What’s your ideal getaway? Do you seek solace off the beaten path? Away from the hustle and bustle of city living? Do you strive for peace, tranquillity and quiet comforts without having to outright rough it? Yurtopia could be your hidden haven. Conceived by the husband and wife team of Jeff and Jane Sears, Yurtopia…
By Roy Dwyer There was a time when dogs were plentiful in the harbour. Back then, families that didn’t have a horse usually had one or two dogs which, when harnessed to a hand-slide, were useful for hauling water and firewood during the winter months. Gunners found them useful as well. While most gunners used…
This month, February 16-17, all of Isle aux Morts will turn out for the annual Winter Classic hockey weekend. Foster Hewitt’s familiar sign-on crackles over the airways. It’s Saturday night, “Hockey Night in Canada,” and all across Newfoundland and Labrador, fans are crowding around radios and TVs to follow the play-by-play. Our long, cold winters lend…
Do you want to see change in Newfoundland and Labrador’s recreational cod fishery? A local petition is calling on upon the House of Commons and the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to: 1. Instate a recreational cod fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador which allows for retention of cod, every day from July…
