Profile of Danielle Higdon

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• IOC plans to upgrade machinery
  With the Iron Ore Company of Canada’s (IOC) facility in Labrador West dating back to 1959, the machinery within it is also aging. Since the ...
• Saved the best for last
  Bob Moffat, Governor of District 7820, which includes Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, PEI, The Magdalene Islands and St. Pierre et ...
• Labrador Ministers support Lower Churchill project
  The Lower Churchill development is one step closer to fruition after a positive join review panel report between the federal and provincial ...
• Housing support worker position extended another year
  In July of last year, Kim Martin was one of eight housing support workers hired across the province to develop strategies for people dealing with ...
• Going in with one goal
  Cain’s Quest, Canada’s longest endurance snowmobile race, pushes both participants and their machines to the extremes. Just two days in to ...
• Communication consequences
  The technology advancing on a constant basis, it is no secret that the way we send and receive our information is more efficient, and instant, ...
• Residents at odds over logs
  Kirk Banfield says he thought he was doing everything right when he set out to get 400 logs to build his own cabin. The resident of Labrador West ...
• Steelworkers Union standing ground
  After returning from negotiations in Sept-Iles on Feb. 29, Ron Thomas, president of the United Steelworkers Union branch 5795, says that an ...
• Local pet injured in leg trap
  On Feb. 17. Dana Blackmore took her five year-old Gordon setter dog, Willow, for a walk on the Crystal Falls Walking Trail. A long term resident ...
• Building flood shuts down businesses
  Several businesses were forced to close after sustaining water damage on Feb. 14. The Gallery 201, one of the oldest pieces of infrastructure in ...
• Hopes are high for Swim for Hope
  Swimmers in the Northern Lights Swim Club will participated in the 16th Annual Swim for Hope in Wabush on Mar. 9. Swim for Hope is a ...
• Networking at the Northern Lights
  The Northern Lights Business and Cultural Showcase was held in Ottawa from Feb. 1-4. The conference is held annually and celebrates Canada’s ...
• Census skepticism
  According to the Statistics Canada census for 2011, the population of Labrador City has risen by 122 people since 2006, an increase of 1.8 per ...
• A prudent policy
  After the Newfoundland and Labrador Auditor General's report was released late last month, several concerns were raised regarding ...
• No need to panic
  Two reports of rabies were made in the Labrador West area in the month of January. The first report came after a fox attacked a snow ...
• Henderson jersey brings hockey history to Labrador City
  The Paul Henderson Jersey Homecoming Tour brought a piece of hockey history to the Big Land on Jan. 20. The jersey of the hockey player, who is ...
• Local artist recognized for talent
  Scott Pynn was surprised when he was told he was being considered to attend the 2012 Northern Lights Business and Cultural Showcase in Ottawa. ...
• Hotel sparks heated discussion
  “Young families walk there,” he said. “Kids learn how to ride their bikes, there are little ski-doos there in the winter time. That’s why I’m ...
• Budgeting a busy year
  With regards to the budget, Mr. Barron says he is confident the town will be able to complete a lot of necessary upgrades that Wabush has been in ...
• Labrador City releases budget for 2012
  The town of Labrador City officially released Budget 2012 on December 20. In total, the budget consists of 18, 794, 143 dollars. 5, 943, 818 ...
• The day I helped save Santa Claus
  It was a typically frigid night in Labrador West on Dec. 17. I convinced my family to come along with me to watch the local Christmas Parade. We ...
• Stuffing the bus
  A bus seems to be a fitting vehicle for the size of an annual donation to the local food bank. 2011 marked the sixth year of the Iron Ore Company ...
• Underpass unveiled in Wabush
  He says that although the construction ran a little behind schedule, since it was originally set for completion at the end of August, it ...
• Update: Eviction Extension
  Some of those concerns have now been addressed. Town officials, as well as MHA Nick McGrath, met with the company who recently purchased the ...
• Left out in the cold
  Since some of the current tenants work for the company who has just purchased the property, not all those who live in the 14 apartment ...
• Mike Goosney newest member of Labrador City town...
  Running in this year’s municipal election was a first for Mr. Goosney, a five-year resident of Labrador City, which he says added to the ...
• Big turnout for Wizard of Oz
  Dawn Kennedy, who played Dorothy’s Aunty Em in the play, said the experience was one she won’t soon forget. “It was an awesome ...
• RNC investigating two-car collision
  As a result of the collision, three males were brought by ambulance to Captain Jackman Memorial Hospital to receive medical assessment. One of ...
• IOC making changes to meet environmental and...
  While Julie Gelfand is pleased with IOC’s recent environmental recognition, she says the company still faces challenges with its Labrador ...
• RNC emphasize importance of traffic safety
  As winter fast approaches, the Labrador West Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) feels there is some added immediacy to the issue of traffic ...