‘Another Newfoundland fairy tale’
Blasts from NL’s past Quotes of the week from December, 2005 Independent newspapers: Dec. 4-10 “Beamed Smallwood: ‘Glory, hallelujah; praise God from whom all blessings flow!’ The $1.1-billion Churchill Falls project, he prophesied, would make Newfoundland ‘the most industrialized province in Canada.’” — Time Canada , Oct. 14, 1966. (Republished in The Independent .) Dec. 11-17 “Going to see Revue is like putting on a Christmas concert when all the family is home.” — Donna Butt, director of Revue ’05. Dec. 18-24 “The other thing about canvassing, I don’t want to be the one standing at the door when people have their doors wide open, letting the heat out — not when they’re paying a fortune.” — Nancy Riche of the NDP. Dec. 25-31 “Hockey Day in Canada has probably surpassed discussions about Santa Claus.” — Stephenville councilor Darren Roberts on CBC hosting its sixth annual event there on Jan. 7 th , 2006. ••• Quotes of the week from December, 2006 Independent ne