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‘Thank You’ – National Nursing Week

Posted on May 9, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on From The Archives, Health, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

May 9-15 marks National Nursing Week across Canada. And for our nursing workforce across the province, there are never enough thank yous
I knew what I was getting into when I married a nurse, or at least I thought I did.
I shacked up – proudly I might add –

Tags: appreciation, frontline workers, healthcare, hospital, illness, National Nursing Week, Newfoundland and Labrador, nurses, stress, thank you

Thank You, Great Big Sea!

Posted on May 9, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Below is a copy of a message sent to The NL Herald

I have been unable to send a heartfelt thank you to the members of Great Big Sea in these days of Twitter and Facebook. I first heard GBS listening to Canadian Forces Radio when I was stationed

Tags: Great Big Sea

Power of a Mom’s Love

Posted on May 9, 2022
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

As I go through this journey in life, I wonder is there any greater role than that of a mother? It was a little less than a year ago I decided on a career change. This decision gave me the privilege to work directly with seniors of our province

Tags: Lanes Retirement Living, mother's day

Herald’s Q&A | ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons

Posted on May 6, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Q&A, Web Exclusives

Rock musician Billy Gibbons of the iconic band ZZ Top talks lingering musical memories, legacies, and the proper hot sauce for a lobster mug-up ahead of their NL rock out
From Gimmie All Your Lovin’ and Sharp Dressed Man to Legs and La Grange, ZZ Top will celebrate 50 years

Tags: Billy Gibbons, concert, Dusty Hill, legend, Mary Brown's Centre, Newfoundland and Labrador, rock, St. John's, tour, ZZ Top

JIM FURLONG | Skating Through Time

Posted on May 6, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on Column, Entertainment, From The Archives, Sports, Web Exclusives

They are the ghosts of another generation. They are the hockey players who were hired to jobs in Newfoundland that allowed them to make a living with their hockey skills long after dreams of the NHL ended.
Before the St. John’s Maple Leafs stepped on the ice at Memorial

Tags: history, hockey, Jim Furlong, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed

Flip Side | For the Love of Vinyl

Posted on May 5, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Business, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Doug and Melisa Jones, operators of Flip Side Music + More and Record Fair NL, dive-in to their longtime passion & love of vinyl
Nostalgia is a powerful thing. It has the innate ability to transport through time and space and to conjure up feelings we scarcely recall we had

Tags: Business, Flip Side Music + More, local, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, nostalgia, Record Fair NL, records, vinyl

PAM PARDY | Diary of a Bad Mom

Posted on May 5, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Column, From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

I was watching my four-year-old nephew a few weeks back and he was literally bouncing off the walls – and off the bed – somewhere down the hall.
While the ruckus didn’t bother me in the least, I figured I had better go check just in case I had

Tags: column, kids, mischief, Mom, mother's day, op-ed, Pam Pardy

MYLES GOODWYN’S MAY NL VISIT

Posted on May 5, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Myles Goodwyn, the frontman and voice of the legendary Canadian band April Wine, returns to NL for two concerts scheduled for Gander (May 20th) and St. John’s (May 21st)
When The Herald spoke to the legendary Myles Goodwyn he was just brewing his first coffee of the day. Taking the

Tags: ACC St. John's, April Wine, Arts and Culture Centre, Gander, Myles Goodwyn, Vaughn Rowsell, VaughnCo Entertainment

Liam Hickey | Livin’ On The Sledge

Posted on May 3, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Sports, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland’s own Liam Hickey details his whirlwind experience at the 2022 Paralympic Games where he once again represented Canada in Para Ice Hockey
He has fast become one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s elite sporting talents. St. John’s native son Liam Hickey, who on March 25th celebrated his 24th birthday, is

Tags: athlete, Liam Hickey, medalist, Newfoundland and Labrador, Para Ice hockey, Paralympics, sledge hockey, sports

PAM PARDY | Fan Girl For My B’ys!

Posted on May 2, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Column, Entertainment, From The Archives, Sports, Web Exclusives

hile it certainly has its challenges, this job comes with many perks. One of the coolest? Getting the chance to meet and converse with some of the best this province has ever produced in the world of sports, and make no mistake, I’ve shamelessly ‘fan girled’ over many.
Paralympic swimming

Tags: column, fan, fandom, hockey, Newfoundland Growlers, op-ed, sports