Northern Pen

Dear editor, My name is Maryanne Sibley and on Dec. 14, 2018, myself and my family were struck with immense tragedy. At around 6 pm. that evening, our home caught fire and burned completely to the ground taking all of our possessions, pictures ...

Dear Editor: Re: Packet Article Jan. 14, 2019 We are writing to respond to recent media coverage of White Hills Resort, specifically: • “White Hills ski resort only profitable in two of past 10 years”; The Packet, Jan. 14, ...

Typically, on a warm breezy summers day, I love to hang my washing on the line in the backyard. There's nothing like the fresh scent from clothes dried outdoors. The only thing I had to worry about was to shake every piece, so no insects were ...

Our historic and ambitious infrastructure plan for canadians When your federal government was elected in 2015, one of our key promises was to make up for Canada's infrastructure deficit, which was mainly due to a lack of investment by the ...

My name is Elizabeth Penashue. I am still concerned about Muskrat Falls. I do not think that it is just me that is concerned. A lot of the elders in my community are concerned. Everything on the ground that is growing, animals that are living on ...

Will the Northern Peninsula profit from area sawlogs? (The Telegram, Jan. 31)? Not with this plan. In 2017, the provincial government announced that AEG Ltd and its local subsidiary are to receive a large share of the Districts 17 and 18 wood ...

The Western Star online editor Nicholas Mercer’s Jan. 24 column “Stoking the fire using dated viewpoints” triggered a light bulb inside my head. The piece noted that MHA Gerry Byrne had used Twitter to show a two-year-old video ...

I would like to comment on the newsletter that was sent to all homeowners from the Town of Stephenville Crossing dated Jan. 20. Council brought down the 2019 Budget at the regular meeting of council held on Dec. 12, 2018 with expenditures in the ...

Dear editor, In 1977, Ottawa appointed a Royal Commission, chaired by Memorial University Professor Dr. Arthur Sullivan, to examine issues within Newfoundland's transportation system and make suggestions on solutions for future ...

Dear editor, I would like to add my voice to those that disclaim the recent information provided by DFO’s (Department of Fisheries and Oceans) Dr. G. Stenson (In “The cull question: Part I”, published in the Jan. 16 edition of ...