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The Informer THE INFORMER Published by SOUTHWEST ARM REGIONAL DEVEWPMENT ASSOCIATION Box 3B-8, North West Brook, Nfld., AOE 2PO Ph. 546-2314 Fax: 546-2138 OUR PROPOSED NEW BUILDING MARCH, 1993 ASSOCIATION NEWS Since our last Newsletter the Association has been quite busy with the various projects. A new deck has been placed on the wharf at Butter Cove; a new wharf is just about completed at Hatchet Cove; repairs have been made to the wharves at North West Brook and Queen's Cove; new windows and siding have been installed on the Community Centre - Deep Bight and the electrical and insulation are about to be done. We have had several meetings with the Management Committee, ENL and CEIC re funding for the new building. While funds are not yet approved it is looking very good for construction to begin this spring. The election of Local Committees have been held and the list of directors and alternates are published elsewhere in this issue. A check of projects, 1992 shows we employed 31 people through Social Services for 352 weeks and 41 people through Emergency Response. The Tourism Study has been completed and the committee will be working to implement as ma.ny. items as possible. Anyone wishing information on the study can get same at the office. The Department of Provincial Fisheries are looking for proposals for use of the building and marine haulout at Hodge's Cove. More information is published elsewhere in this issue. The Planning Committee held a meeting with Dennis Sullivan, Planning Dept., ENL, and Brent Meade, NLRDC. They will be having further meetings with Max Park, CEIC,re future plans for the Association. ~----~--------~--~--------------------------------------------~-- This is the 2nd. Anniversary issue of the INFORMER. Since its inception in February, 1991, we have produced eight issues. We hope they have been informative and interesting. We will do our best to make the upcoming issues just as informative. The photo on our cover is of our proposed new building which is to be erected at the intersection of the TCH & Route 204. We have floor plan and East Elevation included in this issue for your perusal and input Also included in this issue is a write up on the Army Cadet Corp at Little Heart's Ease, school news, and Gord's column on the Labrador Fishery. We hope you enjoy our columns. Let us know! M. Robbins ............... ~ . Employment and Emplo' at 1+1 Immigration Canada Immigration Canada At EMPLOYMENT and IMMIGRATION CANADA, Our progr~$ Work FO~ You The Canada EmploymentCentre in Clarenville works closely with the southwest ArmRegional Development Association in delivering employment pzcqr aus and services to the local area. Applications for Challenge 93, Student summer Employment, are nowavailable and maybe picked up at the Association office in Northwest Brook or at the Canada Employment Centre. The deadline for the receipt of applications is 12 March 1993. Serving people is our business. If you need help contact your local Canada EmploymentCentre 'in Clarenville. Canada from the PRESIDENT We have reached another milestone; the 2nd anniversary of the "INFORMER". We have tried to bring you up-to-date on the activities of the Association these past two years. On behalf of the Board, I would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation 'and offer our congratulations to Marjorie and the Newsletter staff. As you can see from the Association News, we have employed anumber of people from the Arm this past year. Our next big project is the construction of our new building which will be in excess of$IOO,OOO.OO. The Annual Meeting in March will be your last chance to have input into the layout, hiring practices and purchasing of materials for this building. One of the mandates of the Association is to promote economic development in the area. With this in mind, and realizing all our needs cannot be met here, we should still endeavour, as much as possible, to supportthe business establishments in our area. We cannot emphasize the importance of input from our membership and the public at large. LET'S HEAR FROM YOU! Roy Warren COMMUNITY NEWS HATCHET COVE HODGE'S COVE Birthday greetings to Mr. John Brown Birthday greetings to Belinda Stringer who (Johnny) who celebrated his 81st birthday celebrated her 75th. birthday on Feb. 18th. Feb. 12th. from family and friends. from family and friends. Greetings to Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Robbins Get well wishes to Uncle Jake Smith who is who celebrated their61st. wedding anniversary in hospital recovering from a fall in his home. January 18th. from family and friends. Get well wishes to Uncle Tom Baker who isn't feeling well, and had to go to hospital HILLVIEW recently. Greetings to Mr. & Mrs. Willis Martin who celebrated their 50th. wedding anniversary on Feb. 21st. from family and friends. LITTLE HEART'S EASE Congratulations to JeffSmith,Brian Stringer Greetings to Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Vey who - Hodge's Cove; Morgan Spurrell, Deliah celebrated their 60th. wedding anniversary on Soper . Little Heart's Ease; and Chad January 23rd. from family and friends. Spurrell . Southport, cadets from the Little Heart's Ease #2997 Royal Oak Corps, who Birthday greetings to Mr. Arthur Churchill won the goldmedal in Biathlon at the provincial who will celebrate his 101st. birthday April 1st. competition held in Stephenville. Personal Mr. Churchill ispresently residing in the Hoyles awards were presented to Deliah Soper who Home, St John's. We all wish you a very placed 2nd overall for the best female athletic happy birthday. and Chad Spurrell who placed 2nd overall for the best male athletic. The team won a IVANY'S COVE plaque for overall best team performance at Anniversary greeting to Mr. & Mrs. Neil Valcartier, Quebec during the weekend of Burt who celebrated their 41st wedding Feb. 18-28. Some of the biathalon team anniversary on Feb. 9. Greetings from family competed in the Provincial Marathon in and friends. Stephenville during the weekend of March 5. COMMUNITY NEWS QUEEN'S COVE BUTTER COVE Greetings to Mrs. Gladys Smith who celebrated her 83rd. birthday on FOR SALE BY TENDER February 17th. from family and friends. Lunch Shack 12'X 8', located at wharf at Butter Cove. Greetings to Mrs. Emmie Gregory who To be removed from site. celebrated her 92nd. birthday on January 29th. Tenders close March 31, 1993. from family and friends. Highest or any bid not necessarily accepted. Mail tenders to development office at North Greetings to Mrs. Nellie Gosse who celebrated West Brook. her 82nd. birthday on February 8th. from family and friends. Anniversary greetings to Mr. & Mrs. Robert Spurrell who celebrated their 62nd wedding Greetings to Mr. Elisha Gregroy who anniversary on Feb. 16. Greetings from family celebrated his 76th.birthday on January 14th. and friends. from family and friends. The family of Cavelle Lambert would like to thank all the organizations and groups who ST. .JONE'S WITHIN gave donations forCavelle' s trip to Halifax for a MRI test. They include: Hodge's Cove- Greetings to Mr. Herbert Meadus who Caplin Cove Lion's Club; SUF Lodge; Ladies celebrated his 85th. birthday on Feb. 17th. Council; Little Heart's Ease Men's Floor from family and friends. Hockey; Volunteer Fire Dept.; Butter Cove Local Committee; Southwest Arm Dev. Assoc.; Greetings to Mr. Albert Benson who ACW, Gooseberry Cove; St. Jone's Within celebrated his 96th. birthday, January 5th. Dart League; and St. Jone's Within Teen from family and friends. Aerobics. The family also appreciates donations from family and friends. Greetings to Mrs. Violet Tucker who celebrated her 87th. birthday March 5th. from family and friends. SOUTHPORT The families and friends of Tony Dean and Greetings to Mr. & Mrs. Ruben Toope who Tammy Avery wishes them GOOD LUCK will celebrate their 65th. wedding anniversary with their Grade XII exams this year and April 18 from family and friends. Special wishes them every success in their future greetings from Marjorie & Gord whose endeavours. anniversary is also on that date. LABRADOR FISHERY by Gord Robbins As I mentioned in the last issue, I am going to be looking at the Labrador Fishery and its connections to the Southwest Arm. It may take two or three issues and I'll probably miss a lot, but with your help and input, we should cover most of the important points. Also, if anybody has any good stories about the Labrador Fishery, please contact the office. The schooners, which were anchored and usually frozen in the ice all winter had to be repaired, painted, etc. before beginning fishing. The cod traps hadto be mended, new ropes and new sections sewn in the traps. The traps then had to be "barked" - a sort of dying or preserving of the twine to prevent it from rotting, also to colour the twine, making it dull in the water. The sails were also barked or in some cases white washed with lime. Anchors, mooring, ropes, etc. had to be overhauled for the new season. It was a common sight to see cod traps spread allover the gardens, being mended and taken to the beaches to be "barked". Wood had to be sawed in stove length junks (nugs) to provide fuel for cooking. The men who did all this work (the crew) were termed as being "in collar". Much attention had to be given to the bottom of the schooner, so in the spring they were either taken to Dry Dock or "keeled out" in the harbour. This was a process whereby blocks and tackles were rigged to the mast heads and the schooner tilted until one side of her bottom was out of water.
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