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Severe Cuts To Labrador Economic Development Boards

Posted by Tony Dawson

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency or ACOA is ending its funding to Economic Development Boards in Newfoundland and Labrador. What does that mean? Well, the Central Labrador Economic Development board is losing 75 per cent of its funding. The province pays the rest at 25 per cent and announced yesterday that its not able to fill in for ACOA. To explain what this means for the Upper Lake Melville area, Carol Best joins us live in our studio. She is the Executive Director of the Central Labrador Economic Development Board.

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Them Days Archives Wants Your (Not So Junky) Junk

Posted by Tony Dawson

It’s time for spring cleaning in Labrador. But ‘Them Days’ archive is hoping people won’t throw out valuable historical material along with the trash. It’s hosting a spring cleaning event today and tomorrow at its office in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Them Days is encouraging people to drop of historical material that will be put away in a safe place. But it will also make copies if people can’t part with their originals just yet. Labrador Morning’s John Gaudi spoke with archivist Tracy Leal about what they’re looking for.

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Will Government Cuts Force The Sale Of Historical Artifacts?

Posted by Tony Dawson

Last week, archaeologists from across Canada met in Montreal at a national conference. The talk at the event was dominated by federal budget cuts, particularly to Parks Canada and national museums. It emerged from that conversation that there may be a serious plan to sell some of Canada’s historical artifacts, and permanently store others. And that may include artifacts related to Labrador. Peter Pope was there at the conference. He’s an archaeology professor at Memorial University. He joins us by phone.

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