Newfoundlandia: The Lost Incan Treasure In The Earth Of Avalon
The true story of why, somewhere on The Avalon, there is likely a vast treasure of Incan gold that has slumbered for the last 400 years. Happy hunting.
The Thoughtful Conversation: How Inter-provincial Competition Is Harming Our Province
It can be argued in non hyperbolic terms that we in Newfoundland have less access to Ontarian markets than does Germany.
Newfoundlandia: The Last Fatal Duel in St. John’s
To make the past present, we need time and imagination. The time is March 30th, 1826: the year and the day of the last…
The Thoughtful Conversation: Social Media Threatens Democracy
Last month Facebook’s status, “I’m a monster in the closet,” officially landed with a squishy thud. We now know for certain that their likes include creepy levels of global espionage, stalking everyone, and undermining democracy.
Newfoundlandia: What Made the Great Auk so Great?
There are written reports describing how incredibly delicious the birds were, that they were the most exquisite food on Earth, or the best meat in this world or any other. So ravenously were they consumed that one ornithologist described the Funk Islands as North America’s first fast food restaurant.
How Electric Cars Could Keep Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Newfoundland
$231 MILLION: A Reserved Estimate of How Much Money We’d Keep in the Province If We All Drove Electric Cars
Shining a Light on Operation Spotlight
In an attempt to address Human Trafficking, the RCMP in conjunction with the RNC in this Province has been luring prostitutes to Hotel rooms under the guise of being clients.
The Mean Streets Of Frogger Nation
A week in December saw 6 pedestrians run down by cars.
Newfoundlandia: The Ice Wall Of 1862
Game of Thrones has Castle Black, we have Twillingate, and by 1862 we both had epic ice-walls.
Newfoundlandia: Men in Black Hit Bell Island After an Unexplained Explosion
The year is 1978, the number one song is “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees, and the incident in question is fodder for one of NL’s most popular unexplained mysteries and conspiracy theories.
The True Consequences Of Rising Electrical Rates
“What we need is more customers, not higher prices … once the price of power crosses the line of what we are willing to pay, there is no going back, there will be a withdrawal from the public grid which will last 20 years or more.”
Who’s Going to Pay for This New Federally Mandated $200 Million Sewage Treatment Facility?
The Federal government is on its way to inspect your crap, and the clock is ticking.