The City of Mount Pearl is amending regulations governing feathered, furry, and scaled companions.

During July 9 meeting, council approved several amendments to it’s Animal Control Regulations, which provide the City with the authority to regulate the keeping of cats and dogs, other domestic pets, and livestock.

The City of Mount Pearl is looking for public input on what recreation opportunities it can take advantage of, as it prepares a Recreation Master Plan, which will guide programming and facilities for the years 2020-2030.

The mayor of Bonavista, international speaker, COO of Bonavista Living and Bonavista Creative, John Norman, was in St. John’s Thursday, June 27.

And not for the opening of the new Costco, either.

Norman spoke to the Mount Pearl/Paradise Chamber of Commerce of the economic development of rural Bonavista over the past several years.

A new initiative launched in participation with the City of Mount Pearl, the RNC, Iris Kirby House, and the SPCA will help those leaving abusive relationships by providing a safe home for their pets.

After receiving a provincial arts award recently, a local dancer says he is humbled by the recognition.

Martin Vallée wears many hats. He is a choreographer, a dance teacher, a performer, and a creative director. For decades, he has worked closely with dancers and performers in the province. Earlier this month, ArtsNL recognized his efforts by awarding him the BMO Bank of Montreal Artist of the Year award.

Some of St. Peter’s Junior High’s most prominent athletes found themselves leaving the school this past week with an award or two in their hands.

From the ring in the wine glass to popping the question on the jumbo screen at the ball game, proposals come in all shapes and sizes.

In a day and age where we can hop on a plane and travel around the world in a matter of hours, and planes travel overhead at all hours of the day and night, and, according to St. John’s International Airport, over 80 flights depart and arrive daily from the province’s largest airport, flight might not seem like that big of a deal to us.

An employee of the City of Mount Pearl is a recipient of one of the Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador’s Annual Awards.

The music of YOUTH is an indie-pop flavored blend of vocal harmonies, keyboards, guitars and drums.

Listening to the ambient soundscapes, it would never cross your mind that YOUTH only has one member.