How do they average out a payment plan if you’ve only been living in the home for 5 months? Do you end up paying more with this plan?

https://vocm.com/2025/01/31/brier-return-st-johns/

We’re a family of 3 plus a Labrador Retriever looking to visit Gros Morne, L’Anse Aux Meadows and maybe Red Bay in late June - early July with our 19 foot motor home.

Getting serious about it this weekend and I’m surprised to see at a first glance that many ferry crossings are already booked solid. Is this usual? Do we need to jump on a reservation right away?

Apologies in advance for the long read,

After years of renting and saving up, me and my wife are thinking of buying our own house. I should also add that our career are remote and now quite stable. We thought hard about where to settle for good and are thinking of doing so in your province. A bit of our background, I am an orphan. I faced all kinds of discrimination in the country I immigrated out of being left by my parents who are of a different nationality. I raised myself, worked to the bone for decades to save up and move to other countries where I tried to find my place and ultimately ended up in Canada.

As cliché as it may sound I decided to settle here due to the inherent beauty of the country and the kind people I met along the way working and living from the East and moving out West. Quite frankly, what sealed the deal was the pop culture and collecting scene which leagues better than others I saw. In the country where I grew up in, not only were comic conventions non-existent; even the thought buying something and keeping it sealed in box is considered so wild that you be ostracized. Its easy to fall in love with a country where people respect boundaries, help each other in times of need and generally thinks about the cause and effect of what they do; all of which are rarer than you'd think in this day and age.

I then met my wife. The most genuine, hardworking and caring person I have ever met and she help me realize what was possible, I trusted people in a way I didn't know was possible and she made me believe in all that is good. After a recent miscarriage, I want to help her forget and believe that things will get better for us hence purchasing our own house. I love her and I can only imagine how much I will love our future children, so I want them to be safe and have the chance to live their lives. I know it seems obvious, but with the recent wave of racism and anti-immigrant sentiment we are genuinely afraid of our future wherever in the country we may end up. We try every day to live the best we can as citizens; learn history, contribute, donate our time and even our blood for our community to give back to the place we've called home but I'm sure so did some of the people who get summarily killed in a hate crime. To be honest, out of curiosity and what I feel is the unfairness of it all, on occassion I wanted to ask some of the Caucasian people I worked with point blank why the amount of melanin in ones skin could be such an issue as to prevent letting other people live their lives. I know the mental toll of all this is bubbling out on this post, but I guess this is a long-winded way of saying that for someone who just wants a tiny piece of land their family can call home: would you recommend we do it in Newfoundland? I am genuinely terrified about one thing in life, and that is for my children to go through what I went through in life for no reason other than what they look like and from what I know so far, your province and its people could offer a chance for that to not happen. Given everything I went through, I can't think of anything more important thing I could ever achieve for my family.

Your experiences, insight and thoughts are most welcome. Thank you very much for taking the time out to read this text and your response!

Hey bys. Wondering if there’s anyone in the know of anywhere here in town to pick up Zyns? Not Zonic but rather the actual “Zyn”

Cheers

They got rid of the letters on their boxes to get free pizza… This sucks…

So I have to start doing my reports, but I know they ask "were you willing and able work Monday to Friday". During The time if my first report, I took 3 days off work. I know ages ago I talked to someone at service Canada about being off for a dentist appointment or whatever and missing a few hours, and they were like........ don't worry about that, we just need to know if can work.

But 3 days is different than a couple of hours.

Anyone know what to do? Like it says in the title, I'm currently on the phone with service Canada, on my lunch break, still on hold.

The CEO behind the company proposing to launch rockets from St. Lawrence calls the proposed spaceport a project of national importance. 

NordSpace founder and CEO Rahul Goel says it will create about 200 local jobs.

He spoke to The Telegram on Wednesday, Jan. 22, about his plans. They include a demonstration launch on the Burin Peninsula later this year.

What is a spaceport?

While the word ‘spaceport’ might conjure up images from Star Trek, Goel said it’s really not much different from a small regional airport.

“We’ll have a couple of hangars, a little bit of concrete for pads, and some of our ground support equipment and storage,” the Toronto-born entrepreneur explained.Potential for 200 jobs. These are full time. Technology, aerospace, robotics, etc. 'in other jurisdictions with similar programs, the indirect job creation far outpaces the direct number of jobs.' Estimated 650 spinoff jobs from activities. Building trades, housing, transportation, supply, and more. '

'Why Newfoundland?

Goel said his company spent the last two years looking for the right place to build a spaceport, and Newfoundland was the top option.

He said the St. Lawrence location in particular meets the technical requirements to hit the right orbital inclination with launches over the Atlantic Ocean.

Moreover, he said the government is supportive and enthusiastic, and there’s a budding talent pool.

“The government is excited about building programs around aerospace that can feed into our requirements for hiring,” he said.

Goel said the company looked at Gander and other communities, but St. Lawrence had “all the key factors.” 

He explained that a southward launch was important. As well, the remoteness of the proposed location offered significantly more space from the nearest community than what was required.'

Tourism, would you visit St. Lawrence to see a rocket launch?

Hi!

I posted a couple of weeks ago about my upcoming Newfoundland trip. Your advice was great. We plan on flying into St. John's for two nights in St. John's, three nights Bonavista, one night in St. John's, then flying home. How does this sound?

We're all pretty flexible. Should we plan on being in St. John's on the weekend? Are there certain days when most restaurants/shops are closed?

Do you have any restaurant or bar/brewery suggestions? I really want to go to Duke's of Duckworth, Qidi Vidi, and Mallard Cottage. Do you know what days of the week Mallard Cottage is open? I had trouble finding its hours since it's off-season right now.

Thank you!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-tariff-threat-andrew-furey-1.7446413

This is the stinging price “screenshot “ I took for ris event (in CAD)…

How soon could this happen? What would be the consequences? Can they even make payroll in that event?

So many birthday freebies have disappeared over the years!! R.i.p. to the free big mary:( Fmb (f- my bday)

So this thread is to celebrate the bday freebies that still currently exist this year. What free stuff do you KNOW you can get right now in 2025?

Edit- In this thread people have referenced:

• Denny's
• Starbucks
• Tim's
• Dominion/PC Points
• Sun Sushi
• Lindt
• Sephora
• Booster Juice
• The Rock Steakhouse
• Cora's
• Ches's Fish and Chips
• Pizza Delight

Keep 'r goin" b'ys!! 🥳

"It’s nothing against the people who operate the food trucks or the beer tent. It just looks like it’s the third world" one resident tells The Telegram. “How can something like this even be considered?” asks another -
"what happened to the heritage laws?" And of course Mark Dobbin who wants to put it off says, “parking has always been an issue.”

The horror!

#WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings

https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/st-johns-businessman-wants-to-bring-back-the-wharf-at-quidi-vidi

https://www.stjohns.ca/en/news/application-11-barrows-road-january-2025.aspx - comment by Feb 18

So I’ve had a dream of running a food truck for most of my life. I’m a trained cook and entrepreneur with a passion for making delicious food accessible to everyone! I’m trying to make my dream a reality and start out with a rental food truck, but I can’t figure out where people are getting their trucks. Anyone have any information on where I might be able to find a truck to rent?

So today I was told that my house would probably need 2 units installed because of the layout of my house . A 12000 btu for the back and 18000 btu unit for the front. I was wondering are there anyone with a similar configuration and the kind of light bill I would be looking at ? Right now I have a electric boiler with hot water radiation and it's costing a fortune .

We currently have 2 vehicles, and my wife and I are principal drivers on them. I'm soon in the market to shop for another vehicle, so was planning on keeping the car for my teen. However, getting a quick quote, seems like pricing for a new driver on their own car is going to be very expensive. How much are people paying for this, and other than just sticking to the 2 vehicles, probably no way to keep the costs down until they get experience is there? Thanks!

There's always some frigging tool to make us Newfoundlanders look like savages and idiots to the national media and the world at large.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pscp-seal-shooting-1.7443921

Anyone in St John's using an antenna for their TV?

NTV (CJON-DT; Channel 21) is perfect but ever since late-December or so I'm not getting a thing from CBC (CBNT-DT; Channel 8).

Wondering what happened. I even called the station but they said it's working for them up on University Ave.

CBC was always the trickier of the two but no signal at all is perplexing. Like I said it was working previously; we even watched Home Alone on it sometime mid-December w.o issue.

Why doesn't newfoundland have any mushroom dispensaries like ontario does? Are the laws different up there versus here for that kind of thing? With it being winter, packages are taking alot longer and it's screwing up my microdosing schedule

Hey folks,

I'll be visiting in May, first time in NFLD but my flight doesn't get in until past midnight. I will need to rent a car but it'll be too late to do so. Are there Uber's or 24/7 cabs in Corner Brook? Do you hire a private driver?

Thanks for any suggestions!

Hi, is there any biological dentist in St.John’s Newfoundland?

Hey guys, I’m soon to get my license here, I’m a international educated nurse. Anyway I see that most of the job openings are for long term care, I used to work on a pediatric unit so it’s way out of my field. Wondering if someone can share their experiences here, nursing patient rate, hours, etc. or if you are a family member for someone in a nursing home I would love to hear what you have to say. They are offering signing bonuses and incentives so I think they are really in need for staff but also makes me wonder why they need all that incentives to attract people and make them stay.

Ps: I have a co worker who has her mom in a government facility and she always talks really bad about it. Notice that my current job is not healthcare related, so she’s just talking from her normal people/not healthcare related vision.