at 7 p.m. Although it was a close game, the ...
• Christmas dinner for the lonely
  That’s why Port aux Basques’ Salvation Army is hosting a Christmas dinner for those who will be spending the day alone. “It’s not necessarily for ...
• Men’s choral group brings Christmas to St. James
  As rain pelted hard outside, the St. James Men’s Choral Group stood at the altar warming up their voices for a Dec. 19 concert. On the ...
• Tell the perpetrator, not the victim!
  Many people have heard these warnings. More often than not, they’re meant for women when someone who probably shouldn’t be on the ...
• Piranha swimmer competes at provincial-wide...
  Kayla represented the Port aux Basques Piranhas at a provincial invitational meet in Gander on Dec. 3, 4 and 5. She went only a week ...
• Lobster buyout proposal in the works, says union
  The Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Measures is a $50 million federal program to help Canada’s lobster fishery ensure its long-term ...
• Vigil remembers women killed
  “I sat there horrified and confused, watching the television coverage of the shooting spree, and trying to understand why this man, Marc ...
• Laughter goes a long way
  Many people can relate to days like these - bad ones. Sometimes they begin badly. Sometimes the rough patches appear in the middle. Other ...
• Swimmers make waves at fun meet
  Cheers of excitement and encouragement echoed through the pool at the Bruce II Sports Centre on Nov. 27. The Port aux Basques Piranhas Swim Club ...
• The final voyage
  The MV Caribou. I’d heard the name before. My mother had taken her more the once and was already committed. When I took the Caribou to move ...
• Housing problems not far from home
  That’s what Stephen Hwang of Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital, said in a report released Nov. 19. That’s not all. “For every one person in Canada ...
• Bon voyage, Caribou!
  “It’s like a divorce that I just don’t want to face, but it’s coming,” said Reg Leamon. Mr. Leamon, who works as a deckhand, has been on the ...
• Churches seek donations for Christmas hampers
  The Southwest Coast Ministerial Association has been providing hampers to families for a number of years. Last year, fewer individuals and ...
• Wind warnings in effect
  Mayor Brian Button and Tom Hedderson, minister of transportation and works, unveiled digital warning signs on the Trans-Canada Highway on ...
• Woman upset by doctors’ resignations
  About 10 years ago, 64-year-old Mrs. Parsons found out she had cervical dystonia - also known as spasmodic torticollis. She ...
• Learning to give
  About twice a week, Brittany heads to the sports centre and laces her skates. She volunteers as a program assistant with CanSkate - a national ...
• Committee tackles obesity
  On Nov. 17, Western Health's community advisory committee will host its first activity. The lunch and learn will be at St. Michael and All Angels ...
• What a scoff!
  It was no normal Sunday dinner for a group of Canadian Forces soldiers on Oct. 31. When Martha and Jim Downey heard their grandson, Cpl. James ...