May 19, 2012

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...]

St. John’s Recycling Delayed Two Years

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

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

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...]

Hello Newfoundland Events and Kitchen Parties Calendar.

This nifty Calendar is another free Google application. If you have a Google Calendar set up loaded with Newfoundland event, let us know and I will add it to the Hello Newfoundland Events and Kitchen Parties Calendar. You can also check the city of St. John's Events Calendar. … [Read more...]

Bob Wiseman at the Rock Can Roll Festival

Rock And Roll Festival 2008

I have been popping into various events at this year's "The Rock Can Roll Festival" - on right now ( October 23 - 26.) Liz Pickard (Liz Band and Liz Solo) and the team have done a swell job of bringing in artists, musicians and some digital muckrakers to talk about their work. And the work is inspiring - especially for digital media peeps like me. One thing that is definitely striking me is how … [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...]

Moving Stories is the New Festival In Town

Moving Stories Films - the festival of short films based on books - is the new festival in town. Moving Stories Films is a 90-minute curated program of short films celebrating the written word submitted by artists around the world. The event, the first of its kind in Canada takes place Friday October 17, 5pm at the Majestic Theatre (not Masonic Temple as stated in the programme) and will … [Read more...]

The St. John’s International Film Festival is in the Air

Womens Film Festival Big page ad

It's Saturday morning 9:45 AM and I am at Hava Java Coffee House and Espresso Bar downtown on Water Street awaiting Jenny Rocket who is late bringing in the morning's supply of muffins. Yeah I know - what?  Me up this early and out on the town? Get's better. I've all ready been to the CBC building down near MUN campus where I did a live interview with Angela Antle on the CBC weekend morning … [Read more...]