3 years ago
Tour operators urge government to increase food fishery limits
Graham Wood, who operates Mussel Bed Boat Tours in Notre Dame Bay, is preparing for the opening of the tourist season. But he says the rules in the province are different from those in the rest of Atlantic Canada. The recreational fishery in this province only allows tourists to retain fish for three days a […]
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3 years ago
More than 2,000 take part in 95th Annual Tely 10 road race
More than two thousand people ran, walked and rolled their way to the finish line today in the 95th annual Tely 10-mile road race. Noah Defreyne of St. John’s was the overall winner, while Kate Bazeley, also of St. John’s, was the first female finisher, in a race that brought tough conditions under high humidity. […]
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3 years ago
Royal St. John’s Regatta’s June Day races take place at Quidi Vidi Lake
Dozens of fixed-seat rowers took part in their first competitive event of the year over the weekend, with the Royal St. John’s Regatta’s June Day races at Quidi Vidi Lake. Held on discovery day each year, the event is used by many crews as a warm-up to the annual Regatta.
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3 years ago
Places to Go: Wooden Boat Museum
Form workshops to artifacts to boat-in-a-box, you’ll find it all at the Wooden Boat Museum in Winterton. Sharon Snow has Places to Go.
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3 years ago
Lobster harvester builds lobster tank to hold catch until he gets acceptable price
A lobster harvester on the west coast has made an addition to his fishing enterprise that he hopes will give him the upper hand in negotiations over the sale of his catch. NTV’s Don Bradshaw explains.
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3 years ago
Newfoundlander brings home gold for Canada at Special Olympics
Melvin Hanhams has won a gold medal for Canada at the 2023 Special Olympics in Berlin. The Exploits Hurricanes Athlete took the title in the Division DO5 Level 4 Individual Stroke Play (9 hole). Paul Koegler of German has won silver and Giwook Nam of Korea placed third. Melvin has been an athlete with Special […]
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3 years ago
Porter Airlines adding new daily flight between St. John’s and Toronto in September
Porter Airlines is adding a new route between St. John’s International Airport and Toronto Pearson Airport. Service begins Sept. 7 with one daily non-stop roundtrip flight. The route will also connect Porter’s east coast network to its new west coast destinations via Toronto Pearson, including Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg. Introductory roundtrip fares start at […]
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