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Meaghan Philpott
mphilpott@thewesternstar.com
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Learning from each other
CORNER BROOK — A Massey Drive family has started filling their holiday agenda with new traditions thanks to the latest addition to their ... -
Burgeo woman offers daily campsite delivery goodness
BURGEO — Just when campers around Burgeo thought life couldn’t get any better as the sun comes up at Sandbanks Provincial Park, they’d hear the ... -
Local players head to Moncton for hockey tournament
CORNER BROOK Jacob Bennett and Ryan Roche are looking forward to a first for their young hockey careers. Both boys are on the provincial ... -
Taking back the night for ‘Lisa’ and those like her
CORNER BROOK For the first time in probably a long time “Lisa” felt safe sitting in the darkness on a park bench. The scattered light from ... -
Dream jobs; West coast fisheries officers glad to be...
CORNER BROOK — Two DFO fishery officers from the west coast got a pleasant surprise when they graduated from the training program in August. Both ... -
Data digital may attract more companies
STEADY BROOK There’s a lot of work do, but there’s equally as much potential.That was the overall consensus coming from the Western ... -
City man new Paddle Canada provincial director
CORNER BROOK Jeff Martin was recently elected as provincial director for Paddle Canada, the national body advocating for non-competitive ... -
The big 103: Mary Power thanks faith, family and...
CORNER BROOK When Mary Power moved to Corner Brook it was 1933 and her name was Mary Kelly. The Mount Bernard Avenue area was wooded, and ... -
Mid-sized drilling companies dissolving
STEADY BROOK One of the challenges of exploring western Newfoundland for oil and gas is a lack of mid-sized partners, said Patrick ... -
Program helping young man live a full, healthy life
CORNER BROOK For Zackary Pawley, the VON’s Adult Day Program is a part of his daily schedule. And that schedule helps him keep healthy in ... -
Grenfell grads back together on stage
CORNER BROOK Colin Furlong is looking forward to performing on the Grenfell Campus Theatre stage, for the first time since graduating from ... -
Englee fish plant finally being demolished
ENGLEE — Sunday was the day Englee Mayor Rudy Porter, has been waiting six years for.That’s the day crews and companies moved in to start ... -
Scaredy Cat focusing on mandate
CORNER BROOK — Kim Fraser said people are being made aware of the rampant cat problem in the city, since the “east side cat” issue — where ... -
West coast gets off easy
CORNER BROOK — West coast communities suffered little damage from tropical storm Leslie, which hit the island in the early morning hours Tuesday. ... -
Flooded with problems ...
CORNER BROOK — Heavy rains caused disruption in services for people on the west coast of the island Monday.Marine Atlantic passengers were forced ... -
City, province prepared for storm
CORNER BROOK — Road crews from the Department of Transportation and Works were busy on the west coast Monday with heavy rains causing headaches ... -
Rain causes flooding, road closure
CORNER BROOK There are disruptions to traffic flow on the western part of the island, due to heavy rain fall, Monday. Route 460 at ... -
Rain causes road and office closures
CORNER BROOK Heavy rain fall is causing disruption to traffic flow and office operations on the western part of the island, Monday. ... -
‘Worst case scenario’
CORNER BROOK — An unidentified illness is spreading to cats housed at the old fire station in Curling that were retrieved from a house on ... -
Leslie expected to pack a punch
CORNER BROOK — Western Newfoundland should brace for heavy rains Tuesday, that could see 150 millimetres of precipitation, said Chris ... -
Vincent bringing home silver from U18 Worlds
CORNER BROOK — All the buzz around the diamond at Jubilee Field lately has been about Myles Vincent and now he will be coming home with a silver ... -
Jewer, May top runners in Star Fall 15
CORNER BROOK — Nancy Jewer was first across the line in the women’s division of the first ever Star Fall 15 race Sunday, but says she can’t ... -
Pride parade about education, equality
Cynthia Dunphy says ‘coming out’ in high school is the hardest time.A lot of people don’t do it, she said, because of the stigma associated with ... -
Employment prompts environmental concerns
CORNER BROOK A topic that floated around a group discussion on environmental issues struck a chord with Erika Parrill.The choice between ... -
Kids find bag of knives and ammo
CORNER BROOK — Two mothers on Tudor Street on the city’s west side are shocked by what their kids found in a sparsely wooded area behind their ... -
‘He doesn’t know any other lifestyle’
CORNER BROOK — Luke Sceviour was 11 days old when he was diagnosed with the fatal genetic disease, cystic fibrosis.Now at six years old, one of ... -
Back to school means seeing friends
CORNER BROOK — There was barely a place to park as kids and parents flocked to Humber Elementary Tuesday for the start of a new school year. ... -
‘Sex has become a good thing’
CORNER BROOK — “I need a set of them silver balls that’s in that book.” That’s a line Peggy Antle hears almost daily at work. As manager of Our ... -
New Silver Blades head coach putting ideas in to motion
CORNER BROOK — The Silver Blades Figure Skating Club has hired Mark Scott to take the reigns as head coach. Scott, originally from Grand ... -
Young teachers getting jobs week before school starts
Less than a week before school reopenes for the fall semester, Harnett was relieved to be offered a 75 per cent position at E.A. Butler All Grade ...


