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“They’re afraid of us,” land protector says of government on Muskrat Falls

Labrador land protector Denise Cole and others confronted environment minister Perry Trimper following a peaceful ‘die in’ protest in St. John’s Tuesday.

October 12, 2016

# Happy Valley-Goose Bay

It’s not ‘either / or’

Happy Valley-Goose Bay can and should open its doors to refugees fleeing violence in Syria, while also finding a permanent solution to ending homelessness in…

November 14, 2015

View From The Mainland

Down to the brass tax

The province has a looming baby boomer retirement problem, crumbling municipal infrastructure, and a lack of capacity at the municipal level to deal with all…

April 28, 2014

Letter from a Labrador youth

As the federal and provincial governments steamroll ahead with plans to dam the Lower Grand River (known as Mistashipu to many locals), individuals and aboriginal…

December 5, 2012

Muskrat Falls ‘process’ catalyst for democracy in the streets

Against intensifying discontent over what many are calling "undemocratic" governance, the Dunderdale-led PCs are pressing to sanction the Muskrat Falls megaproject. As a result, more…

November 22, 2012

Concern and suspicion grow as green light looms for Muskrat Falls

As the megaproject's sanctioning and a loan guarantee from Ottawa seem ever more imminent, a province-wide grassroots movement begins to swell.

November 17, 2012