St. John's Communauté Nouvelles

Whether performing on a stage or acting behind the scenes, miscues are a rarity for David Smallwood. So, it was a little funny that he would fumble his award as he accepted the prestigious Citizen of the Year Award during the City of Corner Brook’s Achievement in Community Excellence Awards Tuesday evening.

Starting this month, the iconic Playbill magazines found in New York's Broadway theatres will host a new ad promising a "Come From Away experience" in Newfoundland.

In Newfoundland and Labrador when you're told to mind something, it means to pay attention to something or to watch out for something. "Mind the moose," we all know, means to take caution and watch out for moose that could be a hazard. The recent conference at Menihek High School in Labrador City "mind your mind" was a great play on that well-known phrase that basically told participants to take care of their mental health.

Maude Kendall remembers her job and that of other volunteers being to keep smiles on faces and panic levels down. That was one of the outstanding memories for the longtime Red Cross volunteer as she reflected on the events of 9-11 in Stephenville.

For more than 90 years the Royal Canadian Legion has held true to their mission and continues to play a critical role in our society today. Legion members contribute countless volunteer hours, and fundraise millions of dollars each year for their communities.

Members of Lewisporte's volunteer fire department and the town manager assisted in a cold water rescue on Monday after a pair of dogs went for a walk on ice near the community wharf and fell in. Both pets were pulled from the water but only one survived.