As you've been hearing this morning,
that 18 month old strike at Voisey's Bay could soon end. The company and the union announced last evening they have a tentative deal. It came suddently - without much fanfare - as the two sides quietly went back to the 
bargaining table on Tuesday. The CBC's Rod Etheridge contacted union spokesman Boyd Bussey, just as he emerged from the meeting in St. John's where they reached the deal.
After a ten year battle with silicosis, an industrial disease, Edward "Doc" Collins died January 17th.
His wife and daughter were by his side for the decade long battle.
Now, Katie Collins is keeping her father's wish alive, doing her best to educate people about the disease.She told her story to CBC reporter Jeremy Eaton.
Jeremy also spoke with George Kean, the president of the steelworkers local 5795 in Labrador City..
The mill is shut down in Voisey's Bay....Vale found a leak in a tailing's line this past Saturday.
A broken valve caused some waste rock to spill and possibly contaminate the drinking water there. The company is waiting to hear the result of water quality tests. Meantime, it's looking at cleaning up the site.
The Innu Nation and Nunatsiavut Government have Environmental Monitors on site as well.
Darryl Shiwak is First Minister with Nunatsiavut Government, and is the minister of Lands and Natural Resources....Our Tara McLean reached him in Rigolet....
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On today's Jigs and Reels, Tony Dawson has Mitchell White on the phone from Nain. Among other topics they talk about the sighting of boats in the harbour, riding out the recent storm. A very unusual sight for Nain in January.
Photo: Brian Williams
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The snow is back in the Upper Lake Melville area.
That's a good thing for Birch Brook Nordic Ski Club.
Byron Hamel hit the trail with club volunteer John Bookalam.
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Bert Patey, one of the founders of
Labrador Airways, passed away last week. This morning we're going to hear from a man who was there right from the beginning of the airline.
Lester Powell still flies with Air Labrador. He recalls the day he first met Bert Patey, and some of the memories he carries with him to this day.
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It's a classic!.... Her hair was a curly, massive, wild wave! And it landed her an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres show!
It aired yesterday in this province. St. John's morning show host, Jeff Gilhooley reached her afterwards at her home in Toronto.
Watch the video: "ellen"
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Labrador City's Joey Russell put on a big performance at the Canadian Figure Skating championship in Victoria, B.C. the 22-year-old won the bronze medal in the senior men's category -- the highest finish ever for a skater from this province. After the medal ceremony, he spoke with the CBC's Jo-Ann Roberts
Joe Arsenault hates the word hero. He especially gets uncomfortable when you call him one. But to many people, he was a hero on November 19, 2008. This flight engineer helped rescue three men from a sinking barge off the coast of Nova Scotia.
Now, Master Cpl. Joe Arsenault is receiving the service medal decoration. Labrador Morning's Colleen Connors spoke with him at the Goose Bay air base.
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Things are looking good at the Menihek Nordic ski club in Labrador City. The club just received nearly four hundred thousand dollars from various funding agencies. The money is being put to good use... making big improvements that ALL skiers
can enjoy.Reporter Mike Power dropped by "Menihek Nordic."
President Gerry Rideout explains how the money is being spent...
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DFO is changing the 2011 salmon angling and subsistence net fishery by-catch regulations. It's eliminating the retention of large salmon in Labrador, and reducing the net by-catch limit from four to three. DFO claims salmon stocks in Labrador are down fifty percent.
The Labrador Hunting and Fishing Association disagrees. We heard from President, Tony Chubbs earlier this month. He says DFO's data collection is problematic, and does not warrant these changes.The Association is asking DFO to reverse it's decision until people in Labrador have been properly consulted.
To speak to those concerns, Tony Dawson is joined by DFO Salmon Biologist, Chuck Bourgeois...And Dave Ball, Resource Manager for Recreational Fisheries at DFO.
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Happy Valley - Goose Bay finally has enough snow to ride snowmobile. And the town wants to remind riders the rules of the trails... Community
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People in Labrador are well served by air these days.
There are many daily flights to all parts of Labrador, including the north and south coasts.
But it wasn't always like that.... Years ago most of the coast was served only by boat, or by chartering an aircraft.
That changed over the years, thanks in Part to Bert Patey.
He and two other partners bought a bush plane
operation, that evolved into a regular service. Patey passed away this week at his home in Newfoundland, at the age of seventy eight.
He had spent a long time in Labrador where he nurtured the aviation business.
One Person who knew Patey quite well and appreciates his contribution to Labrador's Aviation history is Labrador's Senator, Bill Rompkey.
Labrador Morning's Mike Power reached him in Ottawa to find out more about Patey's contribution to Aviation in Labrador.
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It's January... And that means you probably know at least one person, on the New Year Diet.
Getting fit and healthy is a very popular new year's resolution..
And it Certainly shouldn't be a problem for anyone living in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
There's a full gym with cardio and weights.
There's a swimming pool, skating rink and even
yoga classes.But what if you wanted to shake up the regular fitness routine? Labrador Morning's Colleen Connors went on a mission to do just that...
Fourteen year old Conrad Kuhne of Labrador City takes his Cross Country skiing seriously. He trains year round, and he trains hard.
The young skiier from the Menihek Nordic Club is reaping the rewards of all that work.
He has earned a spot on the provincial ski team, and now will be on the provinces team at the Canada Winter Games in Nova Scotia next Month.
Kuhne told Labrador Morning's Mike Power about the recent races where he qualified for the Games team, and what the opportunity will mean for him.
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