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9 months ago

Own a piece of the East Coast Trail through signage silent auction

The East Coast Trail Association is auctioning off its retired trailhead signs through a silent auction, with all proceeds going towards maintaining the trail systems. After 30 years, the association has replaced the trailhead signs, and now they are up for grabs. Through the online auction you can browse through 100 historical pieces of Trail […]

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9 months ago

Impaired driver arrested after failing to stop at police checkpoint near Corner Brook

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary’s (RNC) new Traffic Services Unit conducted a traffic safety checkpoint in the Corner Brook region this past weekend, resulting in the arrest of an impaired driver. Shortly after 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, November 8, a vehicle approached the checkpoint on Route 450, near Cook’s Brook on the South Shore, and failed […]

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9 months ago

Police in Bay Roberts arrest man believed responsible for multiple break-ins, thefts

A man believed to have been responsible for multiple break-ins and thefts in the Bay Roberts area since the summer has been arrested. Forty-nine year-old Leonard Fitzpatrick was arrested without incident at business in the town. That’s after RCMP officers, on October 30, searched a Bay Roberts home and found stolen property related to break-ins and […]

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9 months ago

NL Health Services accepting applications for 2025 scholarships

NL Health Services is now accepting applications for 2025 scholarships, which are available to staff, dependants of staff and physicians, and other eligible graduate or post-graduate students across the province. “Together with our valued partners, NL Health Services is pleased to offer $53,000 in scholarships to support health-care professionals and students in pursuing their education,” […]

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