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Corner Brook PET scanner won't be ready for hospital's opening, but Premier pledges 'full commitment'
Premier Andrew Furey is giving a “full commitment” to a PET scanner for the new hospital in Corner Brook, but it may take time. On Jan. 14, Health Minister Dr. John Haggie and Corner Brook MHA Gerry Byrne announced $2 million had been ...
Gros Morne National Park snowmobiling season delayed until Jan. 28
Snowmobilers in the Gros Morne region have to wait a little later than usual to hit the trails. Parks Canada announced Friday that the resident and public/commercial snowmobiling season in Gros Morne National Park has been further delayed due to a ...
St. Anthony Seafoods undergoing upgrades as it becomes a multi-species plant
Better times may be ahead for plant workers in St. Anthony in 2021. Quin-Sea Fisheries Ltd., co-owners of St. Anthony Seafoods with Clearwater Seafoods Ltd., is upgrading the plant’s equipment and hiring more workers in anticipation of it ...
Newfoundland and Labrador announces $700K for immigration initiatives on province's west coast
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is hoping to boost immigration with two new programs being introduced at Memorial University's Grenfell Campus and the College of the North Atlantic (CNA) in Corner Brook. During an event at the ...
BEHIND THE BUSINESS: The Wayward Spruce restaurant fulfilling a niche for the community
Allan Kendall wants to operate his new business in Corner Brook in a way to strongly involve the community. Kendall opened his restaurant, the Wayward Spruce, on Lundrigan Drive this past September. It is located near the Appalachian Chalets ...
Port au Choix line worker receives Canadian Red Cross Rescuer Award for saving life
A Port au Choix line worker has received recognition for saving the life of a woman on the Northern Peninsula last summer. Andrew Toope, a Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro employee, is one of the most recent recipients of the Canadian Red Cross ...
New public art incorporates different perspectives on Trout River blue whale
A new 24-foot-long artwork commemorates the beaching of the largest mammal on Earth in Trout River in 2014. “Still Life III (Narratives of Loss)” is a public artwork by Corner Brook-based artist Marc Losier, depicting the skeleton of a ...
Viking Trail Tourism Association receives $70,000 from province to fund tourism plan
After a hard year for a number of businesses in its region, the Viking Trail Tourism Association (VTTA) is developing a plan to address some of the challenges they will continue to face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The VTTA, a non-profit ...
Nabbing impaired drivers a priority for RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador
The RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador says impaired driving a remains a serious issue in the province and a priority for the police, this after a rash of cases over the holidays. From Dec. 23-28, the RCMP nabbed six impaired drivers, including one ...
Ed Finn remembered as man of principle
“His strongest desire,” Fred Tabachnick said of his former colleague and friend of 50 years, Ed Finn, “was to build a better world.” Finn, an inveterate trade unionist, journalist, writer and first leader of the ...
