Graham: Portrait of a Newfoundland fisherman. The small boat fishery could become the next victim of one of the worst ecological disasters of the 20th century. See "The Future of Cod," by George Rose with photography by Rob Johnston, p. 22.
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The Future of Cod by George Rose
When Newfoundland's financial distress in the early to mid-20th century led to confederation with Canada, mismanagement and massive over-fishing ensued. The resultant stock declines constitue one of the great ecological disasters of the 20th century.[ read online ]
Making the Change: Recommendations of the Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada by Victor Young
The Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada was established in April 2002 by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to review the province's progress after 54 years in Confederation.
Transformative Imagery: The Landscape Art of Gerald Squires by Sean McGrath
"I feel that art passed me by," Gerald Squires said to me, one night last summer. "It was too big for me. I didn't know how immense it was when I began If I had known, I would have been too terrified to go into it."
Zechut Avot: The Merits of the Fathers by Douglas Wilansky
When my father arrived as a refugee in Newfoundland in 1923, he was employed as a shochet (ritual slaughterer), mohel (ritual circumcisor) and spiritual leader of a Jewish community numbering some 50-60 families.
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