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• Impaired driving still a problem
  On Thursday, RCMP officers in this region hauled away two male motorists for alleged impaired driving. The first incident took place in Old ...
• Infrastructure renewal in Carbonear
  Some $4 million in infrastructure upgrades are either started or in the planning stages in the Town of Carbonear, and municipal leaders are ...
• Bill Bowman receives lifetime achievement award
  Longtime Compass editor Bill Bowman was one of five people — and the only Newfoundlander — presented with lifetime achievement awards this past ...
• New energy for Green's Harbour/Hopeall fire brigade
  Editor's note: the following article, including additional photos, appeared in the May 8, 2012 print edition of The Compass. A new feeling of ...
• Plans for new RCMP detachment welcomed
  The sergeant in charge of operations with the Placentia-Whitbourne District RCMP is welcoming news that the detachment in Whitbourne is one of ...
• Old Perlican seeking new town clerk/manager
  There are big changes coming at the administrative level in the Town of Old Perlican. After 31 years on the job, town clerk/manager Judi Barter ...
• A slowdown in fire truck frenzy
  Eyebrows were raised last week when it became known the provincial government was drastically reducing what its spends annually on new ...
• Hot plates from a cool chief
  Guests at this year's Green's Harbour/Hopeall firefighters' ball were treated to some top-notch service by members of the brigade on Saturday, ...
• Business park fever in Conception Bay North
  The April 24 print edition of The Compass shines a spotlight on what is becoming a very intriguing competition for business attraction in the ...
• Close call in Clarke's Beach
  A 57-year-old man escaped with burns to his hands and head following a devastating house fire in Clarke's Beach during the very early hours of ...
• Early spring great for golfers
  Unseasonably warm spring temperatures are being greeted with enthusiasm throughout the region, especially by those who enjoy the game of golf. ...
• UPDATE: Deadly fire in Clarke's Beach
  An unseasonably warm day in Conception Bay North turned tragic Wednesday after an elderly woman perished in a house fire in Clarke's Beach. A ...
• Interacting with polar bears
  It's the type of news that generates both excitement and fear in a community. A polar bear has been spotted, and the authorities are sounding the ...
• Leaders thank firefighters
  The Town of Bay Roberts has experienced steady growth over the past decade, and one reason for the buildup is the reputation and quality of the ...
• Concerns raised over fire truck rides
  An issue that was threatening to seriously fracture relations between the Bay de Grave Regional Volunteer Fire Department and the board that ...
• Another Finn-tastic finish at Kiwanis Music Festival
  The Finn family dominance at the Kiwanis Club of Carbonear Regional Music Festival continued this year, with Natalie Finn winning the coveted ...
• Crescent Collegiate wins inaugural Instrumental Rose...
  The inaugural Kiwanis Club of Carbonear Music Festival’s Instrumental Rose Bowl has been awarded to the Crescent Collegiate Concert Band. The ...
• Antonia Whelan wins Junior Rose Bowl
  Antonia Whelan of Harbour Grace has walked away with the first major award at the 42nd Kiwanis Club of Carbonear Music Festival. The 16-year-old ...
• Bay Roberts workers sign generous contract
  Unionized employees with the Town of Bay Roberts who carry out duties such as snowclearing, garbage collection and maintenance are singing the ...
• Going green at Persalvic in Victoria
  There was a powerful energy filling the gymnasium at Persalvic school in Victoria today (March 26) as students and staff celebrated a ...
• Slade joins arena debate
  Carbonear Mayor Sam Slade was making it clear last week that he will not support opening his town's limited treasury to help finance the ...
• Arena planning moving forward
  The Town of Harbour Grace has taken two important steps in the process of constructing a new stadium in the town, and more developments are ...
• The Marshall plan
  Stan Marshall has spent a lifetime trying to fight boredom. It's a struggle that began on his first day of school in Freshwater some 45 years ...
• CeeBees drop heartbreaker
  It was a wild affair in Harbour Grace Friday night as the Clarenville Caribous defeated the hometown CeeBee Stars 7-6 in Game 3 of the ...
• Time to make some fixes on the municipal front
  There's another twist in the ongoing saga over the proposed new arena for Harbour Grace, and it once again brings to light the need to start ...
• Service Canada workers protest in Harbour Grace
  Some 20 unionized employees at the Service Canada office in Harbour Grace picketed in front of their building at noon today in protest of cuts to ...
• Avalon North Wolverines ready to rescue
  It's a quiet weekday afternoon and a handful of volunteer members of the Avalon North Wolverines Search and Rescue Team are gathered around a ...
• Post office hours could be reduced in Bay Roberts,...
  The Newfoundland and Labrador branch of the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association (CPAA) is sounding the alarm about what it describes ...
• It's in the numbers
  Every five years, the release of the findings of the latest national head count makes for some fascinating reading and ruminating. It was no ...
• Still multiplying in Bay Roberts, Clarke's Beach
  Editor's note: the following article first appeared in the Feb. 14 edition of The Compass. Results from the 2011 Census have revealed that the ...