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Little Bay Islands Relocation Date Set for Year's End
The provincial government is finalizing legal documents to move along financial assistance to relocate the permanent residents of Little Bay Islands. The full-time residents voted 100 per cent in favo...
Sep 12, 2019 (Photo via Little Bay Islands Town Council.)
Province Launches NL 511 Road Information App
A new service to provide up-to-date information to help both residents and tourists scan the roadways before travelling is now available. NL 511 is a new smartphone app, website and phone number with ...
Sep 12, 2019
Fatal Workplace Incident in Ming's Bight
A 63-year-old man from Harbour Round is dead following a workplace accident at the government wharf in Ming's Bight on the Baie Verte Peninsula. On Wednesday, around 1:00 p.m., Baie Verte RCMP along w...
Sep 12, 2019
Long-Time SPCA Supporter Wins Gordon Seabright Volunteer Award
A volunteer with the local SPCA has been named the winner of this year's Gordon Seabright Volunteer Award. Launched by the VOCM Cares Foundation in 2014, the award recognizes someone who has made outs...
Sep 12, 2019
Police Believe Mount Scio Forest Fires Were Deliberately Set
Police are looking for help from the public in trying to get to the bottom of those fires in the Pippy Park area a little over a week ago, which police believe were deliberately set. The two forest fi...
Sep 12, 2019
Lester's Shut Out of Farmer's Market, Considered "Too Big"
Lester's Farm Market is speaking out about being shut out by the St. John's Farmers' Market. Farmer Chris Lester told VOCM Morning Show co-host Gerri Lynn Mackey that they're considered "too big." He ...
Sep 12, 2019
NL SIRT Team a Chance to Tailor-Make New Local Service says New Director
The province's first director of the Serious Incident Response Team says it's a unique opportunity to build something from the ground up. On the VOCM Morning Show with Fred Hutton and Gerri Lynn Macke...
Sep 12, 2019 (SIRT Director Mike King.)
Service Dogs are Life Changing Necessities, But Still Being Illegally Denied Service
Just how important is a service dog to someone who is visually impaired? For one St. John's woman it's life changing - for both her personal safety and social life. Anne Malone says her service dog, C...
Sep 12, 2019
No 'Gay Gene', But Five Genetic Markers Common in LGBT People, says MUN Biologist
A major study on genetics and sexuality found that there is no such thing as a single "gay gene", but that doesn't mean genetics aren't in play. The largest ever study of its kind, with a over half a ...
Sep 12, 2019
Armed Officers Threatening Town Clerks with Jail Time Over Wastewater Regs, says Buchans Mayor
A mayor in small-town, Newfoundland says armed officers are serving up papers on town clerks and volunteer members of council for breaking the law regarding sewage disposal. The topic was the subject ...
Sep 12, 2019
