Much more to hockey than the pros
See the smile — that's what great hockey's about. We still miss the NHL, but there's much more to hockey than the pros.
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'You have all failed Burton'
Over the next few days I'll post my picks for Top NL Quotes of 2012. "Where is the accountability? How come nobody has been reprimanded in this situation? How come nobody (Mr. Gardem, Mr. MacKay, Mr. Harper) has owned up to the huge mistakes that they have made. You have all failed Burton." — Charlotte Winters-Fost, grandmother of Burton Winters, in a letter to the media. Go here to read the full text of the letter, part of a 'campaign' for improved search and rescue services in northern Labrador. Winters-Fost said the Defence Department's search-and-rescue response was "criminal."
NDP MPs call on St. John's Harbour Authority to consider public access a priority
NDP MP’S CALL ON ST. JOHN’S HARBOUR AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER PUBLIC ACCESS A PRIORITY OTTAWA – Both St. John’s area New Democrat Members of Parliament, Jack Harris (St. John’s East) and Ryan Cleary (St. John’s South – Mount Pearl) are asking the St. John’s Port Authority to reconsider the plan to block off access to the St. John’s Waterfront as part of new security arrangements. They believe that any security fence that permanently blocks access to the public is unnecessary and restrictive of public rights. “The new permanent security fence, as planned, appears to be over-kill when it comes to actual security requirements,” said Harris. “We all agree that there are times when access might be denied because of a particular use of a part of the waterfront on a particular day or days, but the default position should be public access.” “The Port Authority ought to engage the public in this process,” said Cleary. “When public access is threatened in this way, the public has a righ...
It took an at-sea emergency to change Con plans to reroute emergency marine medical calls to Rome
I posed the above question today (Dec. 5th) in the House of Commons.
