A dramatic collision at a busy St. John’s intersection Wednesday evening remarkably resulted in no reported serious injuries. At about 8:30 p.m. emergency crews were called to the intersection of Kenmount Road and Polina Road, near the Avalon Mall. A three-vehicle collision had occurred, resulting in extensive damage to all three vehicles, and causing two […]
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FFAW-Unifor is holding a demonstration 1 p.m. tomorrow outside of the DFO Building in Corner Brook. The demonstration is to call attention to federal mismanagement of fisheries – in particular the recent decision by Minister Diane Lebouthillier to allocate nearly 60 per cent of the newly commercialized Unit 1 Redfish fishery to a handful of […]
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The Department of Health and Community Services has provided funding of $196,000 to Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services to implement radiology technology at the James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre in Gander and the Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre in Grand Falls–Windsor. The equipment is a wire-free, radiation-free system that assists with locating soft-tissue […]
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St. John’s City Council has rejected a proposal for a significant daycare development on Thorburn Road. The rejected proposal was for a two building daycare at 410 Thorburn road which is currently an unserviced area. The main concern was safety – St. John’s Regional Fire Department says the facility would be one minute over the recommended […]
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Marine Atlantic took delivery of its newest vessel the Ala’suinu today. Over the next several days, preparations will be underway to prepare for the journey home, with the vessel is projected to arrive at Marine Atlantic’s facilities in April. The Ala’suinu (pronounced Ah-laa-sue-in-ou), is a name that means “Traveller” in Mi’kmaq. Marine Atlantic says vessel […]
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