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Ashley Fitzpatrick
afitzpatrick@thetelegram.com
All articles of Ashley Fitzpatrick
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Geopark planned for Bonavista area
Discovery Trail communities including Elliston, Bonavista, Catalina, Trinity and Port Union may be considered park communities within two years' ... -
Geoparks offer tourist activites, economic development
Geoscientists are being asked to get the word out on their work in a way that can be understood by the average Canadian. Under that mandate, ... -
Have a seat, become a geotourist
A red adirondack chair awaits weary visitors at the Geological Association of Canada and the Mineralogical Association of Canada, near the main ... -
Can’t get no respect
Members of the Geological Association of Canada and the Mineralogical Association of Canada were faced with a projected photo of Rodney ... -
Immigration will ‘continue to grow in importance’
Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is in St. John’s today, spreading the word on the hows and whys of incoming changes to federal ... -
Section of ‘fog forest,’ East Coast Trail now...
Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove is now home to the easternmost property under the protection of the Nature Conservancy of Canada, the organization ... -
Full speed ahead
For just a moment, when the net-wrapped bottle smashed against the hull, the air smelled of wine. It was champagne, “the finest,” said a ... -
Dollars down the drain
From the point where water flows into the treatment facility at Bay Bulls Big Pond, it takes a total of four hours for it to work its way through ... -
Rovers to set up shop in Paradise
The Rovers Search and Rescue Team of Northeast Avalon will soon have a home to call their own. A $600,000 contribution from Hibernia Management ... -
Fortis pursuing compensation from Belize
At its annual general meeting in St. John's Friday, Fortis cited record profits, a deal on the horizon to break new ground in the United States ... -
Ministers out in force for apprenticeship forums
With 70,000 job openings expected in Newfoundland and Labrador in the next 10 years, the Dunderdale government is buckling down in its efforts to ... -
Lack of cameras does not green-light lawbreaking
In an hour-and-a-half driving lesson, instructor Tony Cumby says, he typically sees a half-dozen people driving while texting or talking on a ... -
One year anniversary for George Street CCTV
It has been one year since closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras first began recording the minute-by-minute actions on George Street. May 1 ... -
Former environment minister applauds premier
The Lower Churchill is "a game-changing regional energy play" and Premier Kathy Dunderdale has been taking reasonable, appropriate steps to see ... -
Ties continue to develop between N.L. and Greenland:...
A consultant with a specialization in fostering relationships bet-ween companies in Greenland and those in this province said Thursday there will ... -
Newfoundland and Labrador mining sector grows with...
The need for mineral products to feed developing economies, particularly China, has prompted growth in the mining sector in Newfoundland and ... -
Province introducing apprentice tracking, mentorship...
Construction jobs are a direct benefit of large mining and oil developments. In 2012, with more investment in large projects and more jobs coming ... -
Transportation focus for Labrador spending
Improvements in transportation will be central to provincial government spending in Labrador this year, with the Trans-Labrador Highway Phase 1 ... -
No movement in sight on HMP replacement
When federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais announced the closure of two federal, mainland prisons due to their ... -
Nalcor laying road to Muskrat Falls
Nalcor Energy will begin building roads to the site of the proposed Muskrat Falls hydro dam as early as next week. A contract for road ... -
Province weighing options as feds vow no new prisons
Statements made by federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais in announcing the closure of two federal, mainland ... -
For oil in the Gulf, all the neighbours want a say
It’s a fair question. Even if Newfoundland and Labrador is willing to take on the risks associated with drilling for oil and gas in the Gulf of ... -
Waters being tested for prospectors association
There is gold in them hills … or iron, copper, nickel or rare earth minerals. Major mining projects can equal hundreds of millions of dollars of ... -
Immigration office in St. John’s will not close
While doing its part in the federal government’s cost cutting strategy, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will not be closing an office in St. ... -
Road to prosperity
Residents from Whitbourne to Chapel Arm to Placentia refer to it lovingly as the F-150 parade. It is the train of pickup trucks running twice a ... -
Apollo fights through pack ice to St. Barbe
The ferry MV Apollo made its way to Blanc Sablon Wednesday, according to Labrador Marine’s vessel update, after the boat spent almost a week off ... -
Nalcor submits impact statement for transmission line
The damming of the Lower Churchill has been released from environmental assessment. However, assessment of the Labrador-Island Link — including ... -
Race to develop the Labrador Trough
In mining, infrastructure is king. Along with the value of your commodity, access to railways, ports and power determines how costly a project ... -
Humane Society to N.L. sealers: ‘Let’s talk’
They flew in Monday night and, on Tuesday, three representatives of Humane Society International Canada were meeting with community groups and ... -
NAPE says Placentia depot has reason to stay open
The Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE) has jumped into discussions on the state of infrastructure in ...





