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Rotarian Bill Stoyles helping with efforts to clean the waters and banks of the Waterford River.
Mount Pearl’s Youth of the Year winners Emily Hounsell and Alex Taylor were among the young people celebrated at the City’s Focus on Youth Awards this month. From left are: MP Tom Osbourne, Youth of the Year Award winners Emily Hounsell and Alex Taylor, Karen Rossiter, who is the sister of the late John Rossiter, a former youth of the year award winner for whom the award is named, and Mayor Dave Aker. Photo courtesy of the City of Mount Pearl
Mayor Dave Aker presented Claudette Coombs with her Lifetime Achievement Award at the Best in Mount Pearl Awards.
A junior high girls hockey tournament played in CBS during the weekend of April 25 - 26 saw lots of gritty action including during this semi-final game at CBS Arena between Paradise Intermediate in the purple jerseys and St. Peter's Junior High in the white. Paradise was leading 3-2 going into the third period but St. Peter's quickly tied it up with the Phoenix not getting the go ahead marker until there was exactly two minutes left in the game. Interest heightened even further seconds later when Paradise was penalized for tripping, but managed to hold on to win the match.
Ethan Jones of the Mount Pearl Senior High Huskies powers past an Exploits Valley High Eagles defender during semifinal action April 19 at the 2026 Royal Newfoundland Regiment Memorial High School Hockey Tournament at the Paradise Double Ice Complex. Jones was thwarted on this scoring chance but did score a late goal on a penalty shot in a 3-2 loss. Mount Pearl would earn a bronze medal later that day with a 7-3 win over Gonzaga, while Exploits Valley would settle for silver after a 5-4 loss to the Gander Collegiate Concordes in the gold medal game. The Glovertown Eagles earned gold on the girls side of competition, beating the Gonzaga Vikings 3-2, while Gander Collegiate earned a bronze with a 4-1 win over the Mobile Monarchs. Tyler Waugh photo
Last year's Waterford River cleanup drew some of the waterway's perennial volunteer custodians including, from left: Bernadette Stoyles, St. John's City councillor Tom Davis, Mount Pearl councillor Mark Rice and Rotarian Bill Stoyles. A major meeting of river enthusiasts and government officials last week has set in motion a longer term plan to protect the river and its banks.
Mount Pearl Legion Branch 36 turns 70 years old this year, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion across Canada. Mount Pearl Mayor Dave Aker and council were presented with a certificate of appreciation and 100 anniversary pins during their March 31 council meeting in reflection of years of City support. Pictured, from left, are: Legion members Melvin Heath, Gerry Trepanier and Hedy Giangrande, councillor Chelsea Lane, Legion member June King, councillor Isabelle Fry, Legion member John Mallard, councillor Jim Locke, Mayor Dave Aker, Legion president Calvin Smith, councillor Mark Rice, Legion members Jerome Ennis, Boyd Parsons, Jim Healey, George Rideout and Doug McCarthy, and councillor Bill Antle. Deputy Mayor Nicole Kieley is pictured in virtual attendance on the screen in the background. Tyler Waugh photo
JAC Founder and CEO Jack Atkins was named Business Leader of the Year at the 2026 Best in Business Awards hosted March 26 by the Mount Pearl-Paradise Chamber of Commerce. Atkins and his wife Pat, who is JAC’s co-owner and Vice President of Operations, are pictured here with the award during the event held at the Reid Community Centre.
Mount Pearl Blades who are aging out of the junior league this year include, from left: left to right there is Avery Loveless, Assistant Captain Braedy Walsh, Captain Evan Wicks, Liam Guiney, Lucas White and Adam Baggs. Photo courtesy of Snap Studio By Pam. E-mail snapbypam@gmail.com.
Deputy Mayor Nicole Kieley