Harbour Construction and O’Brien’s Trucking to share emergency calls in Witless Bay
By Mark Squibb/September 16, 2022 If you can’t pick between two, just pick both. That was the philosophy Witless Bay
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Crosswalk installed along busy Bay Bulls main road
By Mark Squibb/September 16, 2022 Folks should find crossing Route 10 in Bay Bulls a little easier — and safer
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Saltwater Country opens Little Library
Saltwater Country’s Little Library in Bay Bulls is open to locals and tourists alike.
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Southern Avalon parishioners shocked by loss of their local churches
Parishioners leave the then newly opened Our Lady of Fatima Church in St. Shotts following a Mass celebrating its consecration in the fall of 2012. The Church is among a number of Roman Catholic churches and buildings that are being sold to pay damages owned by the Archdiocese of St. John’s for a failure to protect orphans at Mount Cashel Orphanage from sexual and physical abuse.
Read MoreBay Bulls receives federal funds for enviromental assets management
By Mark Squibb/September 2, 2022 The Town of Bay Bulls has accepted $50,000 in funding that the previous council had
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From Petty Harbour to Hawaii and onward
Sailor First Class Katherine Balsom of Petty Harbour has travelled near and far in her career with the Royal Canadian Navy. This summer she is in the Pacific, serving on the HMCS Winnipeg, which is participating in international naval exercises.
Witless Bay mulling sale of commemorative benches
By Mark Squibb/August 26, 2022 During the August 9 public meeting, the Town of Witless Bay had a brief discussion
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St. Shotts sees population swell to ten times its regular size for Come Home Year
Leah and Taylor Molloy, pictured here with proud parents Greg and Kate, raised $914.30 for the Janeway with their lemonade stand during the St. Shotts Come Home Year celebrations earlier this August.
Read MoreWBFD gets approval for extension, uniforms
By Mark Squibb/August 19, 2022 Witless Bay council has approved $5,000 for an extension to the fire department’s smokehouse training
Read MorePuffin Patrol Program temporarily suspended
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is temporarily suspending the Puffin Patrol Program, based in Witless Bay, over concerns
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