Profile of Emma Graney

Biography

Emma Graney, named 2011 Atlantic Canada Outstanding Journalist of the Year, is editor of the Northern Pen. You can follow her on Twitter (@emma_graney) or email her at info@ ...

All articles of Emma Graney

• Apology from government?
  Dear Editor, Back in the 1990s trail grooming machines were sent to Newfoundland and Labrador by the federal government so that ...
• Truth is its own reward
  Never have I told a lie in this column. Except for that one, of course. Just kidding. I have never intentionally led any of you astray . So ...
• A visit not soon forgotten
  Dear Editor, After staying on my small sailboat in St. Anthony for more than three months (awaiting a new transmission) and two months on the ...
• RCMP move out and construction crews move in
  The St. Anthony RCMP headquarters is receiving its first major overhaul since it was built in 1970 and the local officers are moving out. They're ...
• The bitterness of defeat
  For the two outgoing MHAs for the region, the bitter taste of defeat was like biting into an apple and finding a worm.St. Barbe PC Wally Young ...
• The fall, winter, spring of our discontent
  As the poll results rolled in last week, it's fair to say few in the province were expecting the Northern Peninsula to be painted orange... ...
• New faces
  The Eagle Lounge in Sandy Cove was bulging at the seams last Tuesday night, packed with supporters of local lad Christopher Mitchelmore.As the ...
• Thanking the newest veterans
  Dozens of framed photographs of young men and women in uniform smiled out to the audience next to a table packed with camouflage caps ...
• Challenge accepted
  "Alright ladies, get 'em out." Thus, with a bit of a laugh, the World Breastfeeding Challenge in St. Anthony began. Lifting their shirts, four ...
• Dyson’s dilemma
  Dyson sulked in the corner of his pirate treasure chest, brooding teen angst at the cruelness of his name.His two roommates flaunted their bling, ...
• Chatting with the candidates...
  MV Apollo I've travelled across there for 35 years and outside of replacing the actual vessel, the service is exactly the same. Things like ...
• Chatting with the candidates...
  MV Apollo I work for the department of transport and travel on that boat quite frequently, so I'm well aware of that issue and it's ...
• Chatting with the candidates...
  MV Apollo The MV Apollo is essential and needs to be deemed an essential service so, if it can't run, there are others that can pick up the ...
• Premier faces first protest of election campaign
  As the blue Progressive Conservative bus rolled into St. Anthony on Thursday night, a group of protesters weren't about to let premier Kathy ...
• Youth in politics -- Toni Kearney
  Why do you support the New Democratic Party?I chose to support this party because I'm sick of the government as we know it. The NDP has new and ...
• Youth in politics -- Katie Rumbolt
  Why do you support the Liberal party?I chose to support that party because I felt they represented my area very well when the decision to move ...
• Youth in politics -- Kara Snow
  Why do you support the Progressive Conservative party? I attended my first party convention when I was 16, so my involvement and interest in ...
• The wait to see a doctor
  The resignation of three family physicians from Charles S. Curtis Memorial hospital in St. Anthony has created a headache for patients on the ...
• Close call
  A 10-year-old Port au Choix child is lucky to have escaped electrocution after throwing a piece of metal rope over a power line above his ...
• Signs, cars and door-knocking
  The thing about election time is that it's really, really hard to get away from it all. Along our streets are red, blue and orange signs asking ...
• Ducking a scam
  Daniel's Harbour council had to scramble to issue a stop order on a cheque recently when they almost fell prey to a scam. At their August 17 ...
• Cabbage and turnips and beets, oh my
  With a white-headed scarecrow looking over her shoulder, supervising her every move, Linda Cunard tugs at the stubborn weeds in the Bird Cove ...
• Improving the foundations
  What do you do when your organization is disbanded and you've still got $4000 in the coffers?If you're the former Straits of Belle Isle Regional ...
• A sensible solution
  Come winter, Glen and Shirley Payne's Daniel's Harbour home will be virtually impossible to live in.There's no water cap above the stove on the ...
• Thinking outside the box
  Sometimes, you've just got to wonder - if a seemingly simple solution presents itself, why is it rarely leapt upon? You can put it down to any ...
• All business at St. Anthony fall tourney
  Teams gathered in St. Anthony last weekend for the annuel Fall Fun Business Softball Tournament. While there may have been some impressive ...
• Put your hand up in the air
  Sometimes the Northern Peninsula and Southern Labrador get an unfair wrap as the kind of places where nothing really happens.After all, when the ...
• Hitching a ride
  With the late afternoon sun losing heat and the wind picking up, I realize it was a bad idea to wear shorts and a pair of flip flops to hitchhike ...
• Jamming for the Janeway
  "Chocolate chip cookies, they've been the best seller for sure," says Jessica Burden as she strums her guitar.The other five kids sitting with ...
• Girls GETT in on the action
  The smell of fresh sawdust is the first sign there's something going on at the College of the North Atlantic in St. Anthony.Walking down the ...