Hiking In Newfoundland’s Rugged Gros Morne Highlands
If all goes according to plan, I will be starting the first (and hardest) day of the Long Range Traverse Trail in Gros Morne Park on the west coast of…
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Molly’sBlog 2012-07-16 11:28:00
CANADIAN LABOUR: WILDCAT STRIKERS DEFY UNION AND COMPANY IN NEWFOUNDLAND: Up to 1,000 workers have gathered near the road to Vale’s Long Harbour construction site in eastern Newfoundland this morning,…
Beaumont Hamel and the Newfoundland nation #nlpoli
Mark Humphries is an historian at Memorial University. He spoke with CBC’s Chris O’Neill-Yates on July 1 about the impact of Beaumont Hamel on Newfoundland and Labrador. Humphries does an…
Newfoundland Gets GSA Fund
Looks like Ontario may need to go to Newfoundland for some schooling on schooling. Clyde Jackman, Newfoundland’s education minister, just announced MyGSA, a $90,000 fund to help support the establishment…
Molly’sBlog 2012-01-12 01:35:00
CANADIAN LABOUR NEWFOUNDLAND: TROUBLE IN PARADISE It is a very old story out in Newfoundland way. Fish processing companies come and go, opening, closing and reopening elsewhere. All, of course,…
Molly’sBlog 2012-01-07 13:46:00
CANADIAN POLITICS: THE REAL LAST MAN STANDING: It turns out that I was wrong about Winnipeg being the last Occupy camp in Canada. Recently the authorities have evicted a camp…
Understanding the Newfoundland Results
Much like the recent Ontario election, there's a big urban-rural divide in Newfoundland and Labrador.St. John'sPC - 40,143 (54.5%) - 10 seatsNDP - 28,879 (39.2%) - 4 seatsLib - 4,606…
Liberals hold on to Opposition in Newfoundland
With 37 seats for the Tories, some are calling it a "Loss" for the party, and others calling it a "Loss" for the NDP with only 5 seats. The Liberals,…
Newfoundland and Yukon Vote 2011
You can watch the Newfoundland & Labrador results live here, and Yukon I'll update later on.My own small projections for Newfoundland, at the current moment, are 39 PCs, 7 NDP,…
Other provinces have elections too: Newfoundland Edition
Over on the Rock, the Tory dynasty is strong - so strong, in fact, that even the loss of its personable leader, replaced with a monotonous cabinet minister who probably…
Aylward Chosen as New NL Liberal Leader
Former minister Kevin Aylward will lead the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals into the next election (coming up this October) after he was chosen among 7 candidates to replace Yvonne Jones,…
Because Its Only A Matter Of Drowned Newfies
Bob Zimmer Makes an ass of himself: Because no matter where you come down on the issue once you've considered it soberly, simply poo-poohing the safety concerns of NFLD. fishermen…
N.L. rescue centre closure outrageous
Inspired by this headline:N.L. rescue centre closure outrageous: MP Harris
The NDP, The Quebec Question and 50% + 1
Much has been made of Jack Layton's "controversial" comments on a possible Quebec sovereignty referendum.The fact is that it is a very rational and defensible position. Based on the closest…
Election Campaign Gets Electric
Gilles Duceppe has jumped into the ring this morning with a great sound bite. He said that Stephen Harper “wants to regain the hearts of Newfoundlanders with Quebeckers’ money”. Hydro-Quebec…
Faretheewell to the Prime Minister of Newfoundland
So Danny Williams the premier of Newfoundland and Labrodour for the past ten years is stepping down because he feels he’s been there long enough and its time to move…