The wind blew fast across St. John’s, Newfoundland on a hot summer afternoon. It was a day like any other. Until it wasn’t. At a barn atop Carter’s Hill, a lit pipe, placed too close to the edge of a table, was about to change the course of history...
Newfoundland is a fascinating place. It was once the home of the Beothuk people, and European settlement on the island dates back farther than anywhere else in Canada. In the British Empire, Newfoundland once stood on equal footing with Canada as...
For the first 30 years that Newfoundland existed as a province in Canada, it had only two premiers. In 1979, after the resignation of Frank Moores, it was time for a new man to step into the top job. That man was Brian Peckford. Brian Peckford was...
Succeeding from a Newfoundland legend like Joey Smallwood is no easy task, but after 23 years it was Frank Moores who came in as the new premier of the province, only the second in Newfoundland’s history. Frank Moores was born on Feb. 18, 1933 in...
It is now time to begin our look at the premiers of Newfoundland, the most recent province to join Confederation. While in this series we have seen premiers who have had minor roles in their provinces, things are kicking off big with one of the most...