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Husky Restarts Drill Centre In White Rose Field After November Spill
Work is ramping up in the White Rose field, after a major oil spill halted production on Husky Energy's SeaRose FPSO last year. Husky says production resumed at its Southern Drill Centre on Wednesday,...
Jun 07, 2019 (Field layout map, showing the Central Drill Centre (CDC) relative to the South White Rose Extension (SWRX). Graphic courtesy Husky Energy.)
Crosbie Welcomes Word Of Investigation Into NL Cannabis Industry
Opposition Leader Ches Crosbie is welcoming word that Auditor General Julia Mullaley is heeding his call for an investigation into the province's marijuana industry. The AG will examine a number of as...
Jun 07, 2019 (File photo.)
RNC Officer Praised For Helping Family Of Ducks Cross Busy Highway
It's all in a day's work. Constable Glenn Cunningham with the RNC's Traffic Section is being praised for his actions in helping a family of ducks cross a busy four-lane highway during the afternoon ru...
Jun 07, 2019
Early Bird Deadline For Easter Seals Luxury Cabin Lottery Tonight
Midnight tonight is the early bird deadline for the Easter Seals Luxury Cabin Lottery. The grand prize cabin valued at over $500,000 is located in Brigus Junction and will be awarded fully furnished. ...
Jun 07, 2019
Infrastructure One Of The Biggest Challenges Facing Municipalities
The President of Professional Municipal Administrators (PMA) says infrastructure is one of the biggest challenges municipalities face. Town Clerks, department heads, Chief Administrative Officer's, To...
Jun 07, 2019 (Photo: @MunicipalNL)
Oxford English Dictionary Contacts Local Historian To Help Redefine ‘Belly Dance’ Following VOCM Story
A story from VOCM News is making waves at Oxford University. Last week, VOCM first reported that local historian Ainsley Hawthorn, had made significant discoveriesregarding the origins of the term "be...
Jun 07, 2019 Ainsley Hawthorn, picture courtesy J. Reid Studios
Toledo Mayor Warming Up Vocal Cords To Make Good On St. John’s Mayor’s Challenge
The Mayor of Toledo is ready to make good on a challenge given to him by St. John's Mayor Danny Breen. Wade Kapszukiewicz says he's ready to sing O Canada as soon as he gets his hands on a Growlers fl...
Jun 07, 2019
‘They Didn’t Respect Me’: Muskrat Project Director Describes Tense Relationship With Ernst & Young
The project director for Muskrat Falls says oversight committee advisor Ernst & Young had ulterior motives for some of its recommendations and got him to a meeting under false pretenses. Emails be...
Jun 07, 2019
Local Author Wins National Award
Local writer, actor and producer, Sheilagh Guy Murphy has been named as the winner of the Writers Union of Canada's short prose competition for 2019. Guy Murphy's title - Lost: My Immortal Soul, was s...
Jun 07, 2019
World Stops To Remember D-Day, 75 Years After The Invasion
Today is the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the allied invasion of Normandy in France that began on D-Day, June 6 1944 and raged through Europe throughout the rest of the Summer, changing the...
Jun 06, 2019 Canadian troops disembark at Juno Beach, June 6, 1944. Picture courtesy The Imperial War Museum.
