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Fr. Peter Golden cuts the cake at a party that the residents of Trepassey and area threw to mark his 90th birthday last month. Fr. Peter, as he is known to his flock, still celebrates mass every week and ministers to families in the region who are dealing with loss and challenges. Submitted photo
The remains of the St. Mary’s fish plant after a fire destroyed it during a storm on November 4 last year. Colin Burry photo
Members of the Ferryland Fire Department include, from left: Trent O Brien, Barry O’ Keefe, Dawson Kavanagh, Barry Hawkins, Fire Chief Algy Windsor, Desi Johnston, Doug Stoodley, Justin Kavanagh, Gerard Ryan, Nick Keough, Loyola Kavanagh, Assistant Chief Brandan Hawkins, Russell Keough, Barry Kavanagh and Keegan Aspell. Missing from the photo are Les Clowe, Andrew Kavanagh, Keith Costello, Kevin Walsh, Trevor Walsh, Shane Walsh, Stephen Brothers, Wesley Lamasney and Peter Ryan.
Firefighters Rowena Nichol, Francis Coombs and Rod Coombs of the Portugal Cove South Fire Department flush out a fire hydrant during a recent training exercise. Submitted Photo
Canadians are feeling their pride lately, as these wood stacks on the road to Mall Bay, S.M.B., attest. The flags were flying long before trade talks with the United States collapsed last month, but the stacks of wood they surmount reflect the independent spirit Canadians will have to draw upon in coming months until the trade dispute is settled. Craig Westcott photo
Representing the Witless Bay Fire Department at the 2026 Regional Firefit Competition on August 22-23 in St. John’s were, from left: Steph Croft, Cutler Walsh, Barry Woolridge and Andrew Gibbons. Missing from the picture are Fire Chief Jack Gatherall and Evan Murphy. Submitted Photo
The dude who owns this car has been ordered by Petty Harbour council to remove it from the Town’s recreation centre parking lot.
Newfoundland and Labrador Rose Kathleen Murphy, 24, enjoys a lighter moment of mirth during her appearance on stage at the Rose of Tralee Festival. Murphy, a financial analyst for Nasdaq Verafin in St. John’s, was born and raised in Tors Cove on the Irish Loop and was one of 32 contestants at the 2026 edition of the annual festival, which celebrates women of Irish birth or ancestry from around the world. Rose of Tralee Festival photo
