Northern Pen

Dear Editor, I will start this story with a sad turn of events. On Jan.12, 2017 my sister-in-law, Rita Cunard, became very ill and had to be airlifted to St. John’s to St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital where she fought for her life for the ...

Dear editor, The Kiwanis Club of Grand Falls-Windsor has reached a crossroads, whereby we are having to contend with a declining membership which is forcing us to consider whether or not we will need to disband the club as we head into our 53rd ...

Dear editor:  The City of Corner Brook Council has invited public comment on the proposed changes to the Mayor and Council remuneration. These changes are reasonable and necessary in my view. Coun. Tony Buckle is of the view that Council ...

Dear editor, Last night (Oct. 31) my friend and I attended the play at the Royal Alex in Toronto, Come From Away. Although we were all aware of the happening in Gander when the planes were rerouted, I did not realize the extent of the incredible ...

Dear editor, I was born and raised in St. Anthony and will be 83-years-old on Dec. 3. I am a full bred rural Newfoundlander and I am so proud to be able to blow off about that. As they say in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, I have been a ...

Harold Yetman. Dear editor, This letter is in response to a story by Mark Squibb of The Packet published Nov. 1, 2018, who interviewed Mark Clench of Princeton concerning the dismantling of St. Peter’s Anglican Church in ...

Dear editor, It’s that time of year again, when we look around and notice poppies wherever we go. We often think of a Veteran as an older gentleman who fought decades ago in a foreign war. While this particular analogy is true, they’re ...

As Remembrance Day approaches, I would like to pay tribute to the amputee veterans who founded The War Amps, which marks its 100th anniversary this year. On returning from the First World War, they came together to help each other adapt to their ...

I recently read a Telegram article by Glen Whiffen about Katherine Walters of Bell Island (“Risks to ill passengers not just a ferry tale: woman,” Oct. 4) who recently had some serious medical problems and had to travel on the ferry, a ...

Yesterday when someone showed me the pictures of Churchill Falls and the water coming back I was very shocked.  I thought, ‘What’s going on?’ and then people explained to me what’s happening. I’m thinking about the ...