Profile of Elizabeth MacDonald

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• Open house
  In co-ordination with Police Week which runs from May 13th until May 19th the RCMP Placentia will be hosting an open house. The detachment doors ...
• Ironworkers locked out
  Ironworkers who were locked out of their worksite at the Vale nickel processing facility construction site in Long Harbour on Tuesday were ...
• Protesting the road conditions
  People living on the Cape Shore are demanding government do something about the roads in the area. To that end, about 50 people from the area ...
• Keep depots open
  Holding a demonstration to draw attention to the 13 highway maintenance depots that close April 30 for the season near the Placentia lift ...
• “Mother’s Salt Beef” brings tear to the eye
  Freshwater native Darrell Duke is thrilled to be receiving such a great response to his new recording of an older song he wrote, “Mother’s ...
• Blake's new best friend
  For any family, getting a new dog brings lots of excitement and added responsibility into the household. For the Maher-Greene family in ...
• Vital signs monitors in place at Placentia hospital
  There are two new vital signs monitors in place at the Placentia Health Care Centre. The monitors can keep track of all the vital signs of the ...
• Council Chambers
  The town of Placentia proclaimed the end of March ‘Multiculturalism Week’ in Placentia and resolved to turn their outside Christmas lights on to ...
• Community icon passes away
  She was a pillar in the community who will be missed by many. Mary Woodman (nee Quilty) of Dunville passed away recently after a short battle ...
• Double trouble
  RCMP in Placentia charged a man with impaired driving just one day after he’d been charged with the same offence in St. John’s. ...
• Local fisherman drowns
  A Fox Harbour man lost his life while trying to catch a feed of trout on a local nearby pond. Placentia RCMP were notified at 8:15 this morning ...
• Trucking company fined
  Alantra Transportation in New Brunswick was fined $1,598.00 for crossing the Sir Ambrose Shea Lift Bridge while over the weight limit. RCMP ...
• A few questions
  Residents of Placentia were recently asked for their opinions and suggestions on how best to deal with the growing problem in this community, the ...
• Branch girl named Miss Photogenic
  “Best weekend ever!” That was Hayleigh McGrath’s Facebook page quote right after she competed in the Miss Teen Newfoundland and Labrador. The ...
• Meeting held to discuss bridge issues
  Over 200 citizens of Placentia showed up at the Star of the Sea hall on March 1 to hear what Transportation and Works Minister Tom Hedderson and ...
• They ask, we should tell
  Members of the provincial government met with the citizens of Placentia in early March to tell them about government’s plans for the Sir Ambrose ...
• Meeting held to discuss bridge issues
  Over 200 citizens of Placentia showed up at the Star of the Sea hall on March 1 to hear what Transportation and Works Minister Tom Hedderson and ...
• Cooperation needed for smooth transition
  “We have a situation where we need the full cooperation of everybody,” Transportation and Works Minister Tom Hedderson told reporters after a ...
• Drug and drug production charges laid
  Two people in the Placentia area are facing numerous drug related charges after police raided a home in Ferndale last week. A 28-year old ...
• Provincial competition beckons
  Fifteen-year old Hayleigh McGrath of Branch is no stranger to putting herself ‘out there’ in the public eye. The Cape Shore native has been ...
• Placentia Winter Carnival just around the...
  It’s that time of year once again when the Town of Placentia prepares for a fun-filled week of activities, music, food, and challenges for ...
• Hear ye, hear ye
  Have you got a voice that can be heard over the crowds? Are you community minded and enjoy attending events around Placentia? Do you like to ...
• Gay-Straight Alliances coming to school near...
  The provincial government recently released information about a new program they are making available at all high schools in the province. ...
• Celebrating a milestone
  Mrs. Mary Drake of Beachside Manor in Placentia celebrated her 100th birthday on Feb. 1 with an afternoon social, and evening dance and ...
• Fish plant destroyed by fire
  The town of St. Joseph’s is still reeling after a fire devastated the Atlantic Cold Seafoods fish plant in the small community. One of two ...
• St. Joseph's fish plant blaze out
  RCMP in Holyrood have advised the public that the road in to St. Joseph's, St. Mary's Bay has reopened after it was shut Monday night, Oct. 31, ...
• Car fire too close to church
  Fox Harbour Mayor Jack Maher is not impressed with what he believes are “prowling wolves” in his community who sleep all day and “prowl all ...
• Truck trades hands
  Sometimes it seems generosity is one of the only things keeping rural Newfoundland and Labrador going. The Town of Fox Harbour is the recent ...
• Maria a no-show in Placentia area
  Hurricane Maria came with a little rain in the morning, but left the area by afternoon, leaving sunshine in its wake. While the day the ...
• Timely release of collection of plays from Tramore
  For poet and playwright Agnes Walsh, the recent release of a collection of her plays from Tramore Theatre in Cuslett on the Cape Shore is a ...