Striped Bass

The 2017 striped bass fishery will have a longer season than 2016. The retention period starts April 15th and ends October 31st, an increase of 95 days. The bag limit will be one fish per day until June 14th, and again from September 1st until October 31st. June 15th to August 31st will allow two per day. Fishing will not be permitted in part of the Northwest Miramichi River from about mid-May to mid-June during the spawning period.

Kaetlyn Osmond

A world-class figure skater with Newfoundland roots has claimed silver medal in the women’s competition at the World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki.

Marystown native, Kaetlyn Osmond finished in a strong second place at the championships with a score of 218.13.

Osmond placed behind Russia’s Evgenia Medvedeva (Med-vah-day-vah) who won gold with a score of 233.41.

Another Canadian will share the podium with Osmond, as Ontario’s Gabrielle Daleman took bronze with a score of 213.52.