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CBS Receives $25,000 in Urban Green Space Funding
The Town of Conception Bay South is getting $25,000 dollars from TD Bank in support of urban greening. The TD Green Space Grant aims to support innovative urban greening and tree planting programs. CB...
Jul 04, 2021
Two MUN Students Receive National STEM Scholarship
Two students from Memorial University have been named recipients of the Schulich Leader Scholarship, the premier STEM scholarship in Canada. They are two of only 100 from across the country to have re...
Jul 04, 2021
One Person Dead Following Two-Vehicle Collision in Pouch Cove
One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Pouch Cove late Saturday night. Two cars collided on the main highway just before 1:00 Sunday morning, leaving a man dead and several other people i...
Jul 04, 2021
Over $6 Million Dollars Going Into Central Newfoundland Roadwork
A Placentia Bay company has been awarded a $6.3 million dollar contract to carry out road and bridgework on the Trans Canada in central Newfoundland. The contract includes repairs to the South Brook B...
Jul 04, 2021
NL Folk Arts Society Announce Concerts for Folk Festival
The Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society has released a full list of concerts for its annual Folk Festival set for the weekend of July 9. The Folk Arts Society has had to take a creative approa...
Jul 04, 2021
World Wildlife Fund Hoping to Improve Arctic Char and Atlantic Salmon Populations
The World Wildlife Fund is hoping to restore the mouth of the Parker's River on the Great Northern Peninsula to help improve Arctic Char and Atlantic Salmon populations. The WWF is proposing to dredge...
Jul 04, 2021
Local Dermatologist Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
A local dermatologist has been recognized for his dedication to his field with over three decades of practicing in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian Dermatology Association granted its lifetime ...
Jul 04, 2021
Corner Brook Baseball Association Unveils New Jubilee Field Clubhouse
The baseball diamond in Corner Brook has a new clubhouse. On Friday, the Corner Brook Baseball Association held a ceremony unveiling the new Jubilee Field Clubhouse. The clubhouse marks the completion...
Jul 04, 2021
Residents, Businesses Generally Supportive of Quidi Vidi Pedestrian-Only Zone
Residents and businesses of Quidi Vidi Village are generally in favour of a proposed pilot project that would turn a portion of the area into a pedestrian-only zone this summer. The project would see ...
Jul 04, 2021
Province Accepting Applications for Grants to Youth Organizations
The provincial government is accepting applications for grants to youth organizations. The grants help to fund not-for-profit, youth-based organizations or those who serve young people for various ini...
Jul 04, 2021
