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• Police cracking down on ATV offences
  Constable Shawn Skinner said the decision to ticket or not ticket has always been at an officer’s discretion. While responsible riders have not ...
• The best policy?
  To watch the Harris Centre's presentation, click here. But minutes into the Harris Centre’s panel discussion on the Atantic fishery
• No injuries after truck catches fire
  A police office at the scene said the driver smelled smoke and pulled over. Members of the Port aux Basques Volunteer Fire Department were first ...
• Tourist sites left without staff funding
• Putting price tags on our doors
  First of all, the government is sinking millions of dollars into these “make-work” projects so people in rural Newfoundland can have some work in ...
• Nice holiday, if you can get it
  Perhaps you even decided to take the day to drive into Corner Brook to deal with some government business at the Registry of Motor Vehicles. If ...
• Grass fire damages St. Andrew’s post office
  Brendan Doyle was one of many neighbors on the scene who came out with shovels and buckets when they saw the fire. “When I arrived it was pretty ...
• Local tourist attractions shut out of JCP funding
  “First, government delayed making any announcements on JCPs for over a month,” he said, “now, they have decided to not provide funding to many ...
• Emergency vehicles at Marine Atlantic terminal: Updated
  The support unit vehicle and two trucks were parked at the base of the ferry ramps. Firefighter Todd Strickland said the call was a false alarm ...
• Job cuts aren't small potatoes
  You know, the fellow who wants to make sure you don’t have any potatoes in your trunk as you prepare to drive aboard this ship.Well now there are ...
• Details of September crash emerge at sentencing hearing
  Devin’s family members wore blue — his favourite colour in his memory. Tyler Hodder, 20, pled guilty to dangerous driving causing death and ...
• Towns talk issues with MHA
  Mr. Parsons said it was hopefully the first of many such joint council roundtables he hopes to hold while in office. He said he got the idea for ...
• Dangerous driving sentence to be handed down in May
  Tyler Hodder's sentencing hearing was held today in Port aux Basques Provincial Court. Judge Wayne Gorman heard the agreed statement of facts as ...
• Shave for the brave
  This year’s Shave for the Brave was held last Wednesday in Port aux Basques. The event started at the Newfoundland Liquor Commission outlet. The ...
• Virtual mariners
  A team of seven has been working since January, preparing their underwater robot for the event. At the competition, scheduled for May 4, the team ...
• ‘Nobody was listening’
  The Codroy Valley woman is co-owner of two independent pharmacies on the southwest coast. She was in St. John's to hear debate on a bill that ...
• Judge throws out marijuana evidence
  The written ruling was released on March 22. The matter is still on the court docket for April 18. The woman had been charged with production of ...
• Edna’s Road now part of Port aux Basques
  The collection of eight houses located off the Trans-Canada Highway has always functioned outside the boundaries of the town. At the March 22 ...
• Legion holds installation of officers
  The ceremony took place at the legion on March 16. Joyce Samms, Honorary Past President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Command led ...
• If a politician falls in the forest...
  It's the classic Zen question, and it is not necessarily meant to have an answer. However, allow us to update it for the 21st century. If the ...
• New Searston Gut Bridge won’t be an Old Bailey
  Sandy Murphy, project manager for the replacement of the Searston Gut Bridge in the Codroy Valley, said the new bridge that is under ...
• Belanger students get lessons in square dancing
  Grade 8 and 9 students at Belanger Memorial School in Upper Ferry have been learning how to square dance with help from volunteers in the ...
• Hope for Cape Ray post office
  Ms. Foote said she has been speaking with residents and officials in the community, and she is sure they want the postal service to remain in the ...
• Selling cellular coverage
  Meanwhile in Ottawa, the federal government is making moves to open up the cell phone carrier industry to more foreign investment, and is ...
• Dial t for treason
  It has been dubbed the Robocall scandal. Everybody needs to be concerned about this - here's why. Up until now, elections have been one thing ...
• Hosts win at Sam Rose Memorial Tourney
  Teams from Corner Brook, Stephenville and port aux Basques took part in the invitational Atom tournament. Coach Craig Carter said the female and ...
• Rural deliverance
  Some might say it's not a deal. Folks will still be able to receive their mail in the community. If they have stamps on hand, they'll still be ...
• Cape Ray loses post office
  Canada Post has placed boxes outside the community fire hall for residents to check their mail. Everyone in the community will keep their ...
• Local teams take part in ladies' hockey tournament
  That’s the lesson organizers of the Second Annual Port aux Basques Ladies Rec Hockey Tournament learned this year. The tournament was held on ...
• Upgrades to Codroy harbour to be completed soon
  The contract for the work was awarded in August of last year after a public tender process. The contract is valued at $911, 940 and was ...