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No Comment from Retirement Centre After Staff Member Charged
The Bay Roberts Retirement Centre is offering no further comment on troubling alleged criminal activity involving a staff member who was apparently passing himself off as an LPN. Christopher Power of ...
Nov 03, 2020 (Bay Roberts Retirement Centre, via Google Maps.)
Pharmacies Reporting Busy Flu Shot Season
Pharmacies are reporting a brisk business in providing flu shots to the public. The provincial government wants as many people as possible to get their flu shots this year and are making free flu shot...
Nov 03, 2020
Another Step in Controversial CBS Project Coming Tonight
Councillors in CBS will vote today on the Terms of Reference surrounding a controversial development proposal for an industrial complex by Ocean Choice International OCI is proposing to build a wharf ...
Nov 03, 2020 (Photo: https://oceanchoice.com/longpond)
City Hires Consultant to Review Kelly's Brook Trail in Bike Master Plan
The City of St. John's is hoping to engage a consultant to prepare detailed design work and launch a public engagement process on the Kelly's Brook Trail part of the Bike St. John's Master Plan. Counc...
Nov 03, 2020 (Photo: www.bikestjohns.ca)
People Asked to Mark Remembrance Day from Home
Remembrance Day will look very different this year, and while a ceremony will be held at the National War Memorial on Duckworth Street, it will be closed to the public. Instead, the capital city and R...
Nov 03, 2020
Social Worker Shortage Nothing New According to NAPE
Reports of social worker shortages are nothing new for NAPE President Jerry Earle. Last winter the union conducted a survey of social workers to get a better idea of some of the challenges they face o...
Nov 03, 2020 (Jerry Earle, file photo.)
Debate Continues on $25-a-Day Childcare
A child care advocate is worried that $25 a day daycare may leave day homes out, reducing access to childcare. Gillian Pearson is with Parents for Affordable Childcare. She was responding to a regulat...
Nov 03, 2020
Christmas Travel Decision Coming Within Couple of Weeks
A decision is coming soon on travel during the Christmas season but the continued surge of COVID cases outside the Atlantic bubble doesn't appear to bode well for loosening restrictions anytime soon. ...
Nov 03, 2020
Thousands Lost Power During High Winds on Island
Thousands of people were left without electricity last night as severe weather conditions played havoc with the power grid across the island. Crews had their work cut out for them, with outages report...
Nov 03, 2020
Premier Optimistic about West White Rose after Meeting with Cenovus CEO
Premier Andrew Furey is optimistic about the future of the West White Rose project following a meeting with the CEO of Cenovus. Furey and Energy Minister Andrew Parsons had their first chat with Alex ...
Nov 03, 2020 (Premier Andrew Furey, Minister Andrew Parsons. Submitted photos.)
