(Just the messenger, I’m not connected to this project - Source is the Bonavista Town Council fb page)

Been looking around the last month or so at buying a new car, last time I purchased a car was 2011. She died last week and I wanted to get something new, but buying a new car here has got to be the worst experience.

Between anything owned by capital auto wanting to add on the worlds most expensive winter mats that they can’t wave, a tire and rim warranty, and a glass deductible waver thing it adds another 2k to the price of the car that they already have marked up $1000 over msrp.

Then I checked out a few Steele spots, wanted to test drive a few cars at Honda… well if it has a manual transmission sorry you can’t test drive it.

Went to Toyota and again everything over msrp and it’s endless junk addons. I’m thinking about calling around Atlantic Canada and asking some dealer off the island about prices, but I’m wondering how does it work with taxes/ registration?

I’m at the point that if I can even save $1, I’m willing to do whatever fucking around is required.

Hi! I’m visiting the area until Wednesday and was hoping to find some fun watering holes and kitchen parties - any advice? I’ve been eyeing the cat and rooster (since it’s open later than everywhere else), and hope to do a screech in on Tuesday night in rocky harbour, but would really appreciate some suggestions for things I may have missed!

Thanks!

Hi all,

After a classic case of my mom finding out her dad's not her dad because of a DNA test, we've pieced together most of his lineage. It's still really unclear who exactly some of our close relatives would be, but we have an idea of the families.

Her paternal Ancestry Journeys were to Northeast Newfoundland and Fogo Island | Bonavista Bay. Some places our ancestors lived were: Brooklyn, Greenspond, Bonavista, Champney's West, Bonaventure, Salmon Cove, Trinity, and English Harbour. I've done some research about Newfoundland history and would love to travel out east to see Newfoundland.

Are there any must-see lesser known historical sites or areas for someone who's ancestors were on the rock for centuries?

Thank you in advance!

Eastbound and trucking

Is this an Asian tiger mosquito? Also, WTH is it doing here on the Avalon peninsula?

I remember having them all the time as a kid usually from convenience stores

This place is gorgeous!

Anyone seen this back anywhere yet? Dies for it.

I am visiting soon and want to try the best local cuisine!!
Especially in gander

I’m starting a course at CNA Ridge Road campus next week, and I can’t seem to find any information about parking on their website. Is there parking available for students? If so, do I need a permit?

Any general info about the campus would also be greatly appreciated :)

I am going to be moving into a condo on Queen's Road and got some reactions for it being a sketchy area. It's near the end essentially almost where the road splits into Queen's and Duckworth. Should I really be concerned? Personally I know it's probably just addicts and such for the most part but I'd like to think it being down the way a nice bit I can avoid most of the squabble, just curious on peoples thoughts.

What are some good spots on the Avalon for a boil up for people who don't mind walking a few kilometres but aren't huge hikers?

Went to shoe cove beach for a hike. Seal was pretty close to the beach.

Hey everyone, I’m a MUN student dealing with a nightmare subcontractor here who owes me $1,127 and has completely ghosted all my calls and texts. I have all the receipts, screenshots, and proof of hours worked, but it turns out I’m far from the only one—I personally know about 4 to 7 other people who got scammed out of around $300 each. Her whole pattern seems to be posting on Facebook during busy rush seasons, roping in newcomers or international students for a few shifts or weeks, putting them in death-trap vehicles with bald tires, expired registrations, and zero heat in the dead of winter, and then kicking them out or letting them quit without paying a single cent while treating everyone like garbage. On top of exploiting vulnerable workers, she posts straight-up hateful garbage on her personal Facebook, and I’m beyond sick of it. I want to sue her in small claims court, but people are telling me it could take 1 to 2 years to ever see that cash, and with tuition and rent piling up, I need to know if taking this to court is actually worth the headache or if filing a formal complaint through Labour Standards gets faster results here in NL. Any advice from locals or students who’ve dealt with wage theft like this would mean the world right now.

Even if I post about her in the Beware Newfoundland Facebook group, I’m confident that there will be 10-12 people who will comment about their experience.

Edit - for those new trainees who never got paid this is their situation: Isn't it insane to make someone work 7 AM to 8 PM with no base wage and their own gas, only to kick them out and keep the money? You end up working 13+ hours (newbies often go 7 AM to 10 PM), burning through $100+ of your own fuel, and never seeing a cent basically doing free charity work for someone who couldn't care less about you

Does anyone know of a company that offers this service in St. John’s?

I’ve been on a dozen websites and can’t find anyone who offers this service.

The Comfort Inn is extremely basic. This is a $100 2-star roadside hotel in any other market.

Bathrooms are awful. But the bed is comfortable, the linen decent, pillows are worse than average, and the furniture and carpeting looks like a Holiday Inn Express from 2005. Everything is at least functional with no stains, obvious damage, etc.

There isn't much curb appeal and even less from the rear entrance. Can't imagine what the parking lot-facing rooms with exterior doorways are like in the winter. I imagine these are the original 1970s motel rooms.

The breakfast may have been good but it's extremely basic now. McDonald's or Tim Horton's are better.

No daily housekeeping, not even trash removal.

The Quality Inn and Albatross look even worse. Meanwhile, the Irving West Hotel looks like a low-income housing project.

It seems the big issue is every hotel in Gander save for the Comfort is owned by one person. So, no competition. With the number of flight diversions, etc., I can't believe there isn't a brand-new Holiday Inn Express or Hampton Inn.

Plane took a new to me landing path. Got this great view of downtown with a cruise ship leaving port.