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The Cove: Rural NL in All Its Finery & Beauty

Posted on July 7, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Art, Arts & Culture, From The Archives, Local, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

From the view, to the artwork, and the comfort and cozy interior, The Cove is a get away you won’t want to get away from
As an artist, Michelle Rowe knows beauty when she sees it, generously sharing that beauty with others at The Cove B&B and in her art studio

Tags: artist, Carbonear, Come home year, Michelle Rowe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ocean View Gallery, Painting, rural, scenery, The Cove B&B, Tourism, Travel

Gordon Snow’s Fishery Tales

Posted on July 6, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Books, Entertainment, From The Archives, Health, Local, Politics, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland’s own Gordon Snow spent a lifetime in the fisheries.
A graduate of Memorial University in Biology and Geography, Snow spent over 35 years in the fisheries sector with the Canadian government and private industry in resource management and harvesting through the market, consulting those in government and industry and

Tags: author, fiction, fishery, Gordon Snow, literature, Newfoundland and Labrador, non-fiction, Northern cod moratorium, Ottawa, writer

Jim Furlong | Through A Glass But Darkly

Posted on July 5, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on Column, From The Archives, History, Local, Opinion, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

*Originally published in our July 3-9, 2022 issue
Part of the reality of writing “op-ed” as opposed to straight journalism is you can’t just take popular positions and write to the crowd.
Why is that? Well, it won’t be any good for one thing. That’s the caution and opening paragraph

Tags: Beaumont Hamel, Canada Day, column, First World War, Jim Furlong, Memorial Day, op-ed, World War I

A Decade of Ochre Fest

Posted on July 4, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Books, Entertainment, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Beloved local arts festival institution Ochre Fest celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2022, boasting a stacked lineup of artists and authors
A decade of influencing the local arts community serves as the backdrop for the 10th annual Ochre Fest, which will emulate from the Ochre House Retreat in Ochre Pit

Tags: anniversary, artists, Authors, Breakwater Books, Carolina East, food and drink, George Murray, Gerard Collins, Megan Gail Coles, musicians, Ochre Fest, Ochre Pit Cove, Olivia Robinson, wine, Zay Nova

Northern Cod Moratorium: Confederation’s Greatest Shame

Posted on July 1, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Business, From The Archives, History, News, Politics, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

By: Ryan Cleary
Thirty years after northern cod moratorium stock remains on its knees
Some stories stick with a journalist. The killing of a little girl in outport Newfoundland, the fall of a cabinet minister, our place in Canada. My list is long, but near the top is the day almost

Tags: anniversary, catastrophe, cod moratorium, DFO, Faroe Islands, Fishing, Grand Banks, John Crosbie, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northern cod moratorium, offshore, Ryan Cleary

PAM PARDY | My oh my, oh Canada!

Posted on July 1, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Column, From The Archives, Opinion, Staff Blog, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

*Originally published in our July 3-9, 2022 issue
From B.C. fires and Alberta floods to tornadoes in Ontario and ol’ blow hard hurricanes like Larry ‘round here, Canada has had it’s share of problematic weather.
Residential schools, the freedom convoy, gas prices, and the fact that our Prime Minister has

Tags: Canada Day, column, culture, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed, Pam Pardy, scenery, staff blog, Tourism

JIM FURLONG | Common Sense & Emotion

Posted on July 1, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on Column, From The Archives, Health, History, Local, News, Politics, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

As we waited for a decision on the sale of The Basilica, St. Bonaventure’s School and the St. Bon’s Forum, last I told everybody that I didn’t really care what happened to the properties.
That’s because, despite being an old St. Bon’s boy and a member of the Catholic Church

Tags: abuse, Basilica, column, court, Jim Furlong, lawsuit, Mount Cashel, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed, religion, religious abuse, staff blog

Marianas Trench & Neon Dreams to open the 2022 George Street Festival

Posted on July 1, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

We’re weeks away from the 37th annual George Street Festival. And now we know which acts will kick off the festivities.
The 2022 instalment of the biggest party of the summer, the 37th annual George Street Festival, will kick off on Thursday July 28th with Juno winning pop-rockers Marianas Trench

Tags: bars, concert, festival, George Street Festival, Marianas Trench, music, Neon Dreams, Newfoundland and Labrador, Party, St. John's

NL’s Got Skills

Posted on June 30, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Company, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

By: Jason Sheppard
Students from across the province competed in the 2022 Skills Canada National Competition
This past May, students from Skills Canada Newfoundland and Labrador competed in the Skills Canada National Competition 2022, which was held in the Vancouver Convention Centre. Out of 27 categories, these local students won

Tags: competition, national, Skills Canada, Skills Canada Newfoundland and Labrador, students, trades

Thane Dunn Returns to the Stage

Posted on June 30, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Web Exclusives

The two-time world champion Elvis tribute artist returns to Newfoundland for one highly anticipated show August 14th in St. John’s!
It’s been a struggle not coming to Newfoundland, admits Thane Dunn. “I fell in love with the people and with the place, so I can’t wait to bring the show back,”

Tags: Arts and Culture Centre, cover, Elvis, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, Thane Dunn, tour, tribute

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