NewfoundSAND, a Bay Roberts based organization that strives to reduce glass waste, was recently awarded a $10,000 Community Grants from the Atlantic Edge Credit Union (AECU).

The organization began as an idea on co-founder and board director Dave Saunders’ couch in 2021. Today, it has a board of nine individuals, and even more members. While their headquarters is in Bay Roberts, they have recently secured a location in the metro area.

Saunders describes NewfoundSAND as community-owned and community-led.

“We’re an organization that was founded and created basically out of sheer frustration that we were told glass could not be recycled in Newfoundland and Labrador despite it being recycled in every other province in Canada,” said Dave Saunders. The organization takes glass destined for landfills and turns it into sand—glass aggregate—with machinery.

Saunders said that household glass makes up less than two percent of the waste in NL landfills, but this still equates to thousands of tons. Furthermore, glass does not break down, and thus will stay in landfills for thousands of years. NewfoundSAND turns glass into an aggregate which can be used to make new products.

At present, NewfoundSAND has a small piece of equipment that is hand-fed glass, which it then turns into sand. The organization has a contract with a local concrete company, and are planning to turn glass aggregate into concrete benches, planters, and coasters. They hope to eventually expand this to include countertops, terrazzo flooring, and other innovative products. They are also engaged with the Great Coastal Trail Authority on the west coast to use glass aggregate in the trail system that will be running from St. Anthony to Port aux Basques.

Saunders said that NewfoundSAND has received much support from various businesses.

“The business community is actually screaming out to us for a solution to this,” said Saunders. “Restaurants go through broken glass that they just have to throw to the landfill. We know companies are shipping this to landfills because there’s no other alternatives.”

 The organization has community sponsors such as Steel Honda and the Eastern Regional Service Board, and has received a great deal of support from co-operators.

“The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Co-operatives are constantly, constantly lobbying for us, supporting us, sending different opportunities our way,” Saunders said.

While many people want a solution to the glass waste problem, and support NewfoundSAND’s initiative, the organization’s biggest challenge is funding.

“We’re at a point now where we’ve proven our concept,” said Saunders. “We’ve proven we can take glass. We have MOUs in place. We have industry partners that are ready to innovate in the space. We just need largely equipment that is not hand-fed.”

NewfoundSAND has been publicly supported by members of government such as MHAs Helen Conway-Ottenheimer and Pam Parsons. However, Saunders says there are still some walls to be broken down. “We get that vocal support, but there’s a disconnect somewhere within the system that is really preventing us,” he said. “But it’s also, again, why this grant funding for community organizations like ours is so significant. This type of grant funding we can use to leverage for other types of funds.

Charlotte Taylor of AECU said that the organization’s decorative aggregate initiative was exceptional.

“Their co-operative’s work is already making an incredible impact in advancing glass recycling in Newfoundland and Labrador, and this next phase, focused on research and development to transform recycled glass into architectural materials, demonstrates both innovation and strong future potential,” she said.

Taylor went on to say the project strongly aligned with AECU’s Environmental Sustainability and Co-operative Development categories.

“It reflects a thoughtful approach to reducing waste, creating value from recycled materials, and contributing to the growth of the co-operative movement in the province,” said Taylor. “We’re excited to support the important work they’re doing and to see how this initiative continues to evolve.”

NewfoundSAND holds collection events for glass waste in the metro area, most of them at the St. John’s Farmer’s Market. At these events they usually collect a metric ton of glass within two to three hours. Their next collection event will take place at the Farmer’s Market on June 20^th. In the near future, NewfoundSAND plans to bring their piece of equipment on a tour to rural communities for processing events.

Those interested in supporting NewfoundSAND can go to www.newfoundsand.ca. Both businesses and individuals can become members of the co-operative. Saunders hopes to offer more for business members in the future. For individual members, it’s a one-time payment of $50 for a share.

“And what that is, is you actually own the cooperative as much as what I do or any member on the board, which gives you full voting rights and that kind of thing,” said Saunders. “That’s why when we say community-owned, we literally mean community-owned.

Other AECU community grant recipients included the NL Eats Community Outreach in St. Johns, The Gander Boys and Girls Club, the St. Anthony Basin Resources Inc., and Intervale Associates of St. George’s.

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The Town of Holyrood has awarded a contract to upgrade the Penney’s Lane waterline to Kelco Construction for a cost of $97,239, HST included.

“Penney’s Lane has had quite a number of leaks there in the last year, and we’re trying to be proactive here and improve that and take on the problem areas as we can and keep fixing and replacing the old pipe with new,” explained councillor Steve Winsor.

The Town received seven quotes by the deadline, with Mayor Laura Crawley noting that some of the prices were “astronomical.”

Winsor said that Kelco’s quote was the most cost competitive.

The councillor added that the town is actively keeping track of problematic waterlines across town.

“We have recognized different areas in the town that have had failures in the past,” said Winsor. “So, what Director (Robert) Stacey is doing is keeping a record of all that – how many times we’ve been back there, how many times we’ve repaired something, how many people are on that road, what is the cost involved, and so on, and we try to prioritize that and allocate money in every year’s budget for those purposes.”

To that end, Winsor said that council would like to accomplish even more around town, but their hands are tied financially.

“We would like to do more,” said Winsor. “We always want to do more, right? When we reviewed these quotes – and all the quotes, actually, compared to years past – there’s a noticeable increase. We’re all seeing it at the grocery store and at the gas pump, right? – and you can see it in these quotes, too. Those contractors have costs. Their materials costs have escalated, their fuel costs for mobilizing their equipment and operating their equipment, [the cost of] paying their personnel, and it’s getting more expensive to repair things. So, we want to do more, but it’s something to think about, for all of us, in our budget deliberations next fall for next year.”

Mayor Crawley added that when council approved the 2026 budget, no one could have anticipated the rise of fuel costs associated with the war in Iran.

“Unfortunately, that’s the situation we’re in right now,” said the mayor. “Everyone’s feeling it.”

Councillor Mable Tilley was absent from the meeting, but other than that the motion passed unanimously.

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Paradise council has approved a 119-lot subdivision off St. Thomas Line, which includes extensions to Phoenix Drive and Kemble Avenue.

The application marks the completion of Octagon Development Corporation’s Picco Ridge subdivision, which has been in the works since 2015.

Including lots formerly approved by council over the years, the subdivision will boast nearly 200 lots all told, including both single dwelling and semi-detached dwellings.

Councillor Sheldon Antle noted that over the years a number of residents, particularly those on Madison Place, have raised concerns about the development, especially the construction of a walking trail.

Last year, council received a petition signed by 16 residents against the walking trail, arguing it would intrude on the privacy of homes on Madison increasing the risk of thefts. Fears about possible contamination of well water due to blasting for the trail was also raised.

Antle suggested that as the trail is one of the last things to be completed, council could approve the application for the houses now and work out the details on the trail later.

“It’s a phase-by-phase piece, so (the trail development) would certainly be down the road a fair bit,” said Antle. “I believe that would allow time for the applicant and the developer to have a discussion with respect to their needs and their requirements, and in the interim, the other work can get going. We would allow them time to work through some of the concerns with respect to Madison Place, so I think that’s a bit of a compromise we can find. My understanding is that this is a developer who has a fair bit of common sense and will certainly work with the applicant, and I know that the residents there are willing to work alongside as well.”

Deputy Mayor Kimberley Street said she was happy to hear that staff will contact the developer and residents on Madison to discuss the concerns.

“I’m going to support this development approval moving forward, however I would like to see, as councillor Antle had mentioned, basically a hold off on this particular open space determination right now until those concerns are addressed,” said Street.

Councillor Jennifer Hiscock said she was hoping a happy medium could be struck.

“Like Deputy Mayor Street said, I would absolutely support this development moving forward, this is something that has been in the works for a long time, but I would like to reconsider that trail piece,” said Hiscock, who suggested moving the trail elsewhere, if possible.

CAO Lisa Niblock cautioned that if council insists on the trail not being developed until a consensus is reached, a condition saying as much must be included in the application.

“Once you approve it as is, that (trail work) could be the first thing that starts tomorrow morning,” said Niblock.

Councillor Glen Carew voiced his support of a trail, given the lack of sidewalks on St. Thomas Line, but agreed with pausing approval of it until the kinks can be worked out.

Similarly, councillor Erin Furlong supported the idea of the trail, and said she hopes the developer and residents can work out an agreement.

“I’m definitely in support of the project moving forward, as long as we can figure this trail piece out later,” said Furlong.

Ultimately, council approved the application, subject to 24 conditions, with the understanding that any trail construction will be brought back for another vote before work begins.

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Captain Tim Burrill of Paradise was recognized by Sikorsky at a tradeshow in Atlanta this March for logging 10,000 flight hours on the S-92 helicopter.

As impressive as that statistic sounds, it doesn’t even tell half the story – since receiving his commercial helicopter license in 1976, Burril has accumulated more than 27,000 accident-free flight hours, an average of about 500 flight hours a year.

“It was an ambition out of high school to be a pilot,” said Burrill, who hails from Nova Scotia. “I started out training in airplanes. Then I eventually specialized in helicopters, and liked that a lot better.”

Burrill started off flying a three-seat Bell 47 with plexiglass bubble, a single-rotor helicopter popularized by the war time comedy drama M*A*S*H.

The Sikorsky S-92 Burrill flies today, meanwhile, can seat up to 19 passengers, and boasts a large stand-up cabin and automatic flight control system. The S-92 is specially designed to handle well even in messy weather, and can land in foggy conditions, to a point.

Burrill’s career has taken him all over the world flying helicopters. He moved to the province and began working with Cougar in 1997, flying workers back and forth to the Hibernia oil rig, and works with Cougar to this day.

He has passed down his passion for flying to his children. His son, Luke, works for Cougar in the company’s Search and Rescue division. Another son, Peter, flies 767 Boeings for Air Canada.

Meanwhile, a grandson in Ontario, Simon, says that he wants to be a pilot when he grows up as well.

“I guess they saw how nice a job I had, so they pursued those careers,” said Burrill.

Burrill and son Luke even had the opportunity to pilot an S-92 together in 2020.

While he’s flown hundreds of times over the years, it’s a flight that he wasn’t on that Burrill says he’ll never forget— Cougar Helicopter Flight 91.

“I was flying when Cougar lost their helicopter offshore, which is a bad day in our history,” said Burrill.

Burrill flew out at 8 a.m. on the morning of March 12, 2009. Flight 91 flew out an hour later at 9 a.m., and went down at 9:48 a.m. Of the 18 onboard, only one survived.

“You never know where you’re going to be on the schedule, and you don’t get to choose your own aircraft, so it could have very easily been me that lost their life,” said Burrill. “But the good Lord decided that it wasn’t my time to go. So, I remember that day for sure.”

For anyone considering piloting as a career path, Burrill says it requires a significant upfront investment, but it pays off in the long run.

“When I did my training, it was only $10,000, and I thought that was a lot of money,” said Burrill. “Now, it must be well north of $150,000. Most of that’s the cost of renting the helicopter and the instructor. And you need 100 hours of training. It’s a difficult field to break into, but it’s the equivalent of getting a university education, but you can do it all in one year instead of spreading that expense out over four or five or six years.”

Others, said Burrill, opt to join the military in order to learn to fly.

While most of us are content to sit in the passenger seat and leave the piloting to others, Burrill, and others like him, are drawn by the excitement and feeling of freedom that piloting promises.

“If flying is your dream, pursue it,” said Burrill. “One lady at work, who lived in Labrador, she told me the other day that her passion was to be a helicopter pilot when she grew up. And today she is. So, it’s attainable for anyone. I tell people, if you can ride a bicycle, you can fly a helicopter.”

Additionally, if you’ve ever thought of taking to the skies yourself, now might be a good time.

“There is a shortage of experienced pilots in the helicopter industry,” said Burrill. “There’s also a big shortage in the airline industry. So, there’s never been a better time to pursue aviation.”

Most young pilots starting out, said Burrill, ought to expect to work in more remote areas.

“I would recommend the career,” he added. “It’s been a good career for me.”

Burrill lives in Paradise with wife, Ruth. He’s recently completed his yearly exam, and so he’s been cleared to fly for another year, barring any medical complications.

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Proponents of a residential development on Rectory Road in Topsail found out at a May 13 public hearing that the project may be subject to an archaeological search if it gets to the development application stage.

The public hearing pertained to a planned amendment to the Municipal Plan associated with 10-14 Rectory Road to rezone a portion of the land to residential low density. One of the written submissions received was from the author of an as yet unpublished book about the history of the Anglican Church in that location, which stated it may be the site of the original rectory.

“We don’t know if that’s the case or not,” the Town’s Director of Planning Corrie Davis noted in a summary of the submissions received. “So one of the things that might come from this, and I think it would be appropriate due diligence, is if we get to a development application stage that there might be a request of the provincial archeology office just to check their records to see if they have any knowledge of the location of that rectory and whether or not it’s considered (an) historic resource or historic artifact on the legislation and whether or not then they have to go and do an archaeological dig. I don’t know what the outcome of that is, but there’s probably something we have to ask.”

That wrinkle was news to the developer, Triton Group Limited.

Commissioner Glenn Barnes said he expects to comment on the matter in his public hearing report. It is anticipated his report will be ready in about a month.

The other written submissions dealt with the impact on Town infrastructure by the new housing. There were no oral submissions from the public during the hearing, though the proponent did speak briefly.

The property in question runs from Topsail Road across from the soccer pitch to Rectory Road near St. John the Evangelist Church and Topsail Elementary and is divided into two zones. The majority of the property is within the Residential Low Density future land use designation. Around 18 per cent of the land is within the Public and Institutional future land use designation.

The property owner requested that council change the future land use designation and zoning to allow residential infill development consistent with the surrounding neighbourhood. Council agreed to initiate the amendment process, which includes the opportunity for a public hearing before a commissioner.

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The Town of Paradise has had to pony up nearly $40,000, less HST, because of inaccurate infrastructure drawings.

Councillor Erin Furlong brought the matter forward during the Town’s May 12 committee of the whole meeting.

Furlong explained the drawings of infrastructure already in the ground at Carberry Place, which are needed to design the connection of a new watermain, turned out to be incorrect.

The drawings had been drafted after water and sewer was installed on nearby Duff’s Crescent years ago, and were provided to the Town by the prime consultant at the time. The drawings indicated that a thrust block, commonly used as a support in pipeline systems, had been installed. But the thrust block wasn’t actually installed.

“It seems the contractor didn’t do some of the work that was required, and the prime consultant had said it was done, when it wasn’t, when they provided this information to the Town,” said Furlong. “There was a thrust block on the watermain that was not put in place, which is what made the work a little more complicated.”

The mistake wasn’t noticed until Black Diamond dug down into the ground. The thrust block was then installed by the company at a cost of $37,301, plus HST.

Councillor Glen Carew asked whether the Town was billed for the original work that was not actually completed by the previous contractor, whom council did not name.

Staff did not have the answer on hand, but both Furlong and Mayor Patrick Martin said staff should be able to get the answer within a couple of days. Carew indicated he would like to have the answer before the matter was put to a vote.

Carew also asked whether there would be any recourse given Paradise is now spending $37,000, less the HST, for work that should have been already completed.

“My thought is, are we paying twice for the same work,” said Carew. “It’s a $37,000 bill. I know it’s a big project, and this is probably small in comparison to the overall scope of the project, but the as-builts showed the thrust block, and now we’ve got to put it in, so I was wondering if there was any recourse for us.”

Chief Administrative Officer Lisa Niblock said the matter is a legal one and needs to be discussed in private.

Council agreed to discuss the legal ramifications in more detail at a later time, and for the time being agreed to move the extra cost of doing the job now to the next regular public meeting for a vote.

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CBS council has approved the list of issues that the developers behind two proposed apartment buildings in Long Pond will have to address as part of a Land Use Impact Assessment Report.

The proposed 6.7-acre development is located at 215 Conception Bay Highway, near the Dawe’s Plumbing building, and consists of two six-or-seven-storey towers containing a total of 300 apartments and commercial space. The developer is BGI Group of Toronto acting on behalf of Revive Church.

“Some of the things that the proponent will study in detail will be things like flood risk, impact on adjacent waterways… whether water and sewer capacity in that area can support that building, impact on traffic flow, shade and shadow impacts, noise generation, and they will also be responsible for holding their own public consultation,” said councillor-at-large Rex Hillier. “We’ve had this out in the community for some time, and we’ve had people come back to us, and some of the things that they’ve asked that probably won’t need the same degree of analysis, but some of the things that they’ve asked and that we will be asking the proponents deal with things like impact on property values, assurance of target market, whether this will be all seniors, a proportion of seniors, the proportion of lower income (renters), and so on. There have been questions about landscaping. This property will be adjacent to the T’railway. There have been questions about the impact on the T’Railway and snow clearing and snow collection on property.”

Hillier said those matters won’t get the same degree of analysis as the issues required by Town of CBS staff, but will still get some attention in the study.

 “So, it’ll be a significant piece of work, and we will look forward to seeing that sometime months down the road,” Hillier said.

Ward 3 councillor Gerard Tilley said the LUAR guidelines are among the most comprehensive that he’s been involved with.

“And contrary to sometimes what you see or hear on social media, the decision has not been made,” Tilley cautioned. “This is just part of the process. We encourage everyone to voice their opinion, whether it’s positive or negative.”

Tilley said many people in CBS are looking for affordable housing options. “So, we’re going along with the process as we’ve done with just about every other project. So, if you want to say (something), now is the time to say it, and we’ll certainly take everything under consideration.”

Councillor-at-large Joshua Barrett agreed with Tilley on the strength of the terms of reference, adding some of the perspectives raised by the public were used in drafting the guidelines for the study.

“This is a big piece of work and I’m looking forward to seeing what that has to say to help guide these decisions that my colleagues have noted already,” Barrett said.

Like Tilley, Mayor Darrin Bent stressed council has not made up its collective mind on whether to approve the buildings.

“We go to the public first on these things, and then we gather all the information and all the required background and the land use impact assessment and all that,” Bent said. “Then we make a decision. That’s how it works. So, no decision has been made… When we get all the information, that’s when the decision will be made. I’m looking forward to that and looking forward to the land use impact assessment and seeing what it says and what it’s guiding us to do.”

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The executive director of the Fur Institute of Canada says he is hopeful this will be a good year for the industry.

“We are certainly optimistic for the results of what’s to come this year in the seal harvest,” said Doug Chiasson. “There is a lot of optimism, and now the optimism is being validated in the broader fur sector.”

Recent fur auctions saw record-breaking prices, he noted.

“We’re hopeful that these overall trends in the broader fur space will carry through to the seal harvest this year, as well,” he said.

The EU has been reviewing its ban on seal products, with many organizations, including provincial and territorial governments, advocating for it to be dropped. Chiasson said some European countries have been hurt by the ban, as well.

“They are aligned with us in saying that the ban on seal products in Europe is arbitrary and serves no real purpose other than to disadvantage communities that rely on sealing,” he said.

The Fur Institute serves as the national voice for Canada’s fur trade.

“We represent from trapline to runway, from farmgate to showroom – trappers and sealers and fur farmers, all the way through to manufacturers, retailers, designers and artisans who are working with fur here in Canada, said Chiasson.

The Institute also operates the Seals & Sealing Network, which educates consumers about Canadian seal products. Unlike the institute, whose advocacy is limited to fur products, the network represents a variety of seal products such as fur, oils, leather, and meat.

The Fur Institute represents between 15 and 20 stakeholders, including provincial and territorial governments. The majority of the stakeholders are based in Newfoundland and Labrador including Carino Processing in South Dildo, Always in Vogue and NaturaL Boutique in St. John’s.

Chiasson said there has been a boom in the market for seal-based pet products. Seal oil is a source of Omega-3 fatty acids, which can not only benefit people, but dogs, as well.

“Not only do Omega-3s help a dog have a nice, lustrous coat, but also there are some benefits towards joint health and heart health and things like that,” said Chiasson.

Seal oil can benefit cats too, he said.

Chiasson admitted there is still a lingering impact on the industry due to the anti-sealing movement.

“In many ways, the playbook of the contemporary animal rights movement or anti-animal use movement was built on the floes of ice off Newfoundland in the 1970s,” he said.  

“No one has put more time, effort, and investment into making sure that seal hunting is humane and seal hunting is ethical than seal hunters and the governments who represent them,” he added. “It’s not the anti-sealing groups that were putting money into evaluating the veterinary science of killing seals. It was harvesters and it was the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada that put the effort into those things. The anti-sealing groups are happy to point out, ‘Here’s something that’s going wrong’ in their eyes, but very rarely have they ever contributed to efforts to make things better.”

Chiasson said the industry does not hunt whitecoats — baby seals — anymore. And seals are not endangered. Gray seals number in the hundreds of thousands, while harp seals number in the millions.

Chiasson said there may have been legitimate conservation concerns in the 1950s when Canada was not the only country hunting seals, but this is not the case anymore.

“We have a very stringent, science-based management framework delivered by DFO when it comes to harvesting seals,” he said.

The Canadian seal industry took a hit in 2009 with the European Union’s ban on the trade of seal products. This was followed by bans in Russia in 2011 and in Taiwan in 2013. Since then, Chiasson said, the industry has had some good years and some bad years.

He is hopeful the EU seal trade ban will, at the very least, soon be relaxed in some way.

“But in a perfect world we would have the ban completely lifted,” he said.

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Fisheries Minister Joanne Thomspon was in Ship Cove on May 8 to highlight a $957 million investment in small craft harbours – including upgrades to Port de Grave – over the next five years as announced in the federal Spring Economic Update.

 The strategic investment in Ship Cove will see the removal of the existing finger pier and marginal wharf, and the construction of a new finger pier and marginal wharf on the same property, in a different location than the current one. This new construction will provide additional berthage and protection for the harvesters.

“Port de Grave is one of the harbours that tells the story of our province. The new finger pier and marginal wharf at Ship Cove will give the crews here additional berthage and better protection from the weather, and that means a harbour ready for whatever the fishery brings next,” Thompson said, adding that Port de Grave has been a working fishing community for centuries with local families involved for generations.

Canada’s commercial fisheries, aquaculture, and seafood processing sectors support nearly 65,000 jobs — including more than 42,900 commercial fish harvesters — from coast to coast to coast. In 2025, Canada’s fish and seafood exports totaled $8.47 billion.

The Ship Cove wharf is more than 60 years old and was condemned for safety reasons in recent years. The Harbour Authority of Port de Grave has been advocating for the wharf’s upgrade for more than 15 years.

Ivan Batten, vice president of the Harbour Authority, said the project was not simply wanted, it was desperately needed and long overdue.

“The Ship Cove wharf plays a vital role in our community. It supports the livelihoods of local fishermen, more than 250 plant workers—countless people depend on the fishing industry each year,” Batten said.

 “This new wharf will help protect jobs, strengthen our local economy, improve safety for harvesters and workers, and ensure the fishing industry can continue to thrive for generations to come.”

Avalon MP Paul Connors said that the upgrades will increase capacity, ease pressure on the main harbour and help keep fish harvesters working close to home.

“It will also create the right conditions for new private investment, strengthening the local seafood sector, supporting good jobs, and delivering lasting economic benefits for the region.

Thompson stated the five-year funding announcement to support and maintain nearly 950 federally-owned small craft harbours across the country marks the single-biggest investment in Canada’s small harbours.

The new funding will allow the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to undertake repairs, upgrades and dredging as small craft harbour facilities across Canada that will make harbour infrastructure more resilient when it comes to changing environments and extreme weather events.

Thompson grew up in the city but spent her summer weekends in the fishing community of St. Mary’s Bay, where her grandfather lived and worked.

“I constantly think of my grandfather, who would be so proud,” she said of the announcement.

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The Town of Paradise has awarded a new two-year landscape maintenance contract to the lowest of three bidders.
Staff issued a limited request for quotes and received three bids, ranging from $28,000 to $41,000, and recommended council award the contract to lowest bidder, O’Neil’s Gardening Ltd.
Staff budgeted $30,000 for landscape maintenance in Budget 2026.
The contract includes spring, summer, and fall maintenance, as well as flowers for planter boxes at the town hall, Double Ice Complex, War Memorial, and St. Thomas Line Community Centre.
The contract will be for two years, with an option to extend the contract on the same terms and conditions for an additional two years. The extension must be agreed upon by both the Town and O’Neil’s.
Councillor Sheldon Antle noted that subdivisions such as Elizabeth Park, Karwood Drive, and Trail’s End Drive have defined entry and exit points, and he wondered whether there were any plans for landscaping services in those areas, and similar places.
Councillor Erin Furlong said there are no such plans at this time.
The Town’s last landscaping contract expired on May 11.

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