Out Here With The Once

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…

Mr. Carnation

How Walter Bray brought Carnation Milk to Newfoundland and Labrador. By Nicola Ryan A drop of Carnation Milk elicits a special kind of nostalgia in the hearts of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. Those tidy red and white cans conjure up memories of cosy kitchens and cherished recipes. Carnation, the essential ingredient for boil-ups and babies’ bottles…

Ghosts of the Kyle

Dead in the water for more than half a century, the Kyle still has the power to summon the curious, which is how Dennis Flynn wound up viewing old slides of a legendary steamship with Heber McGurk. The battered iron railing relinquishes remnants of paint akin to a snake shedding splotches of skin. They cartwheel…

Artfully Delicious – Catherine’s Incredible Edibles

From struggling mom to celebrated baker, the story behind Catherine’s Incredible Edibles. By Kim Ploughman In a tiny hamlet in Newfoundland, a 40-year-old woman sporting a splash of pink hair has a hankering for telling colourful stories. However, Catherine Sansome of Indian Cove, on New World Island near Twillingate, is no ordinary storyteller. Her creativity…