Dear Editor: My first connection to politics was when I lived in Deer Lake and worked in the woods supplying wood to the mill in Corner Brook.

The City of Mount Pearl, at its March 12th council meeting, recognized March as Nutrition Month.

Mac Butt says he knows first hand the hardships faced by caring for a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

There’s still time to nominate a deserving youth in Mount Pearl for an award.

I wish to say Happy Birthday to Mr. Barry Eason of CBS. He and his whole family are avid hunters and trouters. All the best!

Work is ongoing on the new Paradise shopping plaza, but residents shouldn’t expect to be making any purchases until the end of summer.

Winter can be a bit of a mixed bag; ice skating, snow days, shinny hockey, and tobogganing balance out the freezing cold, poor driving conditions, and hours spent snow clearing.

It’s surely a sign that spring can’t be that far off.

One of the people leading the charge against the City’s development scheme for Kenmount Hill is appealing to the Minister of Municipal Affairs for a full investigation into Mount Pearl City council’s decision to approve amendments that would pave the way for the development.

A proposal for a 10,200 square metre licensed cannabis production facility has passed the provincial government's environmental assessment review, pending submission - and approval - of a women's employment plan, a condition frequently attached to applications lately by the province.