The Town has been in contact with Canada Post on the issue residents are having with mailboxes in Bide Arm. Canada Post would like to inform the residents they are working on the issue and have ordered new locks that are more adaptable to our weather conditions. In the meantime, starting Monday, December 12, 16 residents can pick up their mail at Canada Post in Roddickton until the locks have been installed.
Message from Norpen to residents:
Sorry for the confusion but effective December 15 the Town of Bide Arm’s waste will be collected on Thursday of each week. We are going back to the original schedule of Thursdays for the towns of Bide Arm and Englee.
The Helping Hands Concert Committee would like to inform the public the concert has been postponed until Monday, Dec 12, 16 starting at 7:00 pm.
Cross Talk
This week, the CBC’s Terry Roberts brought powerful stories your way about the population decline on the Great Northern Peninsula.
What do you think – is there a way to get people to stay in rural Newfoundland and Labrador?
Share your thoughts with Sheila Fitzgerald, the mayor of Roddicton-Bide Arm and also the Small Towns Director with Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador.
You can call 709-722-7111 in the St. John’s area, or toll-free 1-800-563-8255.
At 12:06 p.m. Newfoundland / 11:36 a.m. in most of Labrador.
Tune into CBC radio “Cross Talk” on Thursday (November 10, 2016) at 12-1 pm. Mayor Sheila Fitzgerald will be talking about Harrison Centre Report and future challenges of living on the Northern Peninsula given the rapidly declining population. This is an opportunity to hear more and full explanations on what CBC news just touched on Tuesday night.
As Mayor Fitzgerald stated “It’s really not all doom and gloom – we are not giving up and closing our doors up here on The GREAT Northern Peninsula just yet…. The Harris Centre Report provided some real eye opening information – if anything this is a wonderful opportunity to look at the way we do business and start working together. As small towns across this province we cannot stand alone any more – we need a collaborative effort /approach – it’s time to be reminded of our core values and our roots where everyone helps each other … And it’s one for all – and all for one!”
Don’t miss it … Mayor Sheila Fitzgerald will be talking about Harrison Centre Report and future challenges of living on the Northern Peninsula given the rapidly declining population. Tune into the CBC evening news “Here and Now” today (Tuesday- November 8, 2016) 6-7 pm and CBC radio “Cross Talk” on Thursday (November 10, 2016) at 12-1 pm.
