Wildfire-Score: A wildfire risk score
Last year’s wildfire season was devastating for Newfoundland and Labrador, and with another season fast approaching, there’s a new way for homeowners to protect their property. Wildfire-Score, which first launched in Vancouver in March, lets anyone type in a street address and receive a wildfire risk score for that property. The system runs roughly 30 […]
Read moreNominations open for the 2026 Derrick Bragg Leadership Award
Nominations are open for the 2026 Derrick Bragg Leadership Award. Established in partnership with the Professional Municipal Administrators of Newfoundland and Labrador, this memorial award honours the life and legacy of the late Derrick Bragg and recognizes excellence in municipal administration. This award will be presented at the Professional Municipal Administrators Fall Forum in October […]
Read moreWoodward family donates $500,000 to expand student entrepreneurship at Memorial
A $500,000 donation from the Woodward family will expand Memorial University’s student startup competition, building on more than a decade of support for entrepreneurship at the St. John’s institution. The investment goes to the Faculty of Business Administration and will help sustain and grow the Mel Woodward Cup, Memorial’s flagship student startup competition, which is […]
Read moreRegiment falls 3-0 to Armada in Game 5
The Newfoundland Regiment lost 3-0 to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Friday night at the Mary Brown’s Centre, falling behind three games to two in their playoff series. Blainville goaltender William Lacelle stopped all 32 shots he faced to earn the shutout. The game was scoreless through the first period before Justin Carbonneau opened the scoring […]
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