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Virender Singh has worked as a chef in many places around the world. Now, he’s started his own restaurant, Snow and Rum, in Corner Brook. It’s only been open for three months, and Singh says it's been a learning experience. He spoke with the CBC’s Amy Feehan.

This is the height of cruiseship season along the West Coast of Newfoundland. Earlier this week, two ships were in Corner Brook on the same day. The Artania and the Norwegian Jade together brought in about four-thousand passengers - and many of them spent their time enjoying the sunny weather in the city. But what do cruise ship passengers do when they're in Corner Brook? The CBC's Sanuda Ranawake went out to ask that question. a

A Mi'kmaw band on the Port au Port Peninsula is shining a light on the past, in hopes of helping people today. The Benoit First Nation has dusted off a report from an Indigenous groups' meeting in Gander in 1977. and it's making the report available online. The original document came out of a meeting of what was then called the Federation of Newfoundland and Labrador Indians. Jasen Benwah is with Benoit First Nation.

The province's health authority says patients in the Western region who are referred to a dermatologist may now see one closer to home. Visiting dermatology clinics will be offered in Corner Brook one weekend a month, starting in October. Paulette Morgan is senior director of hospital and clinical services at NL Health Services – Western Zone. Dr. Joe Coffey is division head of dermatology for the province.

A young entrepreneur in the town of St. George's got by with a little help from some friends recently. Tyler Cormier had been mowing lawns all summer, but his mower stopped working, and another piece of equipment was stolen. And Tyler was left without a way to keep going. That's when municipal workers in the town of St. George's got involved. They even helped to get a replacement for the stolen item. The CBC's Sanuda Ranawake went to St. George's to speak with Tyler Cormier - and the town workers.

Black bears are native to Newfoundland and Labrador, so it's no surprise that we'd see one every now and again. But, this year, it DOES seem like we've had a fair number of reports of bear sightings. They've been up on patios and digging into people's garbage. Adam Green is conservation officer with the provincial Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture.

On Monday we heard concerns about a trail closure in Gros Morne National Park. The Wallace Brook sections of trail were closed several years ago when the Green Gardens trail was re-routed. Green Gardens trail is between Woody Point and Trout River. But experienced hikers have still used the old trail, which had experienced erosion and had not been repaired. Recently, Parks Canada issued a notice that people will face a fine if they trespass on the closed trail or on 30 metres on either side of it. On Monday, local resident and tourism operator Becky O'Keefe said she is worried that the same thing could happen to other trails. For reaction, we contacted Rob Hingston, visitor experience product development officer at Gros Morne National Park.

Young adults in this province are taking a crack at municipal politics, in a manner of speaking. Members of the NL Youth Parliament will be delving into and debating municipal issues, as part of a partnership with Municipalities NL. It's the second annual Municipal Council Debate. Leah Patterson is director of social media for the NL Youth Parliament, and Amy Coady is president of Municipalities NL.

A Bay St. George South woman has never been so happy to see an excavator. Heavy equipment rolled into the small community of Highlands recently, to make way for a new bridge over Shoal Point Brook. The existing bridge is dilapidated and a hazard, and government said it had to be removed. But the bridge is part of the only road access to a hidden gem known as the Ship Cove seastacks. Julie Roberts is a resident of Highlands who's spent more than two years trying to save that access route.

They're colourful, lively, and sometimes a little goofy. Puffins are sometimes referred to as "clowns of the sea."

But they are incredible birds. Jill Taylor is studying the social behavior and individual recognition of Atlantic puffins.She is a researcher and field technician at Memorial University.