Over the past several weeks, a number of municipalities have been sounding the alarm about safety concerns in their communities. Now, as NTV’s Beth Penney reports, one local housing advocate says stronger enforcement of the Residential Tenancies Act could help make neighbourhoods safer.
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Two motorists were arrested for impaired driving by Bay St. George RCMP Monday night after two motor vehicle collisions in Stephenville. Both drivers will appear in court at later dates to answer to charges of impaired operation. In addition, each had their driver’s licence suspended and both vehicles were seized and impounded. No injuries were […]
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Bay St. George RCMP arrested a 32-year-old man on Monday after a theft from a retail store in Stephenville. The Mattis Point man now faces charges of theft and failure to comply with his probation order. On Jan. 13, police responded to a theft from a retail store on Prince Rupert Drive in Stephenville. A […]
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Members of the FFAW Snow Crab Negotiating Committee met with Premier Tony Wakeham, Minister Loyola O’Driscoll, and Minister Mike Goosney to hear the province’s response to last week’s meeting on the fish pricing crisis. “The Premier understands the value of the formula that was in place this year when it comes to starting the fishery […]
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As some European countries move to ban the boiling of live lobsters, the debate is drawing increased attention here in Atlantic Canada, home to a lobster industry worth nearly $3 billion a year. The live boil ban has already been enacted in the UK, Switzerland, Norway and New Aealand, largely driven by concerns over studies […]
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