Local News from Monday, August 3rd, 2026

Western Regional Waste Management looking to "Green up the Games" as 1600 athletes are on the way here

Questions about garbage and what goes where can be found on the wrwmnl app, which is free to download.
Bayfm's "Rising Voices" explores how technology shapes the minds of young people

Corner Brook Status of Women Research and Action Coordinator Destiny Hopkins says a Stats Canada report from a couple of years ago highlighted youth 15 plus are spending more than twenty hours a week on their phones and that number is increasing.
Flight attendants at Westjet to vote on a tentative agreement after a strike was launched on Sunday

CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says “teams are working hard to restore service and get guests on their way to their destinations as quickly as possible.”
Comedian Trent McLellan is home in Corner Brook to emcee the NL Summer Games opening ceremonies

More than 1600 young athletes are coming here to compete in 12 core sports including athletics, baseball and soccer.
RNC on the East Coast conducts bike safety session for cyclists

Cst Stephanie Myers says cyclists and motorists need to put safety first.
Coast Guard "pleased" with grounded cargo vessel removal process to date happening in Lark Harbour

During his time with the Coast Guard, Bruce English says he’s never worked on a project of this magnitude.

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Trash Talk
Trash Talk Thursday, August 6, 2026

Lynn Howse from Western Regional Waste Management joins Lenny on Bay Fm to talk trash
CB Nuit 2026
CB Nuit 2026

CB Nuit Art Festival is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in the heart of Corner Brook on downtown's West Street!
NL Summer Games 2026
Blaze's Corner, Thursday August 6, 2026

We are just about here. The NL Summer Games Opening Ceremonies is Saturday night at the Corner Brook Civic Centre