The Central Voice

It was in June 2005 that the World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Out of that meeting, the idea of a Global Age-Friendly Cities model was conceived. It was a project developed by the World Health ...

In the beginning of the birth of any new community, it is only a dot on the map. The evolution and success of any community, no matter what it was that brought people to that dot on the map, are the very few special ones who made the difference in ...

Seniors on the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula are one step closer to having new housing. The St. Anthony Non-Profit Seniors Housing Complex is just about ready, and the town is accepting applications from prospective tenants. The apartment ...

The Association for New Canadians is hosting a series of Business Roundtables in 10 communities throughout the province. Focusing on lessons learned in the tourism and natural resource industries, these sessions will share current best practices ...

BAY ROBERTS, N.L. A $19,000 cheque from Newfound Resources Limited was recently split evenly between three food banks in Conception Bay North to help alleviate hunger. The event was a tribute to the Newfound Pioneer, a shrimp trawler that has ...

Eight provinces in Canada have a single-day holiday in February month, with six of them called a Family Day, along with P.E.I.’s Islander Day and Louis Riel Day in Manitoba. QUESTION: Do you think Newfoundland and Labrador should also ...

Larry Bailey’s recreational scallop days are over. After two years trying to persuade the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to allow the use of a hoist to take in his drag rake, but getting nowhere, the 85-year-old has sold his boat ...

This year’s Wintertainment is ready to go. This weekend, Feb. 8, events kick off for the 31st annual event. Running until Feb. 16, the schedule includes over 50 events and activities over nine days. The opening ceremony is at White Hills ...

10 years ago From the Jan. 29, 2009 edition Evidence hints at the beginning of a recovery of the northern cod stocks Hedley Butler figured it was going to be all doom and gloom. However, a meeting with the Department of Fisheries and ...

A Christmas vacation in the Dominican Republic was more than a chance to get away from the cold of Labrador for high school student Maggie Drover and her family. Drover spent time last summer at a hospital in La Romana as part of the Gap Med ...