Some Mount Pearl residents said goodbye to a popular friend recently.

Mount Pearl residents and visitors to the city will have the opportunity to take part in more than 80 events this year during the 37th annual Frosty Festival, which runs from February 6 to 17.

Mount Pearl City Councillor Lucy Stoyles says she has listened to residents about the problems with Canada Post community mailboxes and has decided to act.

Residents of the Sunrise Avenue area of Mount Pearl will be happy to hear that the city has guaranteed the street be paved in preparation for winter snow clearing.

In the Fall of 2010, at The Salvation Army CBS, Coralie Dodge took on the responsibility of being the church coordinator for the collection and delivery of Shoe Boxes for Operation Christmas Child, which comes under the ministry of Samaritan’s Purse.

At the back of the Ross King Memorial Public Library, James "Jim" Locke, Mount Pearl's Deputy Mayor and teacher at Mount Pearl Senior High School, told a story about a ritual performed before bringing his students to Killdevil Camp in Gros Morne National Park.

City council voted unanimously during the Tuesday afternoon public meeting to bring in the budget for the upcoming year.

O’Donel High has two girls’ basketball teams hitting the hardwood this season, and both squads are off to a searing start.

If you’re a resident of Sycamore Place you may have noticed a slight discolouration of your tap water.

This past year has been a challenging one for staff and city workers in Mount Pearl, but Mayor Dave Aker adds it was a year of positive growth and projects that simply had to be done.