The Labrador Voice

From left, Todd Perry, youth support with SmartICE; Shawna Dicker, logistics coordinator; and Rex Holwell, Northern production lead, gather outside the new facility in Nain. COURTESY OF SMARTICE INC.

SmartICE honoured with innovation award

RCMP investigating human remains found near coastal Labrador community

Happy Valley-Goose Bay man charged with attempted murder

Flood warnings removed for Mud Lake and Mud Lake Road

The plan for a ‘participatory’ budget was unveiled at a public meeting in Labrador City on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 29.

Labrador City raises prospect of amalgamation

Supporters and family of Jordan Brown at his headquarters as he was declared winner in Labrador West. Since the vote spread was only five votes, there will be an automatic recount. For more election coverage see A12.

NL VOTES: Stunning defeat as NDP ousts Liberal incumbent in Labrador ...

New NDP leader Alison Coffin, who won her seat in St. John’s East-Quidi Vidi district, and St. John’s Centre district winner Jim Dinn raise their arms in victory at the NDP headquarters at the BIS building on Harvey Road following election results Thursday night.

NL VOTES: Newfoundland and Labrador NDP encouraged by election night ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance Leader Graydon Pelley watches an election night TV broadcast at the Capital Hotel Thursday in St. John’s.

NL VOTES: Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance happy with inaugural ...

Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie greets supporters in St. John’s after the final election results Thursday night.

NL VOTES: Ches Crosbie won’t concede Liberal victory

Premier Dwight Ball is greeted by supporters in Corner Brook Thursday night. Ball’s Liberals slipped to minority government status after Thursday’s provincial election with 20 seats in the House of Assembly, 15 for the PCs, three for the NDP and two independents.

NL VOTES: Liberals win, and lose, Newfoundland and Labrador election

Business

Plastic straws phased out at IKEA

Published May 14, 2019 at 7:16 p.m.

April Gillam and Melissa Samms were two of a dozen attendees at a Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador presentation exploring opportunities within the tourism industry on Tuesday, Apr. 30.

Opportunities exist to grow visitors to southwest coast, says Hospitality NL program coordinator

Published May 08, 2019 at 9:16 p.m.

Arrival of icebergs creates tourism optimism on Northern Peninsula

Published May 07, 2019 at 1:18 p.m.

The Hebron platform on Newfoundland and Labrador offshore is an example of how digitalization is disrupting how the offshore oil and gas sector conducts and manages operations.

GUEST COLUMN: Growing N.L.’s offshore sector should be a a priority for candidates

Published May 04, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Murray Hupman is the new president and CEO of Marine Atlantic.

Murray Hupman takes the helm at Marine Atlantic

Rosalyn Roy
Updated May 02, 2019 at 10:24 a.m.

Murray Hupman, who was appointed president and CEO of Marine Atlantic on April 17, has strong ties to Port aux Basques. He lived here from 1999 until 2011, when he moved to relocated to work at Nova Scotia’s Marine Atlantic base of ...

Ryan Cleary, president of the Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador, speaks to reporters in St. John’s Wednesday.

FISH-NL to proceed with second application for certification

The Labrador Voice
Published May 01, 2019 at 5:04 p.m.

The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) will proceed with a second application for certification — including a province-wide membership drive to begin Aug. 1 — to break inshore harvesters away ...

Lawsuit filed against Stephenville hatchery expansion

The Labrador Voice
Updated Apr 24, 2019 at 8:41 a.m.

A lawsuit has been filed against the Indian Head Hatchery expansion in Newfoundland and Labrador that asks the court to order that the expansion not proceed without a proper environmental assessment. A news release states that Ecojustice — a ...

Cost of auto insurance up in Atlantic Canada during the past year: report

The Labrador Voice
Updated Apr 24, 2019 at 7:35 a.m.

The cost of auto insurance has increased by 6.52 per cent for the average driver in Atlantic Canada over the past year, a recent report has found. LowestRates.ca, an online rate comparison site for insurance, mortgages, loans and credit card rates ...

Coun. Danielle Doyle says the Town of Carbonear would not look to turn away new businesses from starting up if all the municipal requirements are being met.

Carbonear always open for business: Doyle

Andrew Robinson
Published Apr 18, 2019 at 12:41 p.m.

The Town of Carbonear is open for business, no matter the number of applications coming before the Conception Bay North community. That was part of what Coun. Danielle Doyle had to say during the Tuesday, April 9 council meeting while presenting a ...

Liberal ministers announce Newfoundland and Labrador innovation and business fund projects

The Labrador Voice
Updated Apr 17, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.

Minister of Natural Resources Siobhan Coady and Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation Christopher Mitchelmore on Wednesday announced approximately $2 million for five projects through the Innovation and Business Development ...

Bishop’s Falls entrepreneur Mark Brace has been hoping to get his granite plant in operation for some time. However, a lack of funding support from the provincial government has been hampering progress, he says.

Obstacles still impeding central Newfoundland granite plant startup

Adam Randell
Updated Apr 17, 2019 at 11:04 a.m.

Mark Brace stands next to a large panel box at his granite processing facility. It’s the main driver of the entire operation, located at Jumpers Brook, just outside of Bishop’s Falls. The three-phase power supply has been snipped. ...

Carbonear council gave its approval Tuesday to amendments for the town plan and development regulations that partially pave the way for a hotel proposal in Crocker’s Cove. — Petroff Partnership Architects

Negotiations to purchase land stand in way of Carbonear hotel project

Andrew Robinson
Published Apr 12, 2019 at 1:43 p.m.

It’s been just over a year since the Town of Carbonear put its final stamp of approval on amendments necessary to pave the way for a boutique hotel development in Crocker’s Cove, but there’s little sign of activity in the ...

An artist’s conception of what the planned expansion of MUN’s Fisheries and Marine Institute base in Holyrood will look like.

$8.5-million announced for Holyrood Marine Base expansion

The Labrador Voice
Published Apr 12, 2019 at 12:16 p.m.

Glenn Blackwood, Vice-President, Memorial University (Marine Institute), speaks Thursday about an $8.5-million expansion at the institute's marine base in Holyrood. Federal, provincial and municipal politicians were on hand in Holyrood ...

The staff of Headz Up Hair Studio with their recycling receptacles. Left to right are: Vanessa Strong, Diane Adams-Hagerman, Vanessa Mills, Anastasia Slade, Shirley Barrington, Cassondra Cooper and Renee Smith.

Hair today, re-used tomorrow: Clarenville salon joins the ‘Green Circle’ club

Jonathan Parsons
Updated Apr 12, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.

“We make people beautiful every day — we might as well make the planet beautiful.” Diane Adams-Hagerman, owner operator of Headz Up hair salon in Clarenville, says giving back to the environment and taking steps to recycle, ...