6 months ago
Province adopts traditional approach to Highway Twinning Project
The provincial government says it will use a traditional procurement approach for twinning two sections of the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH). Last August, a request for proposals (RFP) was issued for a public-private partnership (P3) model covering design, construction, financing, and maintenance. That RFP has now been cancelled. Instead, qualified companies will be invited to bid […]
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6 months ago
Medical community mourns loss of Dr. Falah Maroun
Condolences are pouring in following the passing of Dr. Falah Maroun, a neurosurgery pioneer and skilled physician who practiced in the province for decades. Dr. Maroun was born in Beit-Meri, Lebanon in 1935 and found himself in St. John’s, NL when he came, having graduated from the Neurological Institute in Montreal, to do a locum […]
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6 months ago
Construction work for replacement of Quidi Vidi Slipway scheduled to begin early 2026
Construction work for the replacement of the Quidi Vidi Slipway is scheduled to begin early in the new year. It’s one of the city’s most iconic waterfront structures. Earlier this year, after residents rallied to save the site, the city committed to rebuilding the slipway. Now the city says in preparation for construction the contractor […]
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6 months ago
More Than $70,000 in food and cash donated at the Downtown St. John’s Christmas Parade
The final results are in – 10,767 pounds of food, valued at $39,192, along with $6,554 in cash donations, were gathered from parade-goers. Combined with Newfoundland Power’s donation of $25,000, the total value of this year’s contributions is an impressive $70,746. A record number of Newfoundland Power employees, retirees, and their families volunteered along the […]
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