Thursday afternoon, I joined Memorial University’s Arn Keeling and Dean Bavington for an online Teach-In about the Sipekne’katik Mi’kmaq Fisheries. Mid-September, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs declared a State of Emergency as a response to the violence occurring […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Comes to MUN in Online Town Hall Meeting
On Wednesday October 21, Memorial University President Vianne Timmons hosted an online Town Hall meeting welcoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and featuring twenty randomly selected members of the Memorial University community. The Honourable Seamus O’Regan introduced the Prime Minister following […]
Over a hundred rallied for justice for sexual assault survivors
On Tuesday, October 6th, over a hundred people gathered at the steps of the Confederation Building here in St. John’s to demand justice for sexual assault survivors. Bystanders of the rally heard women share their stories of their own sexual […]
What You Need to Know About the Reopening of the QEII Library
After students launched countless petitions, demanding for the Queen Elizabeth II Library to reopen, it is finally opening its doors to MUN students who are desperately in need of a quiet place to study. Of course, much like everything else […]
In Conversation with Conservation Corps NL’s ‘Green Team’
Recently, Conservation Corps Newfoundland (CCNL), an NL-based not-for-profit youth organization partnered with O’Brien Farm Foundation to develop new trails. CCNL is an organization focused on ‘providing youth with training and employment in environmental and cultural heritage conservation’. CCNL’s services and […]
The impact of COVID-19 on International Graduate Student Post Graduate Work Permit
COVID-19 has turned the entire world on its head, and is honestly still wreaking havoc on many lives and situations. Here in Canada, there have been many governmental and non-governmental interventions to help different groups of people. However, one group […]
New Board Game Cafe Opens on Water Street
Like many people of St. John’s, when Mochanopoly stated they were closing their doors, I was saddened that one of the best places in Downtown St. John’s was shutting down. However, all hope is not lost. Like a phoenix from […]
Black Lives Matter NL Rally Gives The Province A Chance To Join The Fight
It was a beautiful, sunny day on the lawn of the Confederation Building, and while it was windy, those gusts failed to dampen the spirits of the over two thousand participants that showed up in support of Black Lives Matter […]
Job Opportunity: Youth Ambassador
The Public Youth Engagement Strategy through Atlantic Published Texts (PYEACT)Title: Youth AmbassadorStatus of employment: Part time/CasualReports to: PYEACT Project ManagerLocation: NB, PEI, NL & NS Atlantic Published Texts (known colloquially, and henceforth as Digitally Lit) is looking for creative young […]
COVID-19 pandemic response: St. John’s Collaborative physicians speak out
The Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) has changed and continues to change everyday realities globally. In response to the rapidly spreading highly infectious virus that has seen hundred of deaths across Canada and thousand more globally, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador […]