LARK HARBOUR THE YORK HARBOUR BLOW·ME·DOWNER FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE OUTER BAY OF ISLANDS ISSUE 63 : 2012-05-04 NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR 2012 May 04 Friday Editor: Stuart L Harvey, PO Box 17, Lark Harbour Tel: 709-681-2256 NL, Canada, A0L 1H0 E-Mail: [email protected] IMPROVEMENTS AT LITTLE PORT WHARF BMD photo country in 2011-2012”, with $16.1 million allocated to NL. Among other projects across Canada are “a partial wharf reconstruction BMD photo project at Little Port” and “wharf repairs at Lark Harbour” including more than a dozen in Newfoundland & Labrador alone. See the HEN THE LOBSTER AND CRAB FISHERIES FINISH in a few weeks Government of Canada website at: Wconstruction is scheduled to begin on the Little Port wharf www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/back-fiche/2011/hq-ac13a-eng.htm improvements; and, judging by the congestion that occurs on some days when the fishing is in full swing, the work will provide much greater convenience for all who use the facility. GOODBYE TO A FAMILIAR PERSONALITY The plan as it is set forth now is to widen the main length of the CHARLIE 1999-2012 wharf with a 10-foot addition on its south side (in the above picture, Passed away February 22 the side closest to the camera). Imagine you are standing against the little white building at the right, and you are looking along the wharf HEN I SPOKE to the harbour entrance. The addition will begin approximately where t o P a t s y the small boat is moored (slightly right of centre) and will extend W MacDonald for the outwards for a distance of about 150 feet. The result will be a wider first time after road which will provide much more space for loading and unloading returning from our of vessels while simultaneously allowing vehicles easier access to the trip to Florida, she outer end of the wharf where the derricks are presently located. asked me if I knew The original application also called for an extension to the end of that Charlie had the T at the outer end of the wharf, but unfortunately this was denied passed on. I did, when the funding for the current project was allocated. This addition because someone would have made more useful space for some of the larger boats, and had emailed me would have provided greater shelter when a NW wind is pushing while I was away. swells directly into the harbour. Application is likely to be made for A picture was included, the one here. this improvement in a future year, but it became a casualty of the Charlie was a well-known character for many years around Lark government austerity measures. Harbour. He had friends all over town and he visited them on a The picture at top right shows the gigantic pile of lumber which regular basis, receiving his favourite (too many) snacks wherever he will be used for the project. Most of the lumber is protected with went. But every dog has his day, and Charlie’s day came on anti-rot compound and the pieces vary from 30 feet down to perhaps Wednesday 22 February, at the age of thirteen years, a good age for 8 feet in length, measuring 8 by 8 inches in section. They are banded a dog. in bundles of 16 pieces, and there are some 30 such bundles, each It may be true that some people disliked Charlie—he did have a worth many thousands of dollars—a lot of money. disturbing habit of wandering all over the road sometimes. But he Funding for this and other Small Craft Harbour facilities comes was an amiable creature who never meant harm to anyone, and he from the Federal Government of Canada in a program costing brought pleasure to many, I know. “$57 million in funding to undertake necessary dredging, repair and Charlie will be missed by his many friends, not least by the support harbour operations and Harbour Authorities across the MacDonald family whose lives he enriched for thirteen years, and by (Continued in column at right) his feline friend in the picture. SHEPPARD’S CLOVER FARM STORE BYRNE’S STORE ! ! ! CHECK OUR PRICES ! ! ! 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The first says, “I'm getting so forgetful- I 12th Sat 10:00am - Flea Market, Lark Harbour ACW was standing at the top of the stairs and I couldn't remember whether 13th Sun Mother’s Day - 11:00am, Baptism & HC I was going down or had just come up.” 15th Tues York Harbour ACW Meeting The second lady says, “You think that's bad? The other day I was 20th Sun 7:00pm - Memorial Hymn Sing sitting on my bed and I couldn't remember whether I was going to 21st Mon Victoria Day Holiday sleep or getting up.” 25th Fri St James School GRADUATION DAY The third lady smiles smugly. “Well, I have no memory problems 27th Sun 11:00am - Confirmation, St James at all, knock wood.” She raps the table. “Who’s there?” 2012 JUNE 2012 WE WILL BE CELEBRATING MOTHER’S DAY on Sunday, May 13th. 3rd Sun 11:00am - Youth Service Mother’s Day is always a special time to give thanks for mothers. It 4th Mon Christmas in June Food Bank Collection is a day that we celebrate relationships that we had or continue to 10th Sun 11:00am - Baptism & HC have with our Mothers. It is a bond of love that we cherish. At 17th Sun Father’s Day - 7:00pm - EP St James’ and St Ambrose’ Churches we give out starter plants called 20th Wed First Day of Summer “Impatiens” to all mothers, to show them how we appreciate them 24th Sun 7:00pm - EP and all they do. 2012 JULY 2012 Mothers tend to be everything to their family. Mothers support their family through life’s ups and downs. We have our biological 1st Sun CANADA DAY mothers who gave us life and we also have those people whom Jesus 11:00am - HC brought into our lives who have been like mothers to us. They are 8th Sun 11:00am - Baptism & HC special people that have brought us joy and love. th th 14 -15 Sat-Sun Summer Festival Lark Hr Trail Committee Mother’s Day always occurs in the season of spring. The symbols th 15 Sun 6:00pm - Open Air Service, Bottle Cove {{{ that come to mind when we think of mothers are: growth, warmth, 17th Tues Cruise Ship Maasdam light, and birth. It was a mother’s nurturing spirit that brought us into 22nd Sun 7:00pm Baptism & HC this big world and since our birth; it has been a mother’s reasurring 29th Sun 2:00pm - Cemetery Service, Lark Harbour {{{ hand that not only loved us but guided our every step of the way. th 30 Mon Bev Hanna-Jones Bus Tour Scripture has a lot to say about mothers: {{{ = if weather permits Proverbs 31:10-12: A wife of noble character who can find? She is 2012 ADVANCE DATES 2012 worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her Aug 3-4-5, Fri-Sun Blow-Me-Down Days (York Harbour) and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the Aug 5th Sun 11:00am - Morning Prayer days of her life. 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