The Telegram

I have a riddle for you: what do a used syringe, used tampon, and a soiled diaper all have in common? Stop reading and think for a moment. Could it be they’re disgusting, or dangerous or unhygienic? Yes, but that’s not the answer ...

The Crémaillère Harbour Marine Port Development is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to revitalize and diversify the economy of the entire Great Northern Peninsula and southern Labrador. Recognizing the need for due diligence on such ...

As we near the middle of March, we wanted to take a moment to thank our wonderful canvassers who offer their valuable time to the Heart & Stroke Foundation for our Person-to-Person (P2P) Heart Month campaign. The efforts of our volunteers to ...

Access to quality and affordable child care is a pressing issue for many families in Newfoundland and Labrador. Please allow me the opportunity to provide your readers an update on child-care programs and services and initiatives in recent years to ...

It seems that I have spent a large portion of my life as a volunteer or a visitor of all of our St. John’s hospitals. My husband was a cancer patient at the Old General which is now The Miller Center. Until he died in 2010 he had nine ...

I am writing in response to the letters of March 13 on the lack of local content in The Telegram. I am of the opposite opinion and am enjoying the broader coverage. It is good to see the different ideas from our neighbouring provinces on ...

I am saddened by this weekend’s announcements regarding the cutting back of the local columns. This is beginning to feel like the death by a thousand cuts. I understand that print is on its way out but unfortunately your loyal print ...

I have been a reader since I was in my teens in the 70’s. I loved reading the paper cover to cover. The Telegram was our paper dealing with local and provincial stories. Since SaltWire came into the picture we are now getting Nova Scotia ...

I have been reading The Telegram for a long time and I have always been enriched by the various local columnists. I have not always liked their opinions but they bring a local dimension to the paper. However, tucked away on page three of Saturday ...

I am writing regarding the article in The Telegram March 11 edition about the carbon monoxide leak at the Bussey Horwood Arena in St. John’s. In the article Pat Yetman Jr. mention the ice rink was up to code by having carbon monoxide ...