Andy Jones – Without Restraint!

By Nicola Ryan Scene 1 A living room in St. John’s. Early 1990s. Evening, family gathered around the TV. PARENTS howl with laughter at ANDY JONES as FATHER DINN on CBC. Andy Jones has been a professional writer and actor for over forty years. He’s well known as one of the members of the groundbreaking…

Trap Lines: To mark or not to mark?

By Gord Follett Any time we notice fluorescent tape markers indicating rabbit snares in an area where we plan to hunt rabbits with our beagles, we move to another location. If we see or hear that hunters and dogs got to an area ahead of us, again we move on. And on the handful of…

Dog Sled Races – A Changing Tradition

By Heidi Atter It’s hard for Dennis Burden to sleep the night before the Eric Rumbolt Memorial Dog Sled Race. The Labrador man spends hours preparing the track each year on the ice on Alexis Bay, outside of Port Hope-Simpson in southern Labrador. Early in the March frost, Dennis heads out on skidoo to his…

Down to Earth: Container Gardening

By Kim Thistle There are all sorts of reasons to grow in containers. You may live in an apartment or condo where your balcony is the only place you have for growing. A physical disability may also be a limitation. Age and arthritis can play a big factor. Toddlers and young children are more interested…