Profile of Andrew Robinson

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• Sunny side of art
  When Neil Holloway was a young boy growing up in Bloomfield, Bonavista Bay, he was fascinated by comic books depicting battles in the old Wild ...
• Air Canada strike lands in St. John's
  This morning was a little out of the ordinary for travellers with Air Canada arriving at St. John's International Airport. It is the first day of ...
• Sunnyside walking on right path
  Sunnyside is in a boat similar to most other rural communities in Newfoundland and Labrador. Its population is aging, fewer young families live ...
• Stung by the cuts
  Larry Tremblett knows a thing or two about the dangers of making a living at sea. It gives him all the more reason to be upset about the federal ...
• Smoke-free public spaces
  It was World No-Tobacco Day on Tuesday, and the Alliance for the Control of Tobacco was championing the efforts of municipalities and the ...
• Restoration set for The Stone House
  On Water Street in Carbonear, several heritage properties are within walking distance of each other. There’s the old post office, which operates ...
• Moving to his own beat
  Carbonear — Carbonear native Curtis Andrews is addicted to making beats. Since graduating from Carbonear Collegiate in the mid-1990s, Andrews has ...
• Road to recovery
  Upper Island Cove — Within an instant, Upper Island Cove fisherman Randell Drover’s life changed dramatically. While unloading crab from his boat ...
• Thomey’s a traditional CeeBee
  Harbour Grace — When he started playing hockey as a five-year-old in Harbour Grace, Matthew Thomey had to be up for 6:30 a.m. practices, either ...
• Shrimp cuts coming
  Port de Grave—Cuts to the total allowable catch (TAC) for shrimp in fishing area 3L off the coast of the Avalon Peninsula are likely to ...
• His hobby is history
  New Chelsea — Lloyd Belbin is clearly the curious type. While some people might find an old tool for cutting wood and be amazed at how old it is, ...
• Passion helps female flyers soar
  It was a different era when James Brown sang the song “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” in 1966, one in which women were still grappling with ...
• Military reviewing its Gander properties
  The Canadian Forces Housing Agency is reviewing its five-year housing plan, which could affect its properties in Gander.There are 62 residential ...
• Peyton’s place: right at home in Hollywood
  “I never thought I would be here,” the Gander native said with a laugh on the phone from Toronto.That’s just the way life has worked out for ...
• Clay keeps on ticking
  Gander - It might seem odd for the chairman of a well-known pottery company steeped in tradition to make a stop in Gander as part of a national ...
• Life informs business
  Gander - Marketing guru Arlene Dickinson believes people are the essential resource business owners have to focus their energies on if they are ...
• Airport stays profitable
  Gander - Operating in an industry where turmoil has become a given, the Gander International Airport Authority (GIAA) has managed to stay afloat, ...
• An aging industry
  Gander - With economic activity bustling around the province's oil and gas sector, farming opportunities for young people are seemingly ...
• An active approach to arthritis
  Gander - It can be hard to stay positive when you find out you have a disorder with no known cure. That's the case with all forms of arthritis, ...
• Ho-hum hunt
  Gander - After 35 years of fishing out of Carmanville harbour, Larry Easton decided to skip last year's seal hunt for first time in 10 years. ...
• First for everything
  As Eastport artist Danny Henderson geared up for his first solo exhibition, he was quick to express his excitement about sharing his work with ...
• Fish plant owner says high dollar is going to hurt
  Gander - Canadian seafood companies search for big sales opportunities every year at the International Boston Seafood Show, but an executive of ...
• Touting tourism
  Gander - Although he has been minister of tourism, culture and recreation for just three months, Terry French says there has been little to ...
• Doyle's future uncertain
  Gander - Gander native Rob Blackie watched the premiere episode of CBC television's Republic of Doyle Jan. 6 at a special gala screening at the ...
• Gander company going for gold
  Gander - A Gander-based mineral exploration company has made a gold discovery along the southwest coast, and hopes future assaying results will ...
• Glovertown Shipyard questions ferry contracts
  Gander - Glovertown Shipyard says new provincial ferries should be built in this province. The company recently failed in its effort to get to ...
• Progress being made in waste management
  Gander - A waste management facility in Norris Arm could be up and running by the beginning of 2011, and it might have more than just the central ...
• Gander airport Airbus ready
  Gander - Gander International Airport could play host to the world's largest passenger airliner in the event of an emergency landing. The Airbus ...
• Six seats, eight candidates
  Residents of Gander have eight names to choose from for a spot on the town council in the municipal election Sept. 29. Robert Anstey, Dave ...
• Gander could feel pinch of poor fishing season
  Gander - When there's a downturn in the fishing industry, you don't necessarily think of Gander. But as a service centre to communities fuelled ...