By Nicola Ryan When spring’s sunrays slowly return each year, the forests, hills, bogs and meadows around us burst into a flourish of plants and wildflowers. Bright irises appear in marshes, tiny heathers bloom on rocky hillsides, and the wild diversity of Newfoundland and Labrador’s plant life is on display. Showy or small, colourful or…
1 10 oz fillet arctic char, rinsed and patted dry sea salt and ground black pepper to taste 11 lime, zested and juiced ¼ cup olive oil ¼ cup sherry wine 3 sprigs rosemary, leaves stripped 2 cloves garlic ¼ tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees…
By Dillon Collins Respect, as with most meaningful things in life, is earned, not given. Few in this province have earned the adoration and unbridled respect as has Chief Mi’sel Joe, the longtime hereditary Saqamaw, Administrative Chief and spiritual leader of Miawpukek First Nation. Chief Joe lived, and continues to live, a life dedicated…
By Lester Green I spent many hours captivated by the ancestral history recorded in Mom’s collection of “snaps.” The photograph of a submarine fastened to the pier at St. John’s waterfront would cause my imagination to go into overdrive. Questions floated in my head. When and where was this taken? Who owned the submarine?…
By Gord Follett The Canadian Oxford dictionary defines camaraderie as “mutual trust and sociability among friends,” though in the outdoors of Newfoundland and Labrador, it’s simply “a time with the b’ys.” The people of this province love seeing friends getting along, exchanging friendly banter, laughing, having a drink together, singing songs, pulling pranks, frightening…
By Andrea Maunder If there was ever a pasta dish that was perfect for breakfast, it’s carbonara! It’s essentially bacon, eggs, “bread” and cheese. Traditionally, guanciale and Pecorino Romano – more on that later. I’d been craving, and cooking it, a while back, so I had the ingredients on hand in the freezer. One…
By Dillon Collins At only 23 years of age, Maggie Connors grasps the gravity of the moment more than most. Moments, and the weight of them, will be referenced often throughout Downhome’s conversation with the budding sports star. “It’s been a whirlwind, a lot of emotions,” Maggie says with a smile, beginning a candid Zoom…
By Hilding Neilson, PhD Assistant Professor, Dept of Physics & Physical Oceanography Memorial University of Newfoundland & Labrador One of the spectacular natural events that can happen is a total solar eclipse. Just imagine being outside on a clear day where the Sun is shining brightly and the sky is blue without clouds in sight….
By Darrell Hillier Late in August 1939, with war clouds gathering over Europe, the German freighter Christoph Van Doornum sailed into Botwood harbour. No sooner had the vessel been loaded with ore concentrate when Newfoundland Constabulary officers placed the ship and its 25 crew under guard. This action came at the request of the British…
The world has changed and changed again in the time since the release of The Once’s fourth studio album Time Enough. Six years have passed, of change, challenges, reflections and rebirth, with the trio of Geraldine Hollett, Phil Churchill and Andrew Dale cutting to the core of the music that defines them, honing in and…
