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St. Anthony, Summer 2018 - File photo

Budget 2019: St. Anthony mill rates down, service fees up

St. Anthony town council. Standing, from left: councillors Darl Scott, Bruce Payne and Brad Johannessen, Deputy Mayor Krista Lynn Howell and councilors Eric Boyd and Mark Pilgrim. Seated: Mayor Desmond McDonald. - File photo

Budget 2019: St. Anthony eyes water upgrades, new fire hall

RCMP Supt. David Cook presented Sheila Doucette, youth regional coordinator at the Port Saunders Youth Centre, with a certificate of recognition.

New youth centre opens in Port Saunders, courtesy of town and RCMP

Due to a defective waterline, 10 homes in Black Duck Cove have been dealing with a loss of running water for the past few years. The issues have increased with time, with the area now losing its water access for hours at a time. Community initiatives to get government funding have been unsuccessful thus far.

Numerous northern towns have elevated levels of disinfection ...

North Coast Perspective: Love thy atheist as thyself

Cpl. Mark Hustins addressed those gathered for the opening of the Mary’s Harbour RCMP’s Wish Tree on Tuesday, Dec. 4.

Mary’s Harbour RCMP hoping to turn its Children's Wish Tree from red ...

Crémaillère Harbour is located approximately four kilometres south of St. Anthony. - Google Maps

Environmental preview report completed for Crémaillère Harbour ...

Melsie Earle (left) is questioning why her mother Ethel Stone (right) was told to vacate her hospital bed at Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony.

Family questioning process at St. Anthony hospital

Check out the lights from your area and around Atlantic Canada below! - 123RF photo

Newfoundland and Labrador 2018 Christmas Lights map

The Labrador Fishermen’s Union Shrimp Company general manager Gilbert Linstead chats with the company’s partners on the balcony of the Northern Light Inn during a break from their convention last week. Left to right are: Phil Quinlan, company financial advisor; Randy Bishop, president and CEO of Whitecap International Seafoods; Peter Buhl, president of Sirena A/S; Gilbert Linstead, general manager of the Labrador Fishermen’s Union Shrimp Company; Jens Hojrup, Sirena A/S export manager; Mark Quinlan, Sirena Canada general manager; and Jeff Quinlan of Quinlan-Taylor.

Labrador Fishermen’s Union Shrimp Company marks a milestone

St. Anthony town council. Standing, from left: councillors Darl Scott, Bruce Payne and Brad Johannessen, Deputy Mayor Krista Lynn Howell and councilors Eric Boyd and Mark Pilgrim. Seated: Mayor Desmond McDonald. - File photo

Budget 2019: St. Anthony eyes water upgrades, new fire hall

Published a day ago

Cpl. Mark Hustins addressed those gathered for the opening of the Mary’s Harbour RCMP’s Wish Tree on Tuesday, Dec. 4.

Mary’s Harbour RCMP hoping to turn its Children's Wish Tree from red to white again this Christmas

Updated Dec 06, 2018 at 11:17 a.m.

The Labrador Fishermen’s Union Shrimp Company general manager Gilbert Linstead chats with the company’s partners on the balcony of the Northern Light Inn during a break from their convention last week. Left to right are: Phil Quinlan, company financial advisor; Randy Bishop, president and CEO of Whitecap International Seafoods; Peter Buhl, president of Sirena A/S; Gilbert Linstead, general manager of the Labrador Fishermen’s Union Shrimp Company; Jens Hojrup, Sirena A/S export manager; Mark Quinlan, Sirena Canada general manager; and Jeff Quinlan of Quinlan-Taylor.

Labrador Fishermen’s Union Shrimp Company marks a milestone

Published Dec 06, 2018 at 8 a.m.

Randy Cull, who circumnavigated the island of Newfoundland in his sailboat "Sea Barrel" this past summer reminisces about his bucket-list trip over maps in his dining room in St. Anthony.

St. Anthony retiree sails around the island

Published Dec 05, 2018 at 4:36 p.m.

News

St. Anthony, Summer 2018 - File photo

Budget 2019: St. Anthony mill rates down, service fees up

Published a day ago

The provincial government announced funding for a new town hall and fire vehicle for L’Anse au Clair at St. Andrews Anglican Church on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Among those present for the announcement were (from left) town clerk Loretta Griffin, Coun. Shelley Griffin, Coun. Monica Hunt, Coun. Jamie O'Brien, Premier Dwight Ball, Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair MHA Lisa Dempster, Municipal Affairs and Environment Minister Graham Letto, L'Anse au Clair Mayor Chad Letto, Coun. Sheila Chubbs, and Coun. Wade Chubbs.

Funding announced for new town hall and fire vehicle in L’Anse au Clair

Updated Nov 29, 2018 at 12:58 p.m.

File Photo

Active Energy Group officially awarded forestry permits on Northern Peninsula

Updated Nov 26, 2018 at 4:25 p.m.

Jennifer Hillier-Penney has been missing since Nov. 30, 2016.

Family and friends of missing Newfoundland woman still want answers

Updated Nov 23, 2018 at 3:24 p.m.

Sports

Lucas Wiseman, 15, of St. Anthony is playing in net for the Western Kings in Corner Brook.

Chasing the hockey dream

Published Dec 03, 2018 at 10:48 a.m.

Adam Pardy wore a Newfoundland Growlers jersey for a pre-season studio photo shoot, but the former NHL defenceman hasn’t yet worn it in a game for the ECHL club. That could change tonight as the Growlers take on the Maine Mariners at Mile One Centre. — Newfoundland Growlers photo/Jeff Parsons

It looks like it could be Pardy time for Newfoundland Growlers

Updated 13 hours ago

Corner Brook Regional High Titans goalie Keegan Deering kept his stick close to the ice to stop the puck with Elwood High Lakers’ Drew Langdon looking for a rebound during high school hockey league action Monday night at the Hodder Memorial Recreation Complex.

Elwood High Lakers down Corner Brook Regional High Titans 6-3 in high school hockey league play

Updated 22 hours ago

Rob French is excited about coaching senior hockey. He may have played and coached for the Corner Brook Royals, but now he’s focused on helping the Stephenville Jets make some noise in the West Coast Senior Hockey League.

Former Corner Brook Royals captain Rob French coaching Stephenville Jets

Updated 22 hours ago

Business

Crémaillère Harbour is located approximately four kilometres south of St. Anthony. - Google Maps

Environmental preview report completed for Crémaillère Harbour development

Updated Dec 06, 2018 at 1:55 p.m.

Jennifer and Brad Simms, two co-founders and directors of RagnaRock Northern Brewing Company pose with the tap bank for their new brewpub that was approved by the Newfoundland government last week. Not pictured, co-founder and director Lauren Smithson.

St. Anthony brewpub approved

Published Oct 19, 2018 at 10:58 a.m.

A grower that’s been using Kryptonite for his marijuana plants says he found it “way, way better than what he’d tried with his own mix and fertilizer.”

Cannabis plants now available for purchase online in Newfoundland and Labrador

Published 3 hours ago

With colleagues along for the ride, Newfoundland and Labrador Senator Fabian Manning (at wheel) drives a search and rescue Zodiac during the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans fact-finding study of search and rescue operations across the country. At left is an unidentified search and rescue personnel, while behind Manning is retired Senator Elizabeth Hubley and the late Senator Tobias C. Enverga Jr. (right).

GUEST COLUMN: Private sector partnerships can fill gaps in Canada’s search and rescue operations

Published 15 hours ago

Living

Randy Cull, who circumnavigated the island of Newfoundland in his sailboat "Sea Barrel" this past summer reminisces about his bucket-list trip over maps in his dining room in St. Anthony.

St. Anthony retiree sails around the island

Published Dec 05, 2018 at 4:36 p.m.

Bernadette Calonego has released an English translation of her newest novel “The Stranger on the Ice.”

Author inspired by the North; makes her part-time home in St. Lunaire-Griquet

Published Sep 24, 2018 at 11:47 a.m.

T.J. Smith of St. Anthony is starting a Peer Support Group for people with mental health issues.

Mental health support group starting in St. Anthony

Updated Sep 19, 2018 at 8:08 p.m.

William Buckle worked at the Forteau wharf this summer where he discovered a love of seafood.

William Buckle enjoys summer job and everything that comes with it

Published Sep 14, 2018 at 2:42 p.m.

Opinion

Equalization Santa has delivered goodies for some provinces, and lumps of coal for others. —

EDITORIAL: Equalization inequality

Published 15 hours ago

Thirteen-year-old Kathleen O’Rourke has been involved with the Beyond the Overpass Youth Theatre for five years. She played Molly in their production of “Peter and the Starcatcher”. O’Rourke says it’s the biggest production she’s ever been a part of.

ART & SOUL: Beyond the stage

Published Dec 07, 2018 at 6 a.m.

EDITORIAL: Break down those barriers

Published Dec 07, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Lovely Mummers is a short film set in Twillingate.

NICHOLAS MERCER: Letting the mummers in

Updated Dec 06, 2018 at 12:33 p.m.

Community

RCMP Supt. David Cook presented Sheila Doucette, youth regional coordinator at the Port Saunders Youth Centre, with a certificate of recognition.

New youth centre opens in Port Saunders, courtesy of town and RCMP

Published Nov 30, 2018 at 4:15 p.m.

Wilfred Boyd, 87, holds a picture of his father Joseph Boyd who served in the First World War and his brother Arthur Boyd who served in the Second World War, in his St. Anthony home.

No stories to tell: St. Anthony First World War veterans kept experiences to themselves

Updated Nov 09, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.

Community calendar

Community Calendar

Updated Nov 09, 2018 at 3:37 p.m.

Myrna Earles and Brandon Reardon tallied up the totals throughout the evening, while Rod Squires (background) handled the technical side of the broadcast.

Over $33,000 raised in St. Anthony Fire Dept. telethon

Updated Nov 09, 2018 at 3:27 p.m.

Recent Stories

A screen shot of a picture sent out Monday on Fisheries and Land Resources Minister Gerry Byrne’s Twitter feed.

Cabinet minister denies distracted driving

Ed Martin, former chief executive officer and president of Nalcor Energy, at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry Monday.

Nalco board, government fully informed, Martin Martin says

The trial of Colin Wheeler wrapped up in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in Corner Brook on Wednesday with final summations.

Colin Wheeler given extra jail time

The Corner Brook Baseball Association is excited to see the next step in replacing the aging clubhouse at Jubilee Field.

Corner Brook budget announcement has local baseball association looking forward

A grower that’s been using Kryptonite for his marijuana plants says he found it “way, way better than what he’d tried with his own mix and fertilizer.”

Cannabis plants now available for purchase online in Newfoundland and Labrador

Boyhood chums - Allister Harvey, left, and Michael Finn. - Contributed photos

Manitoba man credits Burin Peninsula resident for saving his life when they were boys

Photos of the Silver Wings from the Agnes Thistle competition.

Silver Wings figure skaters attend Agnes Thistle competition

Stephen Tremblett's photos of the 2018 Bonavista Lions Club Santa Claus parade.

Bonavista brings its holiday cheer to annual parade

The Home Hardware Float won Best Commercial Float in the parade.

Snowy weather doesn’t dampen parade fun in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Thick smoke can be seen pouring out of the vessel as firefighters work to extinguish the flames.

Grand Bank Fire Department called to a fishing vessel fire

2019 Kia Sorento - Kia

Kia Sorento ups its game, again for 2019

RCMP.

RCMP arrest Marystown man in St. John’s; wanted in connection with Burin break, enter and theft