Ice-fishing opened on Friday February 1st. On Monday February 4th, Stephen Chafe and I decided to head west on the TCH and fish a gully we knew of. It was mid-morning when we hopped in the truck, stopped for a java and headed out.

Water supply issues in the community of Portugal Cove South continue to pose a problem for residents in the area.

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.