A new deputy mayor was elected for Spaniard’s Bay council after a resident in the gallery broke a tied vote.

The selection of a new deputy was necessitated by the surprise resignation of Gerald Sheppard June 9.

At its July 14^th meeting, council members discussed when they would hold the vote for a new deputy mayor.

Councillor Ann Marie Singleton made a motion to hold the vote after a by-election is held to fill the empty spot on council. The motion was seconded by councillor Sherry Lundrigan. Councillor Terry Sheppard, who participated in the meeting via phone call, said it was a great idea.

However, when the motion was put to a vote, Sheppard, Lundrigan, and councillor Darren Smith voted in favour, while Singleton, councillor Debbie Newman, and Mayor Tammy Oliver voted against it, which resulted in a tie and so the motion was defeated.

Mayor Oliver then called for nominations to fill the position right away.

Singleton nominated Newman, while Sheppard nominated Lundrigan.

The council members then cast their votes, which were counted by Town Manager Vanessa Higgins, who announced it was a tie.

As per municipal regulations, the tie had to be broken by someone outside council. Higgins asked a resident in the gallery to pick one of the nominees’ names from a box. Lundrigan’s name was drawn, making her the Town’s new deputy mayor.

A by-election to fill the empty spot on the Spaniard’s Bay council will take place on September 22.

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By Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Olivia Bradbury

A postmistress who died saving others from a fire in 1904 is the subject of a new heritage walk in Carbonear this summer.

The story of Miss Tryphoena Nicholl is fairly well known in Carbonear, but probably unknown to the rest of the island.

Nicholl was born on March 5, 1843. From an early age she worked as an assistant to her father, Nicholas, the postmaster. When he died at the age of 77, Tryphoena was appointed postmistress, a position she held 27 years.

Nicholl never married and had no children.

“I guess her job was her life,” said Carbonear Heritage Society chairman Keith Thomas.

Following her death, an issue of the Free Press described Nicholl as generous and selfless. “She was not one of those who are always ready to join in the pleasures of prosperity, whilst refusing to weep with those who weep,” it read.

Nicholl’s selfless nature was punctuated by the sacrifice she made on Saturday, June 25, 1904 when a fire started in the basement kitchen of the post office. Nicholl, who lived in the building, awoke to the sounds of the fire, and could easily have escaped to the street. However, there were two occupants on the top floor: a maid and Rev. Dr. Levi Curtis. Nicholl went upstairs and woke the sleeping inhabitants, who were able to escape through windows. Nicholl was unable to escape, and her remains were later discovered in the building. She was 61 years old at the time of her death.

A new post office was built after the fire. The women of Carbonear collected funds to erect a monument in Nicholl’s honour in front of the building. Made of granite, the monument included a fountain where people could bring their horses for a drink. It was an expensive undertaking.

“So obviously her deeds were well-recognized and well-respected in the town at that particular time to be able to raise that amount of money to create a monument,” said Thomas.

Curtis, the man whose life was saved by Nicholl’s actions, would go on to found Memorial University of Newfoundland. Thomas said it begs the question as to whether Memorial University would exist without Nicholl’s sacrifice.

The Miss Tryphoena Nicholl Tour was researched by historian Bert Parsons and written by Loretta Oates. Actors play the roles of historic figures including Nicholl herself, her parents, her niece, Curtis, the maid, and local police officers. The next editions of the tour will run August 7, and August 21,from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each night. A donation of $5 will be accepted from participants.

The tour begins at Bethany United Church Cemetery with a visit to the Nicholl family gravesite. It then moves to the Old Carbonear Post Office on Water Street, which is now a museum and registered heritage structure.

“Weather permitting, we’ll congregate around the monument that’s there,” said Thomas. Participants will be responsible for arranging their own transport from the cemetery to the Post Office. The tour will continue inside the old Post Office, where Nicholl will share her story. The museum will remain open for guests to learn more Carbonear’s history.

Thomas said the Heritage Society’s concern is making sure Carbonear history is kept alive. “It’s okay to write it down, but it’s a lot easier if you tell people about it and they’ll spread the word themselves and pass it on to their kids,” he added.

People can follow the Carbonear Heritage Society’s Facebook page for posts about the town’s history. The society asks anyone with questions about the tour to call (709) 589-6892.

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Paradise Rotary Youth – Community Centre. Paradise 50+ Adventure Club Card Game, Bingo, 50/50 and Door Prize every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Darts every Monday at 1:30 p.m. For further information about our club and our programs, please call 709-730-0950.

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All Saints Flower Service will be held at the Church Road Cemetery on Sunday August 2nd., starting at 2 p.m.  If the scheduled Sunday has inclement weather, the service will be moved to the next evening starting at 7 p.m.

Kiwanis Club of Kelligrews hosts an in-person resource centre to assist with job search and housing needs for New Canadians on Monday and Fridays 1-4:30 p.m. and Wednesdays 5-8:30 p.m. for in person and daily for virtual. Email: Kiwanisconnect@gmail.com 

Join the Age Friendly Club for a card game on Mondays @1:30 p.m. at the Worsley Park Building in CBS.  Cost to play – $2.  All monies given out for a total of 10 cash prizes. Play a friendly game of cards, meet people, make friends and have a cup of tea. If you don’t have a ride, give me a call. Wilfred Bartlett, 709-631-1588 or 709-834-8071.

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Petrel Retrieval NL lottery – 1st prize: $1000 cash and 2nd prize: Original framed gannet painting entitled “Courtship” valued at $500. Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10. Anyone interested in purchasing tickets can text Chloe Regular at (709)-690-9336 or email chloeregular@gmail.com. Proceeds will be used to provide equipment and safety gear for volunteers to rescue stranded petrels, and for school presentations and community outreach. Follow us on Facebook.

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Baccalieu Bucks is a Weekly 50/50 Toonie Lottery in support of the Baccalieu Trail SPCA animal shelter. Visit the Baccalieu Bucks Facebook page to find out how and where to play.

ST. JOHN’S

The St. John’s Retired Citizens Association on Bennett Avenue have some spaces available in the senior’s choir on Wednesdays at 12:15, low impact exercise group on Tuesdays 4:30 – 5:30 and Nia ageless grace movement exercise group on Thursdays from 3:15 – 4:15. To register please contact Yvonne O’Neill at oneyvonne@gmail.com.

Canadian Stuttering Association and NL Stuttering Association Conference – At Home with Stuttering: 2026 CSA-NLSA Joint Conference/Canadian Stuttering Association.  August 21 – 23, 2026, Delta Hotel, St. John’s, NL. Check out CSA Conference site for details for registering and reserving a room.

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Business owners in Holyrood who have not registered their businesses with the Town may be soon penalized.
Council, which has been raising the issue for a couple of years, is developing a new business bylaw which is set to come into effect this September.
“The bylaw will clearly outline the requirement that all businesses operating in Holyrood need to be registered,” explained Deputy Mayor Michele Woodford. “There will be established penalties for non-compliance and there will be a clear enforcement framework on how we move forward.”
Woodford said that prior to adopting the new bylaw the Town will launch a “social media campaign” to ensure businesses are in the know.

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The Town of Paradise and the O’Neil Nissan Growlers will host the 2027 U18 Atlantic Hockey Championship.
The five-day tournament will run from March 31- April 4, 2027. Four championship teams, along with the host team, will battle it out for the chance to represent Atlantic Canada at the 2027 U18 Telus Cup National Championship scheduled to take place April 18-24, 2027, at a location yet to be decided.
The games will be livestreamed, and special community events will also be planned for the week.
The 2026 tournament was hosted in Quispamsis, New Brunswick.
The Halifax McDonald’s captured the 2026 championship title after defeating the Fredericton Caps 2-0 on the championship game.

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Members of Holyrood council voted during its June 30 meeting to apply for federal money to pave Penney’s Lane and Garden Road at a combined cost of $55,775.
“Penney’s Lane recently had new water infrastructure installed which resulted in the removal of its asphalt surface,” explained councilor Steve Winsor. “This application will enable the Town to replace the road surface to a new improved state. Garden Road has been on the priority list for new paving for some time and this application enables the Town to provide an improved route for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic.”
Winsor said the Town sought three quotes, and that JSH Paving submitted the lowest.
“Staff are doing a great job accessing the different funding mechanisms to minimalize the cost to the residents and taxpayers of Holyrood,” said Winsor.
Council unanimously approved Winsor’s motion to ask for the funding.

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If you think there’s something a little different, maybe prettier, about your favourite downtown CBS store lately, take a closer look at the walls. Chances are the business is displaying a piece of art by a local artist.
The CBS Community Gallery, as it has been named, is a program that sees CBS businesses serving as a multi-unit gallery for local artists to showcase and sell their wares.
The program is run by Downtown CBS, a lobbying group for businesses in the Long Pond to Manuels area.
The idea for it came from David Coates, an artist who retired July 7 from his day job as an IT consultant with Bell Canada after 34 years.
Coates, who is best known as a baseball coach and organizer, took up painting about two and half years ago and to his surprise discovered he was pretty good at it. When well known CBS artist Glenda Bartlett invited him to participate in one of her group’s exhibitions and art sales, Coates got to meet other artists and hear their stories about how hard it is to get gallery space and sell their work.
“A lot of them are not comfortable with promotion,” allowed Coates.
A common complaint was that there was no support for their work in CBS, especially from the town council.
“I said, ‘Have you ever asked?’” Coates said.
So, Coates asked himself. He approached then councillor Paul Connors who in December 2024 took a proposal from Coates to the rest of council.
“It took about a year of moving back and forth (with staff),” Coates said.
But council supported it. Last year, council opened the Town Hall for an art show that allowed many artists to sell their works.
Next Coates approached Downtown CBS.
“I put in a proposal saying I would like to work with you and your affiliated businesses,” Coates said. “And in April of this year we launched it with the businesses.”
Eighteen businesses agreed to display the works of CBS artists. Along with the artwork, the displays include contact info for the artists in case someone sees a work they’d like to hang on their own wall.
Coates lined up some 38 or 39 artists to participate in the exhibition and has managed to sell one of his own works, which was displayed at Shoppers Drug Mart in Manuels.
Each month, Coates, arranges for the art to be switched out so that everyone gets an opportunity to display their pieces.
“Every location is branded with a CBS Community Gallery sign,” said Coates.
His hope is to grow the program to other businesses in town outside the downtown core and is talking with the CBA Chamber of Commerce about doing just that.
Darcy Scott, the executive director at Downtown CBS, said the businesses are happy to support the local artists.
“What we’re really trying to do is add a little bit more beautification within the downtown,” Scott said. “And there are so many incredible artists here on the shore. Whether they’re just getting their start or they’re a little bit more established, it’s a great way to put your art in front of people. There’s a sort of built in audience – there’s a lot of foot traffic in these businesses – and it sort of creates more of a downtown feel. One thing that we’re really trying to push, rather than just ‘Here’s our businesses, here’s what we offer,’ is to create something that’s a little bit softer, more community-driven, rather than business driven, and I think art is a great way to really incorporate that.”
Scott allowed it can be tough to make a living from art.
“We have had a few pieces sell because somebody is sitting in a waiting room at a CBS Wellness or a business like that and a piece of art really catches their eye and that’s a pretty incredible thing,” Scott said. “Because you make the art and you put it out there and you really don’t know what’s going to happen. Sometimes one piece can really change the momentum and keep you going to put that next piece out there, so I think it’s a really incredible thing that the gallery is doing.”
Coates, meanwhile, is pushing another idea with the Town of CBS – an art procurement program. That also started with Connors when he was on council, and after he left for federal politics, was taken up by Ward 1 councillor Shelley Moores. Coates is hoping to have the Town buy local pieces and display them in all Town facilities that are visited by the public.
Again, some artists were initially sceptical that council would support the endeavour, Coates admitted, but he has shown them differently. Artists are now working on submissions for the Town’s consideration.
“The art will be in different venues,” said Coates. “It’s beautification of the town.”
You can see Coates’ own pieces at his Route 60 Gallery on Spruce Hill Road, in Topsail.

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