#The Building: Labrador’s striking new cultural centre

Admin3 years ago05 mins

“The Building: Labrador’s striking new cultural centre” For the Nain project, Newfoundland-born architect Todd Saunders took inspiration from Inuit sod house shelters on nearby Rose Island The town of Nain, on the rugged, mountainous Labrador coast, gives new meaning to the word “remote”: it’s inaccessible by road and overlooks the wild Labrador Sea, which freezes…

#How did Newfoundland manage to vaccinate 75 per cent of 5-11-year-olds?

Admin4 years ago09 mins

“#How did Newfoundland manage to vaccinate 75 per cent of 5-11-year-olds?” Clear communication, speedy mobilization and a culture of vaccine acceptance has helped the province get first doses to more kids than any province or territory When it comes to getting COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of the 5-11 crowd, there is one clear winner…

#How one Newfoundlander revived Blockbuster in his basement

Admin4 years ago09 mins

“#How one Newfoundlander revived Blockbuster in his basement” There’s a house in St. John’s where the video era lives on in all its grainy glory Corey Lynch has built a blue-and-yellow time machine in his St. John’s basement. It’s a portal to his own past, and maybe yours, too. Welcome to Megahit Video—the alternative universe…

#Why the b-word—bankruptcy—popped up in the Newfoundland election campaign

Admin5 years ago015 mins

“#Why the b-word—bankruptcy—popped up in the Newfoundland election campaign” Nearly 11 months ago, then-premier Dwight Ball of Newfoundland and Labrador wrote a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explaining that his province’s debt-to-GDP ratio, already the worst in the country, was widening further, and the province’s financial crisis needed urgent attention. It couldn’t secure any…