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Lorie O'Halloran
editor@thelabradorian.ca
All articles of Lorie O'Halloran
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A different kind of boot camp
Most little girls play dress-up and parade around the house looking like models. But for two Happy Valley-Goose Bay women becoming models was ... -
Labrador MP recounts 2009 and looks to 2010
Labrador's Member of Parliament shares his thoughts on 2009 and the future of 2010. MP Todd Russell said given that the entire country was in an ... -
Fire claims life of Sheshatshiu youth
A lack of available volunteers kept the North West River Fire Department from responding to a house fire in Sheshatshiu, which claimed the life ... -
Lessons learned in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
A former resident accredits small town life and the arts community in Happy Valley-Goose Bay as being instrumental in his playwriting success. ... -
220 H1N1 vaccines ruined because of freezing
H1N1 vaccines were damaged and deemed unusable, as a result of being frozen during a flight from Nain to Happy Valley-Goose Bay last week. Dr. ... -
More Labradorians hitting the books
The College of the North Atlantic is one of four colleges across the province that is reporting large increases in enrollment. Winnie Montague, ... -
Happy Valley-Goose Bay celebrates Olympic flame
Residents packed the parking lot of the Happy Valley-Goose Bay airport in anticipation of getting a glimpse of the Olympic flame. The Olympic ... -
Canada Post offers less for same fee
Business customers in Goose Bay are upset at the double standards being offered by Canada Post. Terry Whey, owner of Terry's Tents, said he is ... -
Labrador Grenfell Health cancels clinics
Mass immunization clinics schedule for the general public in Labrador have been cancelled. The clinic in Happy Valley-Goose Bay was to take ... -
Lack of aircraft causes wait for medevac service
A lack of available aircraft is what caused the delay in getting a Happy Valley-Goose Bay infant to the Janeway Hospital in St. John's, says ... -
Cases of H1N1 confirmed
With 36 confirmed cases of H1N1 in Labrador-Grenfell Health's district, its medical officer of health is urging all residents to get the H1N1 ... -
Everyone will recieve H1N1 vaccine; health officer
Labrador's health officer says there's no need to panic over the recent announcement of a reduced amount of vaccine being made available to the ... -
HV-GB grandfather starts petition for Labrador...
A HV-GB family is questioning why it took close to 24-hours to get their son medevaced from the Labrador Health Centre to the Janeway Hospital in ... -
Organizers finalizing details of 2010 event
The challenge just got a bit harder for racers who will compete in the 2010 Cain's Quest, Canada's longest snowmobile endurance race. Jackie ... -
Former resident participates in hockey championships...
Former HV-GB man participated in a once in a lifetime trip and experience. Lyndon Pike, son of Murray and Pattie Pike of HV-GB, was one of nine ... -
Record breaking snowfall
Over the weekend HV-GB received a record setting amount of snow. According to the Serco Weather Office, on October 25 at 5:44am the snowfall ... -
LGH makes improvements to reduce wait times for...
The recruitment of mental health professionals continues to be a challenge throughout the province and across the country, says Labrador Grenfell ... -
H1N1 vaccines available next month
Vaccinations for H1N1 will be rolled out in the month of November, says Labrador Grenfell Health's Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Muna Ar-Rushdi, ... -
Team Pepsi takes the win
In an edge of your seat game, team Pepsi beat out team Innu-SNC Lavalin to become the Ladies Slo-pitch champions. Team Pepsi took a 4-0 lead at ... -
Putting law in hands of Labrador youth
Upcoming youth justice awareness camps will bring law and order to Labrador youth. Over the course of the next several months, Public Legal ... -
Town pays big bucks for sitting truck
A brand new $28,000 truck sits in the yard of a town employee while he's gone on vacation. According to town manager Al Durno, Wally Nippard, ... -
Believing in yourself can take you anywhere
A very talented young man has since left HV-GB in search of his role in life. Gary French may not be a name everyone in HV-GB has heard of but ... -
Riding the tides of change
As the season changes and the weather begins to reflect the cool crispness of fall, HV-GB and Labrador too is changing in many ways. On September ... -
Arena user groups irate over council's tactics
Arena user groups are outraged after receiving a call from a town official telling them a letter would be sent out demanding payment of the 10 ... -
Federal officials hold session on Lower Churchill...
A small group of residents interested in the proposed Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation project showed up at the Labrador Interpretation ... -
Seeing childhood suicide through the eyes of a survivor
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names can never hurt me. This childhood taunt couldn't be further from the truth as children continue ... -
Town management salaries
After many requests from readers, The Labradorian recently obtained a list of the HV-GB town management employee salaries. The Labradorian did a ... -
Good water in a bad area
An area the town has marked for a potential water supply doesn't appear to meet environmental standards. According to the Department of ... -
Council competes with private business
Town manager defends council's decision to vote down a land application so it could purchase the land. On August 1, 2008, a private contractor, ... -
Changes to Station B post office upsets Union Director
Canada Post is only telling the public half the story about the impact of changes to Station B Post Office, says Jeff Callaghan, National ...

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