The Central Voice

ENGLEE, N.L. NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CANADA Residents from past and present reconvened in Englee this past week to celebrate Come Home Year 2018. The homecoming was held from Aug. 12 to 18 and saw everyone in a festive, community ...

The second annual Kill it For Cancer Beach Volleyball Tournament was a big hit in Bishop's Falls again this year, raising $1,200 for the Canadian Cancer Society.  "We chose to donate to the Canadian Cancer Society because its branch ...

TRINITY, N.L. NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CANADA When the 1st Catalina Girl Guides camped at Green Trees campsite this past weekend, Aug. 17-19, it was the first time anyone camped at the Guiding site since 2012. Catalina unit Guiding ...

The 2018 Rock Island Music Festival opened to a sultry, foggy Friday morning, Aug. 10. Thanks to an enormous tent that covered everything but the stage, even the threat of thundershowers in the forecast did little to deter people from ...

Out and About is your new destination for community events in central Newfoundland. Space is reserved for non-profit organizations. Please email listings to Krysta Carroll at outandaboutcentral@gmail.com. Listings should be typed, 50 ...

Shirley Hipditch Ellzey never made it back to St. John’s and the province she left behind to escape a hard early life, but this month her American family made the journey for her. The day she died, Hipditch Ellzey expressed a wish to be ...

BRIG BAY/PLUM POINT/BLUE COVE / POND COVE, N.L. NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CANADA It was another occasion for community spirit as the neighbouring communities of Brig Bay, Plum Point, Blue Cove and Pond Cove celebrated the 2018 Come Home ...

Sheila Paddon, 97, passed away on Aug. 9. While her last few years may have been spent in St. John’s, Paddon spent the bulk of her life in Labrador and it was to Labrador she returned to be buried alongside her husband, Dr. Tony Paddon, in ...

Despite cool and slightly damp weather, people showed up for the second annual Labrador West Auto Show. Cars and trucks of many eras and an occasional motorcycle were in line for lots of photo taking. “We had 42 vehicles registered,” ...

Being on an island means Ramea faces an extra challenge when it comes to emergency firefighting. Their closest support comes from the Burgeo Fire Department, but that ferry ride is over an hour-long trip one way, and that’s assuming the ...