The provincial government and the town of Salmon Cove are investing approximately $300,000 for water and sewer system upgrades under the Municipal Capital Works Program. Under the project, there will be a sewer connection for homes in the Pine Grove Avenue area, along with upgrades to the existing water system. On Ruben Penney Lane, upgrades […]
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The Water Street east ramp on the Pitts Memorial Drive CN Viaduct will be closed as of Monday at 7:00 a.m. The closure is necessary to accommodate ongoing work on the bridge and is anticipated to last a couple of months. Motorists are encouraged to use Hamilton Avenue as an alternative route to access Water Street east.
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With the new Corner Brook hospital expected to open within weeks, the cafeteria at the current Western Memorial Regional Hospital will be closing effective May 12. After that time, food and beverage options will be available in vending machines until Sunday, June 2. Food services for inpatients will continue to be provided. This closure is to allow time […]
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Roads are bare and dry across most of the province this morning. There is sunshine across most of the Island this morning. Marine Atlantic and provincial ferries are on time. Flights are on time in St. John’s, Gander, and Deer Lake.
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Around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night, the RNC conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Topsail Road and Columbus Drive in St. John’s. Officers suspected that the 26-year-old male driver was under the influence of alcohol. After further investigation, the driver was charged with impaired operation and operating over .80 mg/100ml. Police […]
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Overnight the Public Utilities Board decreased the price of gasoline by 7.1 cents per litre. Diesel is down by 7.1 cents. Furnace and stove oil fell by 3.66 cents. Propane heating fuel dropped by 0.2 cents. The next regularly scheduled price adjustment is on Thursday, May 16.
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A fire in the centre of St. John’s late Wednesday evening has caused extensive damage to one home and displaced its resident. Fire crews were called to a duplex on Hoyles Avenue at about 9:30 p.m.. Dean Foley, Platoon Chief with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department (SJRFD) said they were alerted to the blaze […]
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Police have received information from the public accounting for the location of two missing men. Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP had been looking for 60-year-old Scott Diamond and 61-year-old Herman McLean. Both men were last seen Sunday, May 5, traveling together in a red Chevrolet Equinox, but they have since been accounted for.
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Mallard Cottage in historic Quidi Vidi Village was in the news recently facing a potential bankruptcy. But now those financial issues have been resolved in court, and the restaurant is set to reopen later this month. NTV’s Beth Penney tells us more.
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