Jason Snelgrove counts himself a lucky man. Not only is he off on paternity leave from a teaching job in Labrador and celebrating the birth of his family’s second child, the break from school work means he is able to spend that time back in the Goulds pursuing his other passion, coaching the St. Kevin’s High School Mavericks hockey team.

Students at Baltimore High School will soon be able to perform CPR, and Advanced Coronary Treatment (ACT) thanks to an ACT Foundation training program, and a generous donation of defibrillators.

Businesses along the Southern Shore will soon be offered the chance to advertise on new signage being installed along the highway, in communities and at the trail heads of the East Coast Trail, specifically those who cater to tourism during peak visiting season.

Last Monday marked the official beginning of the new year for the town of Bay Bulls’ town council, and the agenda during the public council meeting reflected a beginning of innovative ideas and some status-quo.

He was a big man with a booming voice and a gentle bear of a personality that couldn't mask a razor-sharp mind and a compulsion for straightforwardness.

While many are drawing up their New Year’s resolutions, Avalon Liberal MP Ken McDonald is steering his attention toward a year that will bring an opportunity for re-election.

While most people are planning to spend the holiday season with family and friends, Jaime Ryan, the owner of The Sweet Newfie Shop in Mount Pearl, plans to make Michelle Morgan’s wish list come true. Just like she has for other families in Christmas’s past.

Now that winter is upon us, it’s a great time to do some reading. I received a couple of good books as Christmas gifts, but the books are about as similar as night and day.

For two Trepassey residents, the land that surrounds them has become more than a place to call home - it has become an opportunity to document and share the local natural wonders with the rest of the world.

The first meeting of the new year was a very brief one for Witless Bay Town council Tuesday.

Three major stores in the Goulds have closed, or are in the process of closing, something Ward 5 Councillor Wally Collins believes is a sign of the economic times in Newfoundland.

From it’s squid jigging grounds to its majestic, lighted cross, Holyrood boasts a number of unique features. Now it can claim one more: It is home to perhaps the youngest historian in the province.

The Town of Bay Bulls is projecting a budget surplus by the end of 2019.

The moose hunting season will soon be closed. This will be the first time in many years that there will be no moose hunting after Christmas into January.

After 27 years of digging at the Colony of Avalon in Ferryland, archaeologists are still discovering mysteries that have yet to be solved.

Rounding out 2018 the Mayor of Bay Bulls, Harold Mullowney, says he’s happy with how things are working out with the new town council, and is optimistic about the future.

The Kinsmen Club of Witless Bay and its eleven members would like to thank everyone who supported our 38th annual Santa Claus parade on Dec. 8th, making it without a doubt, “The Best Parade” ever.

When Ron Doyle looks back on his time with the band known as The Petty Harbour Boys, visions of kitchen parties, weddings and shindigs all along the Southern Shore come back in a flurry.