A small piece of the Mount Pearl cultural community was highlighted on the weekend of May 5 and May 6 as part of the provincial Arts and Letters competition. 

As a teenager, Stephen Thistle passed the spot that is now Spruce Avenue Park area every day that he would bike into Mount Pearl to pick berries or swim during the summer. 

While they came so close to getting it done in Halifax, the Mount Pearl Blades fell just short of winning the top prize in Atlantic Junior B hockey. However, the Blades still have their heads held high after battling all the way to the final game in the Atlantic tournament. 

After nearly a year under construction, the updated MAX facility in Mount Pearl held its official ribbon-cutting last Friday.