LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Re: Jennifer Hillier-Penney
The Gateway Status of Women looks forward to justice being served in the case of Jennifer Hillier-Penney’s disappearance in St. Anthony’s...
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Wreckhouse Press
- Nov 20, 2023
- 2 min
On The Bookshelf – Hunting Helena
Hunting Helena by Natalie Carter-Giles is published by Flanker Press. Hunting Helena by Natalie Carter-Giles first drew me in because of...
Wreckhouse Press
- Oct 23, 2023
- 3 min
From the Editor’s Desk – Use it or lose it.
René J. Roy is an award-winning photojournalist and the editor-in-chief of the Wreckhouse Weekly. His book, Reflections, is available at...
Wreckhouse Press
- Oct 9, 2023
- 2 min
EDITORIAL – For want of a journalist…
I was recently chatting with a former journalistic colleague when she brought up a conversation she overheard during a fall fair. Someone...
Wreckhouse Press
- Sep 18, 2023
- 3 min
PECKFORD – Summers are for road trips
Contributor Larry Peckford has held a varied career in Newfoundland and Labrador as a public servant and community volunteer. He keeps a...
Wreckhouse Press
- Sep 11, 2023
- 3 min
EDITOR’S DESK – Time for a word.
If there was one thing my father taught me when I was growing up, it was that a man’s word is his bond. I took that to heart, perhaps a...
Wreckhouse Press
- Aug 21, 2023
- 4 min
OPINION
Unveiling the Dystopian Precipice: The Perils of Unbridled AI Takeover Photo by ThisIsEngineering on Pexels.com Editor’s Note: The...
Wreckhouse Press
- Aug 7, 2023
- 2 min
ROZ’S RANT – Not Necessarily the News
Putting aside the fact that I’m a journalist and part owner of an independent newspaper, Meta’s decision to block my access to Canadian...
Wreckhouse Press
- Jul 10, 2023
- 2 min
LETTER – Myths and history.
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Dear Editor, People on this coast never called their small boats Rodneys. Here we had flats, scows, punts,...
Wreckhouse Press
- Jul 3, 2023
- 2 min
ROZ’S RANT – Fine state of affairs.
I know we all gripe about the weather, and at last count there were three million variations of that tired old joke about waiting five...
Wreckhouse Press
- Jun 26, 2023
- 2 min
LETTERS – Gender-based violence stats staggering.
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Dear Editor, Approximately 5,727 women and girls in the region of Stephenville to Channel-Port aux Basques...
Wreckhouse Press
- Jun 26, 2023
- 3 min
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK – Failure to engage.
René J. Roy is an award-winning photojournalist, author and editor-in-chief of the Wreckhouse Weekly news. His next book, sharing new...
Wreckhouse Press
- Jun 19, 2023
- 2 min
LETTERS – the importance of pride month.
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Dear Editor, Even though June marks the beginning of summer vacation for many, this month is exciting...
Wreckhouse Press
- May 22, 2023
- 2 min
LETTERS – Don’t mind your business.
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Dear Editor, We’ve been taught at a very young age to mind our own business when it comes to what we may...
Wreckhouse Press
- May 15, 2023
- 3 min
ROZ’S RANT – Don’t tell me what to write.
I don’t know what’s going on these days but it seems like everyone, and I do mean everyone, has this idea that they can tell journalists...
Wreckhouse Press
- May 8, 2023
- 3 min
EDITOR’S DESK
Potpourri I’ve been heavily involved with the Lifestyle Expo lately, but I’ve decided to write an Editors piece here this week, because...
Wreckhouse Press
- Apr 3, 2023
- 2 min
ROZ’S RANT – Through the side door.
I keep imagining that somewhere in the USA a gun lobbyist rolls into work every single morning with a coffee, an unhealthy breakfast and...
Wreckhouse Press
- Mar 27, 2023
- 6 min
LETTERS – 50 years of water woes
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The reason for this letter is perhaps to garner an answer to a question that has plagued residents of...
Wreckhouse Press
- Feb 20, 2023
- 4 min
OPINION – Municipal bylaw headaches.
Editor-in-Chief and Sales Director René J. Roy is an experienced book editor, photographer, volunteer firefighter, PAB business chamber...
Wreckhouse Press
- Feb 6, 2023
- 1 min
ROZ’S RANT – Making the switch.
I hate winter. I’m not an outdoorsy person to begin with, but once I have to drag my arse out of bed to shovel snow in the biting,...
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