The Western Star: Local

'Quite a bit of compliance' for speed limit, says town police

Katherine Hudson — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:42:00 GMT

It has been a bit more than two months since the speed limits have dropped throughout Deer Lake and drivers have been following the rules, for the most part.

Fire department must find new training location: Ball

Katherine Hudson — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:42:00 GMT

Opposition to the location of a fire department training facility has Deer Lake Town Council looking for alternate site, however that may not be easy to find according to the fire chief.

Local forestry members contributing to well-being overseas

Cory Hurley — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:42:00 GMT

By Cory Hurley
Star Staff Writer
CORNER BROOK If a tree falls in an overseas impoverished country, does it make a noise? Apparently so.

New map to highlight local areas prone to avalanches

Gary Kean — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:42:00 GMT

Keith Nicol talks about avalanches to students at Corner Brook Regional High School Wednesday. — Submitted photo

Visitation restrictions lifted at O'Connell Centre

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:42:00 GMT

Temporary visitation restrictions have been lifted at the J.I. O’Connell Centre in Corner Brook.

Atlantic region's ACAP sites preparing for worst

Cory Hurley — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:42:00 GMT

The silence creates the same deafening feeling for the different ACAP sites in Atlantic Canada, but the impacts will be different.