By Linda Browne Growing up in the rural town of Musgrave Harbour in Notre Dame Bay, Madison Mouland developed a love and appreciation for traditional Newfoundland music. You might even say it runs through her veins like the saltwater that ebbs and flows along “The Shore,” as the region is affectionately known. But once her…
By Dennis Flynn Ward Mercer (age 63 as of this writing in March 2023) of Coley’s Point, Newfoundland and Labrador and his wife Trudi nurse strong cups of fragrant coffee beside the cosy woodstove where we peruse a neatly-arranged album of photographs. “My father travelled on the Kyle from here to Labrador many times for…
By Elaine (Murphy) Hickey I am compelled to recount and shar e this true story about the heroism of our cousin Molly Burke, to whom we owe an enormous debt of gratitude. As the eldest of eleven children born to Leo and Emma Murphy of Mount Arlington Heights, NL, I can remember my mother telling…
By Pam Pardy Canadian Armed Forces veteran Chad Kennedy has experienced tremendous hardship. After serving his country, Chad transitioned into a career in law enforcement, working with the Alberta Sheriff Highway Patrol. His many emergencies on the scene as a first responder began to take a heavy emotional and psychological toll. “For years, I battled…
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…
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…
By Dillon Collins The late great legendary chef and author Anthony Bourdain once said “Food is everything we are.” A realist, Anthony also was quoted as saying, “If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it’s the restaurant business.” If ever two things could be simultaneously true. Just ask celebrated local chef and…
By Dillon Collins You could call Allan Hawco the Swiss Army Man of Newfoundland television. Actor, writer, producer and show-runner, the b’y behind Jake Doyle (Republic of Doyle, 2010-14), Douglas Brown (Frontier, 2016-18), David Slaney (Caught, 2018) and Gale Favreau (Moonshine, 2021-23) is back in his wheelhouse with the all-new police procedural television drama Saint-Pierre,…
by Nicola Ryan Talk about strolling down memory lane! I’ve traipsed down this leafy path in St. John’s many times. It runs behind Merrymeeting Road past Yetman’s Arena towards Holy Heart High School on Bonaventure Avenue. Today, I’m here to watch the cast and crew of Son of a Critch film a fresh episode of…
by Heidi Atter Every Thursday evening in North West River, the Lake Melville School gym begins to fill with children and teenagers. Some head straight to the basketballs on metal racks, and instantly start shooting hoops, while others stop by the canteen for a sweet treat. The gym’s large performing stage’s curtains are open for…
