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Come home, stay home



Published on August 9, 2010
Published on August 9, 2010
Brodie Thomas  RSS Feed

Traffic slowed to a crawl in downtown Port aux Basques much of last week.

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Port aux Basques , Burnt Islands

It was unusual, but few complained. It was just great to see so many familiar faces again.

No matter where one goes in the world, it is always great to be home again.

As Port aux Basques wraps up its come home year celebrations, Burnt Islands is just getting started with its come home year events.

It makes one wonder why coming home is something many of us do only once every few years. If home is where the heart is, why not think about coming home and staying home?

There are always excuses. Perhaps your line of work just isn’t needed in our neck of the woods. That is understandable.

But maybe you could get something in your line of work around here, or start your own business. Sure the pay might not be as great, but the cost of living is a lot less down here too.

What do you really need to get by? A roof over your head, groceries can be bought anywhere. But having friends and family nearby is not something you find by going away.

As more people come home for good, the population grows. More services are needed. It opens opportunities for others to come home. It’s a snowball effect.

If you’ve been thinking about coming home for good, there’s no time like the present. Come home, and stay home. There’s no need to roam.

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    Jason
    - August 16, 2010 at 11:34:01

    I was quite startled by the complete lack of driving skills on part of people residing in Port aux Basques. No signal lights were used, vehicles doing half the posted speed or double it. Double parking, parkling across entranaces to parking lots, parked on angles jutting the vehicle out into one lane of the street. Its quite apparent that no one has been cracking down on violations as the driving behaviors are attrocious. I'd drive any highway in the world before driving the streets of Port aux Basques. Its very dangerous. You can't even assume people will make a turn because they just suddenly veer off to the opposite side of the street and park facing traffic. Its shocking. I blame the RCMP as well as the people conducting themslves in this way. Start ticketing because peole from outside the province take their lives in their hands trying to cater to our town's businesses.

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