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Diane Crocker

Corner Brook

Reporter at SaltWire Network

Covering the west coast of Newfoundland for Postmedia. Opinions are my own.

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  • 1 day ago | saltwire.com | Diane Crocker

    Nigel Pike has been organizing tours of Stephenville fire department based on participant needs to help reduce fear around emergency personnel with plenty of success.

  • 2 days ago | saltwire.com | Diane Crocker

    A claim against the Stephenville Dymond International Airport over an unpaid bill for the installation of runway lighting will go to trial in March 2026.  •  Article contentA claim against the Stephenville Dymond International Airport over an unpaid bill for the installation of runway lighting will go to trial in March 2026. Ontario-based Tristar Electric filed a statement of claim with the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in St. John’s on July 23, 2024.

  • 2 days ago | saltwire.com | Diane Crocker

    Advertisement 1If Mayor Jim Parsons could do away with parking meters in downtown Corner Brook, he would.  •  Article contentIf Mayor Jim Parsons could do away with parking meters in downtown Corner Brook, he would. That’s because the city is currently dealing with a rash of vandalism involving its parking meters. Since December 2024, 91 parking meters have been destroyed in the downtown area. “The perpetrators aren’t even getting any amount of money,” Parsons told The Telegram.

  • 6 days ago | saltwire.com | Diane Crocker

    Advertisement 1“I was 17 when she passed away, so I never got very many years with her, so this is my way of still paying tribute to her and just knowing that she was the best mom that we had.”  •   •  Article contentEvery year, as Mother’s Day approaches, Darlene Burton visits her mother’s gravesite at Mount Patricia Cemetery and to place flowers there.

  • 1 week ago | saltwire.com | Diane Crocker

    Advertisement 1It may have taken a bit longer than anticipated, but Wayne Hicks and Andrew Fleming are thrilled construction has started on their Wendy’s location in Corner Brook.  •  Article contentIt may have taken a bit more time than they anticipated, but Wayne Hicks and Andrew Fleming are thrilled that construction has started on their Wendy’s location on Confederation Drive in Corner Brook. Hicks and Fleming are both from the city and have been friends since their junior high days.

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Diane Crocker @WS_DianeCrocker
28 Apr 25

Early results have Conservative Carol Anstey leading with 1,858 votes. Liberal Don Bradshaw in second with 1,138 votes.

Diane Crocker
Diane Crocker @WS_DianeCrocker
28 Apr 25

Campaign supporters for Liberal Don Bradshaw have started to gather at the Glynmill Inn in Corner Brook. https://t.co/K0gXyBYN7x

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Diane Crocker @WS_DianeCrocker
15 Apr 25

The City of Corner Brook has named its new recreation centre the Marina Redmond Centre. The facility will open on May 24. https://t.co/uk3MUAPs9f