Local News from Wednesday, November 20th, 2024

Steve Crocker shared that it was a “pivotal year for tourism and we have officially reached recovery in terms of surpassing the pre-pandemic visitation numbers.

Mayor Jim Parsons says the city received funding for an accessibility study which engaged a lot of the community. The remainder of the funding will go towards implementation.

Corner Brook MHA Gerry Byrne says in 2017 a decision was made to change the design of the hospital to not include a PET Scanner but in 2021, government gave the hospital’s Foundation $2 million dollars to purchase the equipment.

There has been less progress on the "What Golden Years?" report recommendations, which were issued to address the financial challenges seniors are facing.

Mayor Jim Parsons says it's very important to have representation on that board since it deals with garbage. 

Superintendent Stephane Thoms says synthetic opioids can be made just about anywhere in a clandestine lab. 17 people are facing charges and 8 of them are still wanted by police.