A fresh crop of facts about our favourite sweet treats From windswept hills to sheltered clearings, rocky barrens to soggy bogs, each year Newfoundland and Labrador is bountiful with berries. Whether you’re picking them fresh from the wild or savouring them in homemade jams and desserts, Newfoundland berries offer a taste of the island’s rugged…
A St. John’s woman shares remarkable stories of resilience and determination The distinguished gentleman smiles from under his wide-brimmed dress cap. His American military uniform dating near the end of World War II doesn’t name him, but a prominent star on the left-arm crest of the sharply-pressed shirt indicates a technical sergeant air force rank….
Rising Tide Theatre thriving after nearly five decades on the stage Rising Tide Theatre has been the touchstone of Newfoundland and Labrador’s artistic fabric for nearly five decades. Spearheaded by Artistic Director and theatre icon Donna Butt from their longtime home in Trinity, the company continues to showcase the talents of local artists while holding…
How Avalon Homesteading’s supporting sustainable beekeeping for a greener future Things are buzzing at Meadow Haven Farm in Topsail. In 2022, childhood friends Colin Stavnes and Noel Grandy launched Avalon Homesteading – a new enterprise devoted to sustainability, food security, education and you guessed it, bees. It all began when, after completing the Newfoundland and…
The tragic loss of a child leads one parent on a journey of hope and healing. Stephen Randell admits he doesn’t recall ever deciding to write a book – things just turned out that way. “The writing started while Zachary was still with us – probably about six months before his passing,” he begins. It…
Inside Kellie Loder’s Raw and Real Album Transitions By: Dillon Collins Of the many things that can be said to describe NL’s own Kellie Loder, nobody can dispute the raw authenticity of the Juno award-nominated singer-songwriter. That realness shines on Kellie’s long-awaited fourth studio album Transitions, the Badger native’s first full-length release since 2018’s lauded…
A look behind the lens with local filmmaker Christian Sparkes By: Dillon Collins It’s Spring of 2024. Cineplex Theatres in St. John’s boasts the world’s biggest blockbusters. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is sweeping the nation. The Fall Guy with your Kenemy and mine Ryan Gosling and everyone’s not-so-secret crush Emily Blunt is…
A tragic accident overseas rocks the southwest coast of Newfoundland in the summer of 1941. By: Lester Green For several Newfoundland families, news of the tragedy that occurred on Deeside Road, Scotland, on July 5, 1941, involving several Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit members, was overwhelming. Communications were slow during this time, and the exact dates…
Fibre Artist Michelle Churchill’s creativity is bursting at the seams. By: Nicola Ryan Michelle Churchill’s hooked rugs are so vibrant they seem to leap from their frames. Whales splash in swirling blue waters and waves roll upon rocky beaches. Inquisitive puffins peer from their perches. Sunsets paint the skies in brilliant shades of golden yellow,…
By: Retired Pilot Tom Green I first met Roy Cooper when I applied for a job with Eastern Provincial Airways of Gander, Newfoundland back in the 60s. I was taken on as a station agent in Deer Lake, where their sked flights used to stop on their way to points in Labrador. Roy told me…
