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St. John's Fielding Suggestions on How to Improve Bowring Park
The city of St. John's will be looking for input later this year on how to improve Bowring Park. In 2005 the city began working on a series of recommendations that came from the Bowring Park Master Pl...
Jan 02, 2020
FISH-NL Taught FFAW A Lesson About Communication, says President
If the challenge created by FISH-NL taught the FFAW anything, it's about ensuring good communication with your membership. That's according to FFAW President Keith Sullivan who was responding to the d...
Jan 02, 2020 (Keith Sullivan, file photo.)
Funderdome in Mount Pearl Damaged by Fire
The Funderdome in Mount Pearl has been damaged by fire. Crews were called to the area shortly before 1:00 this morning. Platoon Chief Dean Foley with St. John's Regional Fire Department says the build...
Jan 02, 2020
Spending Reform Needed to Address Province's Financial Issues: NL Employers' Council
Spending reform is needed in the province in order to restore confidence in the economy. Richard Alexander is the Executive Director of the NL Employers' Council. He says a lack of confidence dampens ...
Jan 02, 2020
Autism Action Plan Working Through System of Assessment Changes, says Health Minister
The province's health minister says there has been a slow uptake with the new Autism Action Plan as people start to work through the process of moving from the old system of assessment to the new syst...
Jan 01, 2020 (File photo.)
Beothuck DNA May Now Be Linked to Iceland
A local professor of biology is partnering with the Miapukek Mi'kmaq of Conne River on a DNA project to see if it's possible that Beothuck DNA may be carried in some modern-day Mi'kmaw - but Newfoundl...
Jan 01, 2020
Downtown Development with Heritage Properties Can Work, says Danny Breen
Development in the capital city's downtown always sparks a debate over how much modernization can we implement before losing that historic feel. Mayor of St. John's, Danny Breen believes achieving bot...
Jan 01, 2020
New Learning Initiatives Coming to NL Schools in 2020
Education Minister Brian Warr says there are more initiatives coming in the New Year to help facilitate student learning. Warr says in 2020 there will be new school-based reading specialists to help s...
Jan 01, 2020
Team Canada To Face Slovakia in World Junior Quarter Finals
Dawson Mercer and Team Canada are off to the quarter finals after a big win over the host Czech Republic at the World Junior Hockey Championships on Tuesday. Canada defeated the Czech's by a final sco...
Jan 01, 2020 Photo from Hockey Canada Twitter @HockeyCanada
Staffing Shortages Significant in Long-Term Care, says NAPE President
He won't say we're in a crisis situation but we're on the brink. NAPE President Jerry Earle is talking about the situation facing long-term care in the province. The union president says there is a "s...
Jan 01, 2020 (VOCM file photo.)
