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• Three arrested after defying court order
  Last Tuesday morning, three community elders from NunatuKavut defied a Supreme Court Order and crossed the gated entrance into the Caroline Brook ...
• Fire at the Mariners Galley in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
  Alarm bells rang out at 6:50 last Wednesday morning after an early fire at the Mariner’s Galley Restaurant.Fire crews from Happy Valley-Goose Bay ...
• Harper announces loan guarantee for Muskrat Falls
  On Nov. 30th Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the long awaited loan guarantee for the Muskrat Falls hydro generating project. Harper said ...
• Protester etiquette for MHA’s
  Last Friday the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay was a buzz with the arrival of the Prime Minister coming to 5 Wing for a special announcement, ...
• Questions surround MHA’s hockey suspension
  Hockey is a rough and emotional sport. It is not uncommon for players or coaches to disagree with calls on the ice. Sometimes this leads to ...
• Goose Bay youth wins Aboriginal Achievement Award
  At 17, Brandon Ramey is an inspiration, to not only aboriginal youth in the community, but to everyone in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.At a young age, ...
• Prime Minister in Goose Bay
  At 2:00 p.m. Friday Novemeber 30th, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make an announcement at 5 Wing Goose Bay. He will be joined by Peter ...
• NunatuKavut’s uphill battle
  Last week Nalcor and the NunatuKavut Community Council and their president Todd Russell appeared in the Supreme Court in Happy Valley-Goose Bay ...
• Winter Storm Watch
  Environment Canada has issued a winter storm watch for Happy-Valley-Goose Bay and Coastal areas. Rain will develop along the southeast coast this ...
• Concerns raised at 5 Wing
  After the fire this summer on 5 Wing, personnel discovered that a pet cemetery was unearthed and this has put the base in a situation on what can ...
• North West River elder recognized for his hard work
  For Edward Blake last Saturday was a very special day for him, not only did he celebrate his 84th birthday but he was also awarded the Queen’s ...
• Stan Oliver elected for fifth time
  For the fifth time Stanley Oliver has been elected to the Happy Valley-Goose Bay Town council.Oliver who has served as deputy mayor was elected ...
• Giving a boost to youth
  Last Friday MMA fighter Colin Baikie and former UFC fighter David “The Crow” Loiseau were at Sheshatshiu Innu School to talk to students about ...
• NunatuKavut has begun exerting land rights
  The NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) is again taking on-the-ground action against the proposed Lower Churchill hydro project. Members of the ...
• NunatuKavut raises alarm bells over Muskrat Falls
  The devastation is widespread; there is clear cutting for hundreds of acres all in the name of “pre-construction work” and for a project that has ...
• Libra House begins construction on new shelter
  With sunny skies, Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation presented $200,000 for the construction of Libra House, a shelter for women and ...
• Protestors want replacement for Northern Ranger
  Last Friday protestors waited patiently across the street from the sand-turning for Libra House wanting transportation minister Tom Hedderson to ...
• What’s the price of a vote going for?
  With allegations of candidates buying votes with alcohol and drugs one has to wonder how much credibility the elections last week in Sheshatshiu ...
• Goose Bay man inducted to The Volunteer Hall of Fame
  Max Winters from Happy Valley-Goose Bay is one of eight people from across Newfoundland and Labrador elected to The Volunteer Hall of Fame. ...
• Goose Bay man charged with possession of cocaine
  RCMP stopped a speeding vehicle on Hamilton River Road last Wednesday night. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in a cocaine seizure, ...
• BREAKING NEWS: NunatuKavut members begin slowdown of...
  The NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) began setting up a slowdown and information picket on the Trans Labrador Highway near the Cartwright ...
• MHA Keith Russell apologizes
  Last week Lake Melville MHA Keith Russell took a poke at Land Protectors who set up a blockade at the entrance of Muskrat Falls. Russell went to ...
• Trappers Running Club gearing up for marathon
  With over 200 runners the Trappers Running Club is gearing up for its big event of the season, the Trap Line Marathon, which runs Thanksgiving ...
• Coastal communities given much-needed funding
  Provincial Health Minister Susan Sullivan made a quick stop in Happy Valley-Goose Bay last Tuesday to announce a little over one million dollars ...
• Vic Toews looks to see growth in Labrador and...
  Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says the Harper government has full support for the future development in the North from resources and its ...
• Canadian Forces land in Cartwright
  They came by land, by sea and by air. Over 100 Canadian forces units descended on the little fishing community of Cartwright last Monday and ...
• History of Sheshatshiu unveiled
  They traveled all over Labrador and parts of Quebec over 3,000 years ago and made the banks of Lake Melville their summer home, according to ...
• NunatuKavut prepares for celebration
  It was August 1765, Sir Hugh Palliser, then Governor of Newfoundland met with the Inuit of central Labrador at Chateau Bay at the request of the ...
• It’s all for the love of the game
  Last Saturday T-Ballers in Happy Valley-Goose-Bay gathered for the last time this season at an end of season fun day.The 5- to 7-year-olds spent ...
• NunatuKavut president looks for understanding for...
  NunatuKavut president Todd Russell says most people do not have a full understanding of Aboriginal Peoples — not only here but also across ...