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Spaniard’s Bay cook brings Newfoundland cuisine to large online audience
Thousands of people have watched Bonita Hussey cook up grub in the kitchen of her home in Spaniard’s Bay. Don’t be alarmed by this, as it’s not an invasion of privacy. Hussey, who is originally from Upper Island Cove, has been ...
Bay Roberts hopes revised collection policy encourages payment of overdue taxes
The Town of Bay Roberts hopes some changes to the way it handles interest on overdue taxes will encourage more people to pay off what they owe to the municipality. At the Tuesday, Feb. 12 regular public meeting, council members unanimously passed ...
Traffic calming efforts continue in Carbonear as town collects data on speeds
The Town of Carbonear is gathering data it hopes will guide the municipality on how to best implement traffic calming measures. Public works director Brian O’Grady discussed where the town has been collecting information of late and where it ...
Carbonear’s salt, sand supply on par with other years despite another relatively mild winter
This winter has not been especially severe, but the Town of Carbonear hasn’t been forced to use its salt and sand supply any more or less than in years past. During the Tuesday, Feb. 12 council meeting, director of public works Brian ...
Tensions flare up at Harbour Grace council meeting over committees
HARBOUR GRACE, N.L. There was some heated debate in the Harbour Grace council chambers Monday night, Feb. 11, over committees of council. The matter first came to a head after Deputy Mayor Sonia Williams introduced a motion to approve some ...
Holyrood makes a big play in ocean technology sector
HOLYROOD, N.L. There’s a considerable asset in the harbour of Holyrood, and the town is doing what it can to make that asset a major component of its long-term prosperity. The Marine Institute’s Holyrood Marine Base, the site of the ...
Holyrood hopes to get early start on road work in 2019
HOLYROOD, N.L. The Town of Holyrood will be doing its best to get an early start on road work and water and sewer upgrades in 2019. Coun. Jim Joy, chair of the infrastructure and planning committee, shared with his fellow council members ...
In an ideal world, Carbonear MEO wouldn’t issue any tickets
CARBONEAR, N.L. Almost a month into a new year on the job (his ninth at this point), Carbonear municipal enforcement officer (MEO) has high hopes — albeit, hopes tempered by his understanding of reality. “Hopefully for this year ...
Bay Roberts MEO says he’s there to help
BAY ROBERTS, N.L. There’s been a lot of change with his job over the last 14 years, but Perry Bowering maintains there has always been an essential element to his duties as a municipal enforcement officer (MEO) for the Town of Bay ...
C.B.N. food banks feel for Community Food Sharing Association following fire
CONCEPTION BAY NORTH, N.L. When the chairwoman for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank in Carbonear started receiving text messages Wednesday about a fire at the Community Food Sharing Association warehouse in Mount Pearl, she was immediately gutted ...
