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Labrador West Pioneer: Ken Pafford
Ken Pafford is yet another great example of a true Labrador West Pioneer. Fate and circumstances saw Ken’s arrival in Labrador West in 1967. He was 16 years old and came to Labrador West from Corner Brook to visit his brother who was already ...
Happy Valley-Goose Bay woman named to Order of N.L.
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. Paula Dawe is a familiar face to many around Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The former teacher is heavily involved in many volunteer efforts in town and is always willing to lend a helping hand. Recently, Dawe was ...
ASK THE PEOPLE: What are your 2019 resolutions?
Another year is upon us with many people ringing in 2019 earlier this week. QUESTION: Have you made a New Year’s resolution this year? If you did, what is it and if you didn’t, what’s the reason for not making ...
Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair MHA looks back
LABRADOR Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair MHA Lisa Dempster said it’s been one heck of a year for Labrador. She said in her district there were a number of highlights, not the least of which is roadwork. She said there was over 100 km ...
Lake Melville MHA reflects on 2018
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. Lake Melville MHA Perry Trimper said 2018 has been a year of a lot of highlights for the area. Trimper said for Happy Valley-Goose Bay, moving forward with the Labrador Wellness Centre was the biggest highlight ...
Top 10 stories of the year in Labrador West
Mine in Wabush to reopen Officials from the provincial government and Tacora Resources were in Wabush at the end of November to announce the formerly defunct Wabush Scully mine was back in business. The announcement was welcome ...
Best of 2018 — Mental health steps further out of the shadows in 2018
Journalist Jonathan Parsons CLARENVILLE, N.L. In recent years, society has already taken great strides in better understanding and addressing the needs of our mental health during changing times. However, every day we are ...
Best of 2018 — A helping hand, a welcoming community
Journalist Andrew Robinson GRATES COVE, N.L. It’s not often you get to speak with people in rural Newfoundland who have truly lived through dangerous times. It was harrowing to hear the AlTaani family, with a limited but improving ...
The Best of 2018: Our journalists' picks
Featured is a collection of the "Best of 2018" articles from the Newfoundland and Labrador weeklies: The Central Voice: For the good of the future Keeping the light burning bright The Manolis L cleanup came about through steely ...
Best of 2018 — Spanish Room man says he needs a job to come back home
SPANISH ROOM, N.L. One of my favourite stories from this past year was the one I wrote about Travis Hann from Spanish Room. Hann was working locally at the Kiewit Off-Shore facility in Cow Head on a module for the off-shore oil industry, but ...