February 7, 2012

Lobster Season In Newfoundland

Lobster Season in Newfoundland

All of a sudden the restaurants on Water Street have been boasting lobster dinners, some as cheap as $22 bucks for a full meal. The local fish stores as well as the grocery stores are selling them live or cooked fresh at rock bottom prices. Not great for the fishermen - this season prices are lowest they've been for lobster in 25 years — around $3 a pound (about $6.60 per kg). But great for the … [Read more...]

Crystal Head Vodka Available In Newfoundland Now

Crystal Head on the shelf in the Newfoundland Liquor Store

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...]

Walmart To Stay Open for 24 Hours

"We're beginning to shop a lot for Christmas"

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...]

Newfoundland Is on the “Have” Team

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...]

Rent-A-Goalie Star Loves Newfoundland

Rent-A-Goalie cast

Christopher Bolton, creator and star of Rent-A-Goalie loves Newfoundland. Specifically Deer Lake, Newfoundland. He has been out on a cross-country hockey tour to promote the third season of Rent-A-Goalie and has has been keeping a diary this week in The National Post. His appreciation for Red Deer appeared October 29th, where he writes about how amazed he was at the 500 plus turnout that … [Read more...]

Crystal Head Vodka From Newfoundland

Close up of Crystal Head Vodka bottle from Bruni Glass

Crystal Head Vodka is a new luxury vodka in a very cool bottle that has been getting a bit of buzz thanks to a weird Youtube video starring Dan Aykroyd. And thanks to the comment left below by Andrew of Crystal Head, it's available right now in the NL liquor stores! Check out my pic of a Crystal Skull Vodka bottle on the shelf at the store for $49.99. The video at first was believed to be a … [Read more...]