Detail from Winter House Brook by Jean Claude Roy (2005). Oil on canvas. 18" x 24" The artist, who divides his time between France and Newfoundland, was profiled in NQ 97[1].
In this issue:
Feature Articles ...
Better Than The Best: The Royal Newfoundland Regiment Today by L.D. Sheppard
There was little enough to evoke the evening of July 1, 1916 at the small military base in Douai, France where The Royal Newfoundland Regiment was billeted during the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Little enough, but enough, all the same.[ read online ]
Jean Claude Roy — About the Artist
Jean Claude Roy was born in 1948 in Rochefort-sur-Mer, France. He came to know Newfoundland while working as a marine electrician on a French cable ship, and moved to St. John's in 1971. It was at this time that he began to paint seriously.
The Making of a Prime Minister: Richard Squires in 1919 by Patrick O’Flaherty
"They mount, they shine, evaporate and fall," Dr. Samuel Johnson wrote of politicians. No one in Newfoundland followed this gloomy formula as spectacularly as Richard Squires — and he did it twice! What motivated this extraordinary man?
Spirits of Christmas PastSelected from various Newfoundland publications by Joan Ritcey, with biographical notes by Linda White
Goodwill messages from past leaders during times of challenge and hope.
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