A rare bird is trying to be protected.
The town of Irishtown-Summerside will be creating a new habitat and wetlands conservation area. Deputy Mayor Peter Parsons says it’s with the Stewardship Association of Municipalities. He says the goal is to protect a rare bird, known as the Rusty Blackbird. Deputy Mayor Parsons says there will be a buffer zone around the area.
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24-year-old driver is dead after a crash near Purcell's Harbour
Twillingate RCMP got a call around 8 a.m. yesterday.
UPDATED: Corner Brook RNC looking for Joshua Roberts and Todd Barry for an assault on Crestview Avenue
Last Saturday (March 14), police were called to a disturbance at a home on Crestview Avenue where had been assaulted with bear spray.
Junction Trail Blazers Snowmobile group hosting 'King of the Humber" race in Deer Lake tomorrow
Assistant Race Director Hillary England says registration will take place from 4-7 p.m. today.
Massey Drive's "Winterfest" is back with lots of family fun this weekend
A community brunch will start at 10 a.m. tomorrow and the Tippings Pond Event gets underway at 1 o’clock.
Robinsons resident says "no work done yet to the bridge that collapsed Tuesday night, detour still in place"
Ken Meade says the road has been blocked off since then and there are actually two culverts affected, one which was only replaced last year but wasn't cleaned out on a regular basis.
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