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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
How to deal with your — and your child's — anxiety during wildfire season
Nearly 100 wildfires have been reported in Newfoundland and Labrador so far this year, marking an early and active start to the season that has already claimed 12 homes on the island and threatened a community in central Labrador. The threat of wildfires can cause significant disruption, and child psychologist Janine Hubbard says the stress and uncertainty affects everyone. Hubbard said it's important to avoid keeping children in the dark about what's happening. "Kids are smart. They pick up on the fact that adults are stressed over that," Hubbard said. Rather than treating fires like an elephant in the room, Hubbard said, parents should involve their children in the preparation for a potential emergency evacuation. Hubbard also suggests assigning children tasks, such as packing a bag or taking pictures of the home, which can be helpful for insurance purposes. "Let them take total control of a bag that they want to pack with what they think are priorities. You can pack the necessities and the practical stuff in another bag for them, but let them figure that out," she said. For children between the ages of eight and 10, Hubbard said allowing them to learn about wildfires through age-appropriate YouTube videos can be helpful. "There are some fabulous videos and information online about how forest fires work," she said. "They get their sense of control by just understanding the situation a little bit better." The main priority, she said, is reminding children that they will be safe. For adults, she suggests preparing for wildfires in a similar manner to how people prepare for a hurricane can help alleviate anxiety. "This is the time to make sure you've got all your emergency preparedness, your extra dog food, your extra water, all of those things," she said. "This appears to be something we're going to be talking about each year." Fires settling Provincial forest fire duty officer Jeff Motty said Monday that the fire threatening Churchill Falls is now under control, while a second fire, burning in nearby Faden Siding, is being contained. Happy Valley-Goose Bay lifted its municipal fire ban on Monday, while several towns on the Avalon Peninsula maintain theirs despite there being a low risk status on the province's fire hazard map. WATCH | Fred Hollett says he's seen a shift in the fire season: Motty said rain is in the forecast for Labrador — news that allows him to breathe a sigh of relief. "Three of four days this week, we are expecting rain in Labrador. So that will settle the fire risk down," Motty said. "The weather settles my brain." Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Click here to visit our landing page.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
This Labrador City senior loves marathons - he's finished each of the world majors
A Labrador City man has joined an elite club of runners by completing all six of the world's major marathons. Elliott Rowe recently completed the Tokyo Marathon, with a time of 5:38:20. He's already completed the other major marathons in Boston, Chicago, New York, Berlin and London. It's a challenge he took on later in life, joining a Labrador West running club in 2010, and completing the Tokyo marathon at age 70. "I started doing my runs leading up to a half marathon, and I was doing fairly good, I must say," Rowe said, as he recalled his initial training. "I was up for the challenge, so that's what I did. Trained for the marathon, and my goal was basically four hours." Rowe finished his first marathon with a time of 3:56:52, and later checked off a bucket list item with the completion of the Boston Marathon in around four hours and four minutes. "That got me, more or less, addicted," he said. "It's the feeling you get when you finish." Rowe has since completed 15 more marathons. He said the feeling never gets old. Tokyo proved a challenge, he said, given hot conditions and a fall in January. However, he pushed through. "I persevered, and I was so happy when I finished [at] the finish line. They put the six-medal medallion on you," he said. The six medals represent the completion of each major marathon. Rowe said if other runners have aspirations to complete a marathon, it's important to ease your way into it by gradually building up distance and training over time. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page.
CBC
27-02-2025
- Politics
- CBC
N.L., what personal experience will shape how you vote in the next federal election? Share it here
Social Sharing Sometime in 2025, Canada will have a federal election. It could be as early as this spring. We all choose to vote for different reasons. CBC Newfoundland and Labrador wants to make sure your voice is heard. What's the one issue that matters the most to you? Do you have a specific personal story that illustrates your experience? We're looking for several people from across Newfoundland and Labrador to publish their perspectives on CBC. Not the same political talking heads, but real people with real stakes. To express your interest, please fill out this Google form. For example, maybe you live in Nunatsiavut, Labrador West, Bonavista, or any of the other communities struggling with the housing crisis, and can't find a place to live. You might be struggling to pay for home heating oil to stay warm in the winter. Maybe you live in northern Labrador and can't afford food. Do you work in Newfoundland's offshore and worry about what Canada's climate plans mean for your future? Are you watching the ongoing tariff dispute and wonder what Ottawa can do to protect Newfoundland and Labrador's fishery? Do you live in an Indigenous community and wonder how the next prime minister will work toward reconciliation? What's the biggest concern driving your vote? If you feel like your perspective isn't represented or heard on a national stage, here's your chance to help change that. Democracy is stronger when we hear perspectives from across all of our communities. This is a paid writing opportunity and you don't have to be a professional writer. You'll be invited to an optional half-day online writing workshop with CBC's First Person producer Tamara Baluja and other editors from across the country. Want to see previous First Person columns we've published? Check out our website and FAQ here.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Truck Norris and Adam Sand-ler aren't celebs, they're Labrador City's new snowplows
Labrador City's safety manager, Wayne Power, says the snowplow naming contest was a great opportunity to engage the community and town staff. (Town of Labrador City/Facebook) In Labrador City, you now might hear someone say "there goes Truck Norris," or "look, it's Adam Sand-ler." Kids from the town were given a chance to name five new snowplows in a recent contest. The names Ctrl-Salt-Delete, Plowabunga and Winter Warrior were also among the winners. The town's safety manager, Wayne Power, says he jumped on the opportunity after seeing other municipalities hold similar contests. Labrador City ended with over 3,500 entries from children between four and 12 years old. "I got to be honest, the creativity, the enthusiasm and the efforts that were made by the kids spoke for itself," said Power. In the coming days, Power said the winning names will be printed on the trucks for the whole town to see. He said he and his staff went through all of the entry forms. Once they had the list down to 30 entries, they posted it in the public works' break room. All 35 employees weighed in by checking off their favourites, and the final five were selected. Kaylee Marsh came out on top by winning the first two spots with her suggestions Truck Norris and Ctrl-Salt-Delete. "Overall, it was amazing. The kids today enjoyed it, I got to say, and I'll be honest, we enjoyed it as well," said Power The winners got toy Tonka trucks and gift cards as their awards. And the town will be going through the process again in the summertime, as they'll have new pieces of equipment to name. But those names will be decided by the town's seniors. "We'll have the contest and we'll bring them inside and then and we'll present them with their awards. So we're looking forward to that," said Power. For Power, this was an opportunity to engage with the town's employees. "Bringing something like this into a small community such as Labrador City was huge for the employees. They love it. It just increases the employee engagement here as well," said Power. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page.
