December 1st marked the opening of a new Lulu Lemon store in St. John's, NL on Water Street downtown. Yoga moms with tots in strollers lined up outside the door, clogging the street and causing weekend weary hipsters to have to step off the sidewalk to bypass the crowd on their way to get their uber coffees from Coffee and Company. By 4 pm, the line up was mostly indoors as shoppers stood in … [Read more...]
Crystal Head Vodka Available In Newfoundland Now
December 15, 2008 By 1 Comment
There she be - proof of Crystal Head Vodka on the shelf in the stores. I snapped this shot at the Merrymeeting store near Sobey's in downtown St. John's. And at $49.99 Canadian, the vodka is a steal here in Canada now that our dollar has dropped. Check out this earlier post to learn more about Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka. And you can check the availability of the premium vodka in … [Read more...]
Berry Picking on Signal Hill
December 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Berry Picking is a big deal in Newfoundland. I have never heard the words berry picking mentioned as often as I have since I moved to Newfoundland. In fact, the number of times I have heard the words "berry picking" during the months of August and September alone is easily three times the total number of times I have heard them pronounced in my lifetime. What is even more fascinating is that … [Read more...]
Introducing google.cod
December 14, 2008 By 1 Comment
Introducing google.cod - the Newfoundland Search Engine. It's a Google Custom Search Engine- meant to only search Newfoundland items. Go ahead. Give it a try. Embed this code in your blog to have your own google.cod search engine. <form action="http://www.google.com/cse" id="cse-search-box"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="cx" … [Read more...]
I Love the Newfoundland Accent
December 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It cheers me right up. I'm sick in bed for the third day, it's raining the third day in a row. But I just heard the Newfoundland accent and it cheered me right up. What's up with that? … [Read more...]
How To Pronounce Newfoundland
December 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This Canadian province is sometimes pronounced New - FOUND - land. But that is wrong wrong wrong, and Newfoundlanders would be snickering behind your back or guffawing loudly if they weren't the nicest people in the world. But since they are the nicest people in the world, they will kindly give you this little trick to how to pronounce their fine province's name, as they did to me. How do … [Read more...]
Walmart To Stay Open for 24 Hours
December 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Newfoundland Art and Culture | Newfoundland Tourism | Newfoundland Places | Newfoundland Pictures › Edit — WordPress In the true spirit of Christmas Shopping, Walmart stores across Canada have decided to offer 24 hour service to customers. Select stores will be open 24 hours everyday of the week, offering more opportunities for us to buy cheap goods for our loved ones. Here in … [Read more...]
St. John’s Recycling Delayed Two Years
November 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
St. John's curbside recycling program was supposed to start this spring, but the city has just announced that the program will be delayed 2 years due to budget restraints. How's that news for this new "Have province" capital? Deputy Mayor Ron Ellsworth said while he felt uneasy about city council's decision, he agrees that the $1-million cost would put too much strain on its $170-million … [Read more...]
How to Recycle in St. John’s
November 9, 2008 By 1 Comment
In the wake of hearing that the curbside recycling programs in Newfoundland have been pushed back for another 2 years, I have prepared this list of How To Recycle in St. John's. Recycling Programs in St. John's You can take your recyclables to a centre. Green depots: Green depots are set up throughout the province to collect used beverage containers only. I missed this point the first time … [Read more...]
Newfoundland Is on the “Have” Team
November 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It's official. This past Monday it was announced that Newfoundland and Labrador is now a "have" province - the first time this has ever happened since the equalization program was introduced 51 years ago. Stay tuned for a province wide party.... "We do plan to mark this momentous occasion," Premier Danny Williams's spokeswoman, Elizabeth Matthews, said. Newfoundland actually came off … [Read more...]
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