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Article content Wawa’s first public health nurse Ann Kontsheider is fondly remembered by many residents for her selflessness and dedication. Kontsheider died last Friday. She was 92. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. “We just loved her,” Mary Anne Pearson told the Sault Star. Pearson, who nominated Kontsheider for the community’s first Medal of Merit award, worked with her for many years when home care and public health were under ...

Lee Berthiaume A Sea King helicopter flies over HMCS Corner Brook, the third of four Victoria-class submarines leased from Britain, as it arrives in Halifax on Monday, March 10, 2003. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan December 21, 2020 - 2:27 PM OTTAWA - One of the Royal Canadian Navys four beleaguered submarines will remain docked for repairs an extra year after a leak was discovered in a ballast tank that was not properly drained. The leak on HMCS Corner Brook is t...

Canadian navy submarine docked extra year after leak found in main ballast tank by The Canadian Press Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 1:26 pm EDT OTTAWA — One of the Royal Canadian Navy’s beleaguered submarines is remaining in dock an extra year due to a leak in its main ballast tank, which is used to control whether it goes up or down in the water. The Department of National Defence says the leak was found in March after the companies working on HMCS Corner Brook didn’t follow the proper pr...

KONTSCIEDER, Ann Elizabeth It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the peaceful passing of Ann Elizabeth Kontschieder of Wawa on Friday, December 18 , 2020 at the Lady Dunn Health Centre at the age of 92 years.   She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 62 years, Edward and by her “one and only” daughter, Elizabeth. She is predeceased by her parents Annabella (nee Walker) and Andrew Teenan, and her brothers Robert and Andrew (Helen) of Dumfries, Scotland. She will be f...

  OTTAWA -- One of the Royal Canadian Navys beleaguered submarines will remain in dry dock an extra year after a leak was discovered in its main ballast tank. Defence Department spokeswoman Jessica Lamirande says normal procedures for draining the tank were not followed during HMCS Corner Brooks extended work period in Victoria. “The tank was immediately depressurized and further testing was put on hold pending an investigation,” Lamirande told CTV News. The problem was discovered on ...

Meeting Santa Claus in a pandemic: How the holiday has changed for one young family A childs first visit with Santa Claus can go one of two ways, writes Connie Boland. Add isolation and physical distancing due to COVID-19 to the mix, and anything can happen. Social Sharing It may not be the Christmas we envisioned, but its still about family, says Sarah Parsons Posted: Dec 20, 2020 8:00 AM NT | Last Updated: December 20, 2020 Eleven-month-old Elizabeth Boland got to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus fo...

N.L. toy drives seeing greater demand for gifts during pandemic Firefighters on opposite sides of the island are taking donations to help families over the holidays, with more people in need this year. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 20, 2020 12:31 PM NT | Last Updated: December 20, 2020 Sheilagh Guy Murphy has been organizing an annual toy drive for nearly 30 years. (John Pike/CBC) Annual toy drives are underway across the province with Christmas now just five days away.  In St. Joh...

Mayor worried as Corner Brook council backs down on Civic Centre annex lease deal In the wake of community unhappiness and a protest over the proposed lease of a city recreation space, Jim Parsons says the political appetite to go ahead with the deal has been lost. Social Sharing CBC News · comments The deal between the city and Western Health to lease the Corner Brook Civic Centre Studio, also known as the annex, is off the table, says Mayor Jim Parsons.(Lindsay Bird/CBC) Days after a majo...

Dec 17, 2020 12:28 PM The Western Environment Centre in Corner Brook is calling on Premier Andrew Furey and his economic recovery team to focus on a plan to transition away from oil and gas. The WEC has written a letter to the premier to reconsider plans to double oil and gas development by 2030 and bring an end to new exploration in the offshore. It’s also asking for an end to what it calls subsidies for the industry and confirmation that the recent federal funding will go to support worke...

Corner Brook Woman’s Dying Wish is to Raise Money to Renovate Cabin for Kids with Disabilities Dec 17, 2020 9:50 AM It’s Gertie Hynes’ fondest desire to live long enough to see enough money raised to renovate the smallest and oldest cabin at Killdevil Church Camp on the province’s west coast. The 85-year-old from Corner Brook has been involved with Killdevil camp—which is run by the Anglican church—since its inception back in 1959. She has been diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic ca...