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Memories Rekindled with Opening of Holyrood Time Capsule
Evelyn Deveraux was the first town clerk in Holyrood in 1969. She recalls the first council meeting. The town opened a 30-year-old time capsule yesterday to kick-off Holyrood 50 Come Home Year celebra...
Jul 13, 2019
Cannabis Production Facility proposed for Kenmount Road
A new cannabis production facility is being proposed for the Kenmount Crossing Industrial Park in St. John's. The project, by Atlantic Cultivation Limited, will include the construction of a 10,200 sq...
Jul 13, 2019 Site of the proposed facility at 736-760 Kenmount Road. (Photo courtesy of Google Maps)
Proposal to Increase Electricity Rates Mainly Due to Oil Prices, says NL Hydro
Higher oil prices are being touted by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro as the main reason for a proposal to increase electricity rates this fall. Hydro has applied to the Public Utilities Board for an ...
Jul 13, 2019
Former Premier Roger Grimes Appointed as Chair of C-NLOPB
Former Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Roger Grimes is officially taking on a new role in the province's oil and gas industry. Yesterday, Minister Siobhan Coady and Federal Minister Amarjeet Sohi an...
Jul 12, 2019
Local Cricket Player to Captain Provincial Team at Nationals
A Newfoundland cricket player has been invited by Cricket Canada to captain the provincial team at the National T20 tournament next week in Toronto. Rahul Vashishtha, 25, has been a dominant player in...
Jul 12, 2019
Tapping Into the Past: Holyrood Unveils Contents of 30-Year Time Capsule
The Town of Holyrood has kicked off its Come Home Year celebrations by unearthing a time capsule buried in the community 30 years ago. The time capsule, buried near the library and sealed with a concr...
Jul 12, 2019
Squad of Cyclists Reach End of Cross-Island Trek for Charity
Cyclists from across Canada have just wrapped up a 9,000 kilometre ride across Newfoundland to raise money for sick children. Members of Canada Cycles for Kids gave up their summers to cycle across di...
Jul 12, 2019
Barachois Brook Man Charged for Sex-Related Crimes Following RCMP, RNC Investigations
A 36-year-old man from Barachois Brook is facing a number of sex-related charges following complaints from the Corner Brook and Stephenville areas. In May, both RCMP and RNC received complaints from g...
Jul 12, 2019
Man Prohibited from Possessing Firearm Arrested for Wielding Imitation Weapon
A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a frightening incident near the Labrador Inn in Happy Valley-Goose Bay last evening. RCMP received a report around 8:30 last night that a man ...
Jul 12, 2019
Over 100 Election Workers Still Awaiting Pay, Elections NL Working Through Backlog
120 people who did work during the May general election say they still haven't been paid. Elections NL says those people have not yet been set up for payment by the Department of Finance. Among those ...
Jul 12, 2019
