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Freezin' for a reason

Editor's note: This article was first published in the May 14 print version of The Compass   By Melissa Jenkins The sun was shining, but the breeze was cool May 4 when 18 residents from the...

May 21, 2013

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• Clarke's Beach's Zoë Wilkins awarded Lester B. Pearson Scholarship Nicholas Mercer May 21, 2013
• Getting to the source of water woes May 21, 2013
• How towns let firefighters know they care Nicholas Mercer May 21, 2013

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Winning scratch ticket reportedly worth $2 million in Bay Roberts

Word is getting around in Bay Roberts that a male resident of the community is a $2 million winner on an Atlantic Lottery scratch ticket. According to Mayor Philip Wood, who has not spoken himself...

May 20, 2013

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• RCMP investigate Cupids house fire May 19, 2013
• UPDATE: RCMP recover stolen dirt bike, make arrest May 16, 2013
• Graduation time Nicholas Mercer May 14, 2013
• Dog bite requires 40 stitches May 14, 2013
• Teens arrested in Carbonear for break-and-enter May 12, 2013
• Copper wire stolen from cell station May 9, 2013
• Visitor restrictions lifted at Harbour Lodge Nursing Home April 29, 2013
• December 31, 1969

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Holiday weekend snowfall breaks records

It's official; this weekend's snowfall in Gander is one for the record books. The central Newfoundland community has been walloped by an intense low pressure system since overnight Friday,...

May 19, 2013

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• Patient accused of assaulting nurse at St. John's hospital May 19, 2013
• Newfoundland historic sites, visitor centres open May 17, 2013
• Ready to take a stand Cory Hurley May 17, 2013
• MHAs trade personal shots in House James McLeod May 17, 2013
• Trust experts in building of new hospital: Marshall Cory Hurley May 16, 2013
• Residential buildings asked to dispose of own garbage Diane Crocker May 16, 2013
• Man with respiratory illnesses acquitted of breathalyzer refusal Gary Kean May 16, 2013
• Transition committee members elected trustees, Jackman confirms May 16, 2013

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A golden crusade

Editor's note: This article first appeared in the May 14 print edition of The Compass. The St. Francis Crusaders cheerleading squad may have had one of the smallest teams in the 2013 Newfoundland...

Nicholas Mercer

May 15, 2013

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• A cheer family Nicholas Mercer May 15, 2013
• New equipment allows ice-free curling Chantelle MacIsaac May 13, 2013
• Newfoundlanders find the podium at Eastern Canadians May 13, 2013
• Fundamental learning Nicholas Mercer May 9, 2013
• All in the family Nicholas Mercer May 7, 2013

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Builders top off new downtown office tower

Not even a centuries-old Scandinavian tradition is a match for Canadian bureaucracy. Nevertheless, East Port Properties held a "topping out" ceremony Wednesday atop its office tower under...

Rick Lipsey

May 16, 2013

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• Barry Group Inc. takes over Labrador Gem Seafoods Transcontinental Media May 15, 2013
• First steel cut for Hebron drilling support module May 14, 2013
• Canso crew on the ground Adam Randell May 14, 2013

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J.J. Curling wins Canadian Space Agency contest

CORNER BROOK  Ever since Cmdr. Chris Hadfield returned from a five-month mission on the International Space Station earlier this week, everyone wants to talk to him.

Diane Crocker

May 16, 2013

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• Forgetting our history Charity-Melissa Earles May 16, 2013
• An open letter to Chris Hadfield Andrea Gunn May 16, 2013
• Retrospective: Ray Guy's Jan. 11, 1998 column May 16, 2013
• The humps, bumps and thumps survey Clayton Hunt May 15, 2013
• NL Songwriter Ian Foster Announces Newfoundland Dates & Nova Scotia Tour May 15, 2013

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Prospective band members’ applications now in jeopardy

As many of your readers know, a few months ago thousands of applicants to the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band found out that their applications will probably not be considered. Consequently, a...

April 16, 2013

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• Last chance for CeeBees faithful Terry Roberts January 29, 2013
• Donna Porter-Howlett goes from fish plant worker to poet January 22, 2013
• Oh so hard on the wallet Terry Roberts January 12, 2013
• A tragedy before Christmas Terry Roberts December 21, 2012
• Newfoundland's heroes in the Great War December 18, 2012

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Joint council seeking relevance

Editor's note: This article first appeared in the May 14 print edition of The Compass.   A regional municipal body that some say has been largely ineffectual in recent years is making a...

Terry Roberts

May 14, 2013

Recent news

• North River play park to be named in honour of Cpl. Jamie Murphy Terry Roberts May 13, 2013
• Online Kindergarten Registration Now Available May 10, 2013
• Elections, climate change and drinking water on the municipal agenda in Gander May 10, 2013

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