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life is better Published monthly in St. John’s by Downhome Publishing Inc. 43 James Lane, St. John’s, NL, A1E 3H3 Tel: 709-726-5113 • Fax: 709-726-2135 • Toll Free: 1-888-588-6353 E-mail: mail@downhomelife.com Website: www.downhomelife.com Editorial Editor-in-Chief Dillon Collins Assistant Editor Nicola Ryan Editor Lila Young
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42 Pet of the Year Meet the winner, an extraordinary animal friend!
50 Buddy’s Back Inside the emotional return to the stage of Buddy Wasisname & The Other Fellers Dillon Collins
62 The Cod Splitting Show
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A centuries-old practice and cultural hallmark Kim Ploughman
74 A Field Guide to Newfoundland Berries A fresh crop of facts about our favourite sweet treats. Nicola Ryan September 2024
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homefront 8 Between the Lines A note from the Editor
10 Letters From Our Readers A Visit Home, Talk of a Tragic Treasure and Fond Memories.
14 Downhome Asks Some of our favourite callouts and responses from our readers on social media. 16 Downhome Tours Spain 18 Then & There Recent news, notes, events, anniversaries and more from across NL and beyond.
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20 Why is That? Why do we call it a “rain check”? Linda Browne 22 Life’s Funny Strawberry Time 23 Say What? A contest that puts words in someone else’s mouth
24 Lil Charmers Berry Picking Buddies
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26 Pets of the Month Paw-some Autumn
28 Reviewed Denise Flint reviews A Seal of Salvage by Clayton B. Smith 30 What Odds Paul Warford’s exasperated utterances. 32 Fresh Tracks Wendy Rose reviews Ian Foster’s new album, Nerve 4
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40 The Labrador Current An Innocent Bystander Nathan Freake
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68 Hidden Gems Exploring Chance Cove Wayne Parsons 80 A True Spirit St. John’s based craft distillery Wooden Walls Distilling shines on an international stage. Dillon Collins September 2024
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home and cabin 84 Stuff We Love Blueberry Bonanza Nicola Ryan 86 Ask Marie Anything Interior designer Marie Bishop takes your questions. 90 Todd’s Table Beef Stir Fry Todd Goodyear
94 Downhome Recipes Harvest Time!
102 Down to Earth Expanding
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Your Horizons Kim Thistle
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reminiscing 108 Flashbacks Classic photos of people and places.
109 This Month In History 110 Visions and Vignettes About the cover September is a period of growth and change, of new beginnings and fresh, bright futures. Downhome explores the endless possibilities of the season this ‘Sweet September’ with a photo of a bountiful partridgeberry haul from reader Quenton Lessard gracing our cover.
Cover Index Pet of the Year • 42 Saltwater Joys • 50 Start Your Engines • 56 Sweet September • 74 Wooden Walls Distilling • 80 Explore Chance Cove • 68 The Cod Splitting Show • 62 www.downhomelife.com
Adventures of two young scallywags in an imaginary outport of days gone by. Harold N. Walters
114 This Month in Downhome History 118 Rooted in History Lester Green
124 Puzzles 136 Colouring Page 138 Classifieds 140 Mail Order 144 Photo Finish September 2024
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I’ll be the first to admit I’ve taken this place for granted. Newfoundland and Labrador has been a source of great aggravation and greater inspiration for me over the years. Equal parts stifling as she is freeing, many of us have surely experienced firsthand the yin and the yang that come with island living. With our isolation comes peace and tranquillity, our perceived lack of opportunity allows for increased creativity. The cost, both real and imagined, can be high, leading many to adopt a glass-half-full mentality. I think I’m nearer a place of contentment in my saltwater life, though I’ll be open enough to say that has not always been the case. As Al Pacino’s fictional gangster Michael Corleone once said, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” With that in mind, I was lucky enough to be in attendance for the first proper live performance of Buddy Wasisname & The Other Fellers in five years. It was, in many ways, an eye-opening experience. Buddy and the b’ys have been a constant in my life from childhood, and I’d venture to say that Wayne, Kevin and Ray have been the soundtrack to more than a few island memories. This past June close to 3,000 eager concert-goers packed the Iceberg Alley Performance Tent on a prime Saturday evening, singing along with the beloved contributors of the Newfoundland songbook. If I wasn’t sentimental before, hearing “Salt Water Joys” belted to the rafters by thousands is sure to give one pause. Wayne Chaulk’s lyrics cut to the core of a wayward soul like me who has “searched for all the reasons why I should go away,” but ultimately “take my chances with those saltwater joys.” To that end, our September issue embraces the good stuff, the call of home and those saltwater joys that keep us there. Dillon Collins Editor-in-chief
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Asks How do we learn? From you, dear readers. Downhome routinely takes to social media to pose all manner of questions to our followers. From favourites to memories, opinions and everything in between, Downhome Asks, and you answer. Here are some of our favourite callouts for questions and responses from our followers.
Name a meal where the leftovers are just as good or maybe even better. Turkey neck soup, boiled dinner or leftover gravy. The best is smearing a piece of homemade bread with reheated gravy and eating it just like that. Danielle Robertson Fish, brewis, potatoes, scrunchions and fried onions all mashed together and drizzled with molasses. Sylvia Squires Hall Turkey dinner. Can make so many things with the leftover turkey, stuffing, gravy, and veggies. Turkey soup, poutine, turkey a la king, lettuce wraps, hot and cold turkey sandwiches and wraps, hash, breakfast potatoes, the list goes on. Jennifer Squires Yanish Almost any ‘NL’ meal really. Fish n brewis, baked beans, jiggs … yum! Audrey Clarke Hot roast beef, chicken, and turkey sandwiches. Dan Goldsworthy 14
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I think all leftovers taste better the next day because that’s when all the flavour sets in good! Carolyn Ferrie
Do You Make Your Bed Every Morning? Well, I’m the oddball. After 50 years of my hubby working shift work, all three shifts in a month, most times he was in it, so no I don’t. And it’s ok. Janice Clark Yes, before I leave my bedroom. Actually as soon as I step out, I turn around and make it. Dena Hepditch Yes, I start the coffee and then make the bed every day. Judy Kilby I used to, but not now. Not every single day. Cindy Simmonds I don’t anymore because, since my husband retired, he makes it. Kathy Rogers 1-888-588-6353
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Yes, and I change the sheets every second day. Kevenia Dominix Yes, I don’t leave the room until I do. Miranda Puddicombe
I live in Newfoundland and Labrador, but I’ve never … About the only thing I haven’t done regarding Newfoundland culture on my bucket list is visiting every community on the island, but pretty close now to seeing them all. Patsy Chaffey Humby Born and raised in NL, but never kissed a cod. Ate lots of cod and cod tongues and cheeks though. Travelled the island on family trips to many areas as a kid. Karen Moore I have never seen an iceberg. Gerardine MacLellan Gale I was born and raised in Newfoundland and Labrador but I have never seen a Better Place. Bev Stride Dawe
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I have never been a fan of NL music. Anne Roane I was born and raised in Newfoundland and Labrador but I’ve never been to Labrador. Melissa Keeping I have never ate seal flippers or seen any Newfoundland outports or been to Gros Morne Park or many parts of Newfoundland, except the South Coast, St. John’s and the surrounding area. Marjorie Green I have never taken the ferry to the isolated communities on the South Coast, but it’s on my bucket list. Donna Marsh Cluett I was born and raised in Newfoundland, but I’ve never seen an actual pitcher plant or puffin. Lynnette Bown I have never hiked Gros Morne when I lived in Newfoundland. It’s on my bucket list for this summer, though. Melissa Darby McArthur
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Berry Picking Buddies Fruitful Fun Beaming Bryson picks partridgeberries with his mom. Brittany Powell via DownhomeLife.com
Sweet Seeker Benjamin’s got bushels of berries. Courtney Park Gander, NL
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Berry Tasty!
Beau can’t resist a berrylicious bite. Hannah Power via DownhomeLife.com
Blueberry Bliss Rosie is the sweetest little berry picker in the patch. Karen Hoddinott Bell Island, NL
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homefront pets of the month
Falling for You Raider loves the fresh fall air and long walks on the trails. Angela Bonnell Torbay, NL
Paw-some Autumn Sticking Around Zara’s waiting for someone to throw that stick. Kimberly Canning Upper Gullies, NL
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Blazing Trails Pretty Molly goes for a trot on the Corner Brook Stream Trail. Ian Adey Corner Brook, NL
Treemendous This climbing kitty interrupts the neighbour’s birdwatching plans. Al & Ruby Lawrence Waterville, NS
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It’s that time of year again, time to tip your paws and snouts to our furry, feathered and fantastic friends for our Downhome Pet of the Year Contest. All year long Downhome showcases your canine, feline and all-around awesome animals and, each and every September, spotlights the most heartwarming paw-some stories that will surely bring you closer to animal lover than ever before. This year’s winner is Rufus, the Bionic Wonderdog, who has changed the life of his humbled human, Leigh Bursey.
Rufus, the Bionic Wonderdog The deep connections that can develop between humans and animals are precious. A single glance into the eyes of a scruffy pup can lead to years of love and devotion, as in the case of Rufus and his dad, Leigh. “I never had a dog before,” recounts Leigh, who was living in Brockville, ON, when Rufus came into his life. “I was in a relationship at the time with a wonderful woman who I have immense respect for. She had left her domestic circumstances with this little black puppy dog. She had to work sometimes and asked me to babysit him. I said, ‘I’ve never babysat in my life! I don’t know anything about dogs!’ But I just remember I looked at this little guy and thought, ‘How could anyone not be completely in love with him?’” Leigh wears many hats as an activist, journalist, researcher and musician, currently working as a Supportive Housing Case Manager. He specializes in homelessness – a circumstance he understands personally, and Rufus is always at his side. Rufus and Leigh www.downhomelife.com
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“After a lot of my lived experience with poverty and homelessness, I started working at youth centres and warming centres and shelters,” he explains. “Rufus would come with me to Ottawa to volunteer and to Brockville to be at the warming centre. He’s been with me at the Gathering Place, he’s come with me to work with Connections for Seniors. I take him with me wherever I can and it’s normally greeted with a lot of enthusiasm from clients and residents.” Rufus’ sweet, sociable nature wins him friends wherever he goes. “There have been times where there’s been a skirmish at a warming centre,” Leigh says. “And after dealing with someone’s traumatic circumstance, I’ll turn around and I see him on buddy’s lap, you know, sharing a yogurt cup, watching Sons of Anarchy together. He’s just very affectionate and I know it made a significant difference in their life. He’s the greeting dog, the therapy dog, the guard dog and the welcoming dog. He’s everybody’s best friend.” Rufus earned his ‘bionic wonderdog’ title after surviving a major accident in 2022 when he was struck by a car. “One of the big things I promised him as he was getting older is I was going to try to get him a backyard to play in because even as a municipal councillor in Ontario I couldn’t afford a home of my own. So the opportunity came up here and we moved here and he had a great backyard but that didn’t make a difference when he got smoked,” Leigh says as he recounts the harrowing details of the incident. 44
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“They broke his femur and hip. On the other side, the hip by the cracked femur was mangled in three places. They knocked out a couple of teeth, scarred his face, road rash, knocked him loopy. He bit his tongue, his eyes were rolling in the back of his head, he was in shock and immense pain. I just remember jumping over top of my dog and putting a hand up and lying in the middle of the road going, ‘Please don’t die on me. I can’t do this without you.” Heavenly Creatures, a local animal rescue organization raised ten thousand dollars that weekend and saved Rufus’ life. “I really thought the accident would have more impact on his quality of life but he’s the same energetic dog he always was to me. I don’t notice any significant difference at all,” says Leigh. “He’s full of energy, he’s so affectionate, so full of love. He’s a bit territorial, I mean, especially when it comes to the front lawn and protecting his dad, but when he’s anywhere else he’s just a darling – and he’s also super cute!” The bond Leigh and Rufus have forged is rooted in companionship, loyalty, and the unique ability pets have to provide unconditional love and comfort. “He’s been with me through some hard times for sure,” Leigh says. “I’ve struggled with some mental health issues in my day, some depression and anxiety. He’s been so therapeutic for me because he’s very loving.” Soon, Leigh and Rufus will be on the road again, relocating to New Brunswick where Leigh will work as a housing initiative manager. “Rufus has been a part of a lot of adventures,” he says. “He has a little www.downhomelife.com
dog tag of every city he’s lived in. He’s been out in PEI picking potatoes with me, he’s been a part of my fundraisers, he’s been a part of my life as a public politician and marched in parades. He’s been a groomsman, he’s been a superhero, he’s sort of done it all, but the biggest thing is he’s provided a lot of comfort and warmth to people who didn’t have a lot.”
Our Pet of the Year winner is the recipient of a two night pet getaway from Ocean View Hotel, complete with a pet amenities package, complimentary breakfast and $100 dining card. The premier oceanfront hotel is located in the heart of Gros Morne National Park in picturesque Rocky Harbour. For more information visit theoceanview.ca (See ad on page 55)
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of how a little lost and hungry kitten saved my life,” begins Leo Tobin, a county fire chief and business owner in Alberta. “One afternoon I was at court as a support figure. It was a beautiful November day, and while standing outside talking to a couple of R.C.M.P. officers, this beautiful black kitten with a small white circle on her shoulder came up to me. I picked her up, and one of the officers said, ‘It looks like you’ve got a new friend.’” A self-described dog person, the tiny kitten made such an impact on Leo that he decided then and there to find it a home following court, though the animal was nowhere to be seen when he returned from his commitment. Three weeks later, amidst a blizzard in the region, serendipity would intervene. “After taking an hour to drive a half-hour drive, I finally made it home,” he recalls. “My workplace is 30km away, but 46
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My wife said, ‘You’re going to keep her’ and I said, ‘Not likely.’ I hung up the phone, took one look at the beautiful and pitiful little thing, went into the bedroom, changed into my street clothes, and out I went into the storm for an animal I didn’t even like. the courthouse is five blocks from my apartment. As I got out of my car, I couldn’t believe my eyes. There was a tiny little ball of black fur shivering at my door. You must understand, that I lived in a 4-plex…two apartments up and two on the ground level. I lived in an upper apartment, yet there she was…at “my” door! I knew it was the same kitten because there was a tiny white circle on her shoulder.” Resigned to the fact that he couldn’t possibly leave the creature stranded in the cold, Leo brought the kitten inside. “I wasn’t sure at that moment what I was going to do about feeding her, but I did know the next day she would be leaving. My wife said, ‘You’re going to keep her’ and I said, ‘Not likely.’ I hung up the phone, took one look at the beautiful and pitiful little thing, went into the bedroom, changed into my street clothes, and out I went into the storm for an animal I didn’t even like.” Fed, entertained and appreciative with newly purchased kitty chow and toys, the kitten would curl up with Leo, cuddling under his chin for warmth as the pair fell asleep in unison.
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Expecting to remove his unexpected guest the next day, the kitten became instantly attached to Leo, and Leo to the kitten. “I opened the door and let her out and she crawled up the chair, hopped onto the railing, over to my arm, around to my left shoulder and sat there, watching people on the street. Yes, she stayed. I named her Midnight, but my wife said Bella suited her better because she is beautiful. Bella was home.” Retiring a year later and diagnosed with PTSD, Leo explains that Bella has been a tremendous source of emotional support. “Bella is always by my side and always there for emotional support. My wife started calling her a puppy cat,” he jokes. “Bella follows me everywhere and listens like a dog. She sits and waits for treats, meets me at the door when I come in, and when I tell her up, she jumps on my lap. She curls up asleep on my lap when I’m watching TV downstairs, and if my wife calls out to talk to me, she just lies there sleeping.” Unexpected bonds can form in the most miraculous of ways, even for a man and his cat, both needing each other more than they’d know.
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Walter
Nominated By Michelle Earle
“Our Frenchie Walter is our hero. At four years old he woke one day in extreme pain, unable to use his back legs. With a diagnosis of Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) and a ruptured disc, he underwent life-saving spinal surgery. He made it through but was still unable to walk. It took a year of numerous therapies, setbacks and tears, yet Walter always stayed confident and steadfast. He has continued to beat the odds, facing any complications head-on with his nose in the air and a wobble in his step. He inspires us every day.”
Piper
Nominated by Krista Howell
“Piper is a rescue pup from the town of Norris Point. She lives in Pasadena now. She is a regular visitor to the library at Grenfell Campus, MUN, where she offers wellness and cheer-up visits to students from around the province and around the world! So many students love the snuggles and belly rubs that remind them of their pets back home, and obviously Piper LOVES the attention!”
Milly
Nominated by Amanda Oakley
“Milly is a pitbull/cattle dog mix. She was abandoned in Texas at five months old and was picked up by a rescue that transports to NL. It wasn’t known to the rescue that she was deaf. My fiancée and I had her two days before we figured it out. Training a deaf dog does come with its challenges. We have to use hand signals and we have to be her ears and make sure she is always safe. She has changed our lives. We are more patient, understanding and attentive because of her. She’s the best pup.” 48
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Dory
Nominated by Amanda Pelley
“Have you ever met a cat that loves to spend time in a stroller and go for walks? Well, my cat Dory from Durrell is just the cat. When Dory was just a kitten I bought a pet stroller hoping I could take her for a little stroll around my little cove. The moment she jumped in she loved it. Now, four years later, Dory not only likes to get in for walks but it’s her place for her naps. When the weather is nice Dory and I head for a walk. She enjoys the ocean views and loves to watch the sunset!”
Macey
Nominated by Kayla Cox
“Macey is a beloved seven-year-old Golden Retriever who resides in Irishtown-Summerside. She greets you by shaking her bum, waving her tail and giving endless kisses. She’s an adventurous canine who has a passion for exploring the great outdoors, whether it be moose hunting in the woods, fishing with her brother or hunting frogs with her sister in the Newfoundland ponds. Macey also loves ski-doo and side-by-rides. She enjoys relaxing by the fire at the cabin and has a great love for rocks. Woof!”
Opie
Nominated by Arabella Dyke
“Opie came into my life in September of 2023. He’s my very first personal horse and the dream I’ve had since I was little. After losing my ‘heart horse’ in 2022 very unexpectedly, he showed me how to love another horse fully. Opie is my unicorn who has shown me how to love the sport again and how to give my heart to another horse without feeling guilty. He makes me the happiest a girl can be!”
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TO SOME, THEY’VE BEEN THE BACKDROP TO CHILDHOOD. To others, the soundtrack of road trips, steam cruises out of the harbour, kitchen parties and camping-based shenanigans. To any they meet, Kevin Blackmore, Ray Johnson and Wayne Chaulk are some of Newfoundland and Labrador’s favourite sons and national treasures. To all, they’re known as Buddy Wasisname & The Other Fellers, and after five years away they’re back on the stage.
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Buddy Wasisname & the Other Fellers get up to their old shenanigans during a performance at Iceberg Alley in 2024 The much loved and hilarious ensemble suited up for their first proper show in five years this past summer at the Iceberg Alley Performance Tent before a raucous and enthusiastic crowd nearly 3000 strong. There was magic under the big top on that sultry June evening, that much was clear to those in attendance and the legendary entertainer’s stage front. “Ray, Kevin and I hadn’t played together in five years, except for one little stint last November when MusicNL gave us an award and wanted us to do eight minutes. So we went to town and got together for probably an hour and just tidied up three pieces and did that. But that doesn’t really count. So for five years, we didn’t play. For us to come together on the weekend, and perform to a group like that who was just so enthusiastic and so eager to see us after being out of the picture, it was delightful,” shares Wayne 52
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Chaulk in a sit-down with Downhome. “Over the last few years, I can’t tell you how many emails and texts and messages and everything else (the band has received) people just saying we really miss what you do and we need it. It was good to do this and have at least 3000 people see us. It was really delightful b’y, to connect with the fans and get the reaction that we got, and to prove to ourselves that we’re capable at our age and the absence from it to still be able to do it. It was absolutely wonderful.” Belting out fan favourites “Is You Happy”, “Chainsaw Earle”, “Sarah” and “Salt Water Joys” in unison with the capacity crowd, the response from the sea of humanity put to bed any doubts that the boys may have lost a step. “Every performer has doubts about what he’s done and what he’s doing. And when you go so long without playing, you just wonder. We’re playing all those old, some people 1-888-588-6353
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call them hits, but we’ve always called them misses. These were our greatest misses. So we wondered if they would still stand up. Are people sick of this now? And to walk on stage and know that you can forget a word or you can fumble a chord, it doesn’t matter,” Wayne says proudly. “You got 2500-3000 people singing your lyrics. What’s really gratifying to me, and I’m sure Kevin and Ray too, is that those weren’t songs that they hear on the radio
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from Nashville, these were originals. These are basically Newfoundland songs and they were our songs. And to know that all of these people who came could sing all of the lyrics, I mean, it’s just so gratifying.” Firmly established as a quintessential part of the Newfoundland zeitgeist, Buddy has begun to receive their flowers in recent years, literally and figuratively. The band has been honoured by the East Coast Music Association and MusicNL for their www.downhomelife.com
contributions to music and culture, recently receiving the supreme national accolade of being inducted as members of the Order of Canada. “Sometimes the past becomes a blur,” Wayne acknowledges. “We haven’t been playing a lot in recent years. I’m doing various things, and every once in a while, almost every day I’ll smile because a memory will come back to me from 30 years ago, 35 years ago or a particular theatre, a particular crew member did
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were the soundtrack for it. Grandad was singing, dad, mom, kids, everybody singing these songs.’ That becomes ingrained in people’s minds and it becomes a little bit of the soundtrack for their childhood and earlier years. And that’s what makes it so lasting, I think.” Posed the million-dollar question on the future of Buddy live, and Wayne pumps the breaks on a fullscale return to the road. The trio, alongside longtime fixture Byron Pardy, have enjoyed a reprieve from decades of travel and gigging, spending much-deserved time with family away from the spotlight. That said, the allure of the crowd is strong, and only growing stronger thanks to the mammoth reception under the Iceberg tent. “We’ve been enjoying the fact that we get to spend so much time with family and friends and kind of live normal lives because, for 37 years,
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we spent time at home, but then we also spent probably 100 days of the year on the road, broken up. Your life was compartmentalized and you were on a plane and you were gone. It was just madness. Your schedule was crazy for all these days, and you come home and you’d miss birthdays, you miss special occasions, stuff like that,” Wayne explains. “So to have an extended period at home, to have a normal life and given our ages too, we reasoned that we would play very, very little and that might even be once a year or twice a year or whatever. It would be only an event all three of us wanted to do, and our families were okay with it. But when we played (at Iceberg Alley) it certainly reignited the old feelings of how good it is to be on stage and to be responded to the way we were. We’ll keep the door open.”
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Targa Newfoundland is back on the road this September. From September 12-19, one of only three internationally recognized Targa motorsports events in the world and the only tarmac rally in North America will hit the province, visiting two dozen communities from St. John’s to Leading Tickles. With competitors past and present ranging from 15 different countries as far as Turkey, Japan and Australia, racers will cover over 2000 km, including 500 km on closed courses on public roads, navigating spectacular terrain, breathtaking scenery, and immersing drivers and crew in the uniqueness that is outport Newfoundland and Labrador. “I believe we are now the last major support of outport life in Newfoundland,” shares Robert Giannaou, Targa Newfoundland co-founder and www.downhomelife.com
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Targa Newfoundland is subdivided into two distinct events this year. Targa Bambina a two-day competition Targa Duemila a six-day competition Both events include a two-day Course Familiarization Program (CFP) prior to the event. This provides a driving skills review, stage review, and practice session. The first day is mandatory for new teams and optional for returning teams. The second day, which includes the stage review, is mandatory for all teams.
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inductee into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Class of 2022 as a competitor, builder and significant contributor. “We’re there for these communities and we work with these communities.” Kickstarting in 2002, Targa NL has attracted hundreds of professional racers from across the globe, serving as an economic boom for local tourism, bringing in an estimated $100 million of economic activity into the island portion of the province (according to a formula from the MUN School of Business and ACOA). Robert, who has been involved in motorsports within the province and beyond for over six decades, emphasizes the importance of retaining the heart and tradition of Targa NL while embracing the duel philosophy of creating a symbiotic family-like atmosphere between the competitors and the communities that become their canvas. “We are alive and well. We’re doing
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Targa Newfoundland has three fathers or co-founders: public relations executive Doug Mepham, automotive journalist Jim Kenzie and Newfoundland businessman and racer Robert Giannou. After competing in the Targa Tasmania in Australia in 2001, Jim Kenzie and Doug Mepham were inspired to bring the excitement of that event closer to home. According to Jim, “We got talking and thought: Island; welcoming population; needs tourism dollars. How about Targa Newfoundland?” Jim wrote about the idea in the Toronto Star Wheels section and Doug Mepham sent the article to Robert Giannou, who had promoted Formula Atlantic races in St. John’s in the early 1970s and other motorsport events after that. Robert Giannou secured the support of the provincial government and a year-and-a-half later, Targa Newfoundland was born. Targa ran for the first time in 2002 and continues proudly today 22 years later.
well. We understood that it was going to be two tough years to get back on the road (following the COVID-19 pandemic). And what we have done as a result of what happened last year and before, is we were taking up to 80 and 90 entries. Now we’re limiting it to 40 to 50, because when you go about that, you lose the gathering, so to speak, that the bonding of the competitors and the bonding with the Newfoundlanders,” he explains. “We are continuing to, for example, www.downhomelife.com
expand the number of times for the lunch stops and service stops, which we used to, in the past, run right through. Now we give them a chance to experience the communities, and that’s what I love about the event.” High octane thrills under the backdrop of picturesque Newfoundland and Labrador have made Taraga NL a can’t-miss event for twenty years and counting. For all things Targa NL visit targanfld.com. *History and event info courtesy of Targa NL September 2024
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We’re wasting no time preparing for the next Downhome Calendar, . . . and neither should you! Submit your favourite photos of scenery, activities and icons that best illustrate the down-home lifestyle. We’re looking for a variety of colourful subjects – outports, animals, laundry lines, historic sites, seascapes, hilltop views, and so much more – and photos from all four seasons. This is your chance to get in on our most popular reader contest and try to woo the judges into choosing your photo for the 2025 Downhome Calendar. These calendars are seen by tens of thousands of subscribers and displayed all year long.
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discovered Chance Cove almost by accident. As avid hikers, we have seen countless areas of the island. We’re not ones to sit still for long periods, so suffice to say that exploration is in our bones.
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Field Guide to
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BERRIES A FRESH CROP OF FACTS ABOUT OUR FAVOURITE SWEET TREATS BY NICOLA RYAN
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From windswept hills to sheltered clearings, rocky barrens to soggy bogs, each year Newfoundland and Labrador is bountiful with berries. Whether you’re picking them fresh from the wild or savouring them in homemade jams and desserts, Newfoundland berries offer a taste of the island’s rugged beauty and warm, welcoming spirit. Grab a bucket and join us on a sweet adventure.
Blueberry
Several types of blueberries grow here, but the most common is probably the lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium). Locals might suggest looking for blueberries in areas where the lumber industry has recently gone and logged all the trees. This is because blueberries like to grow in loose, well-drained, acidic soils with a high content of organic matter. The best time to forage for these beauties is late August to September. Snack on them fresh, or try them in a classic blueberry duff or jam, or sip a chilled glass of blueberry wine. Head to Brigus for the town’s Blueberry Festival each August.
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Partridgeberry
Partridgeberries (Mitchella repens) are called Lingonberries in other parts of the world. They tend to be tart and slightly sweet in flavour and are used to make jam, sauce, wine and baked goods. The best time to pick partridgeberries is after the first frost, normally in late October or early November in high-elevation locations because the frost brings out the berry’s sweet flavour. Fresh-picked partridgeberries were traditionally stored in a barrel of water in the cellar or on a porch. In the 1950s, Fogo Island’s Earle & Son Ltd. was marketing canned lingonberry sauce “from the windswept hills of Newfoundland.” Check out the Fogo Island partridgeberry harvest festival in October and be sure to try a piece of Lassy Tart – a classic recipe including molasses in the pastry and partridgeberry filling. Quenton Lessard photo
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Bakeapple
Bakeapples sell for a surprisingly high price. Surprising, that is, if you’ve never gone bakeapple picking. Generally ready for harvest between mid-August and September, this golden-orange berry grows scattered in bogs and wetlands, making each bucketful a labour of love. Some of the best places to pick are on the south coast of Labrador and the Great Northern Peninsula, and you’ll find freezers full from Port au Choix to L’Anse-auLoup. Bakeapples (Rubus chamaemorus), also known as cloudberries and by other names throughout the world, have a somewhat sweet-tart flavour and are usually used to make jams and spreads for desserts. Try a drizzle of bakeapple spread on a slice of cheesecake for a heavenly treat.
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Strawberry
Wild strawberries (Fragaria virginiana), are among the earliest berries to start ripening around here, springing out in sunny spots as early as mid-July. They can be found throughout Newfoundland – notably in the area around the Humber Valley, where, after the Second World War, returning soldiers and their brides settled the area, cleared the woods and set up farms. Wild strawberries are a delicious addition to any summer dessert, and there are many U-pick locations from Cormack to Campbellton where you can pick your own. Strawberries can spoil quickly, so put them in the fridge right away. Wait to wash them until right before you eat them because they’ll last longer. Head to Deer Lake in July for the Strawberry Festival – one of the longestrunning festivals in the province.
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Raspberry and Blackberry
On the south coast, you will find sandy loam soils that are highly fertile with great drainage, ideal for growing raspberries (Rubus idaeus), and blackberries (Rubus fruticosus). We recommend setting out in search of these berries anytime from late July to late August, but be sure to wear long pants to avoid thorns. Sweet and bursting with flavour, they taste great when eaten fresh, made into a jam or jelly, or used in any variety of baked goods.
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What business, artist or craftsman can claim they’re the best in the world?
Wooden Walls Distilling, one of only two craft distilleries in Newfoundland and Labrador, can now lay claim to such an achievement.
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Wooden Walls, the much-acclaimed distillery and tasting room which launched on the historic waterfront of Downtown St. John’s in 2023, has earned the immense distinction of capturing World’s Best Varietal Vodka and Best Varietal Vodka in Canada at the 2024 World Vodka Competition for their premium spirit Evening Tide Vodka. September 2024
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“It just puts that recognition on the product,” Head Distiller James Walsh shares with Downhome. “We believed it was a really good product, that’s why we entered into these competitions. But then getting that feedback is everything and getting some recognition on the national real stage, really helped our brand awareness.” “To get our vodka to be the best in the world in our first year, it wasn’t even something that we were considering. But we have a distiller that’s incredible,” adds Director and Co-Owner Dean Sullivan, tipping his hat to the craftsmanship of James and company. “Everything he makes is fantastic. So we know the product’s good and we’re not trying to compete with Iceberg and Smirnoff. The whole plan for us was to make a premium product. So we’re playing in a different market with premium spirits.” Celebrating the best in internationally recognized vodka styles and judged by a panel of leading distillers and experts, the World Vodka Awards recognize and promote 82
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the best vodkas globally. Handcrafted into small batch spirits using slow distillation and fermentation techniques, Evening Tide is made using a blend of wheat, rye and oats sourced throughout Atlantic Canada for a wonderfully smooth pour that stands a cut above their contemporaries. “If you ever take a sip of Evening Tide you’ll probably realize that it doesn’t have that classic harsh vodka burn to it,” James shares. “It’s extremely smooth and that’s from every step of the process.” That painstaking process – from grain selection to fermentation – requires time, precision and attention to detail, resulting in a truly delectable premium spirit. But that’s not the only top-shelf beverage the Wooden Walls team has crafted. From their award-winning coffee liqueur and new blueberry liqueur to eye-catching cocktails using local ingredients mixed with their handcrafted blends of vodkas and gins, Wooden Walls aims for the highest level of experience with every sip. “We don’t try to let synthetic 1-888-588-6353
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flavours influence our product,” assures James. “We want it all from the source.” Paying homage to the sturdy oakhulled steamers of the 1800s which were pivotal for Newfoundland trade and commerce, Wooden Walls draws inspiration from Newfoundland and Labrador’s colourful heritage, saluting a heartiness and resilience in a region that boasts more than a few diverse offerings to satisfy wayward pallets. Take Walsh’s Welsh Gin, a modern twist on the classic London Dry style, crafted through maceration and
vapour infusion with a marriage of citrus, juniper and warm spices. Or the aforementioned Coffee Liqueur, a World Liqueur Awards-winning mouth punch crafted with Bonavista Coffee Company’s Tanzanian Korongo Peaberry cold brew, vanilla beans, and cacao nibs. “Everything’s about being premium,” Dean says proudly. “Everything’s about trying to be the best: best products, best spirits, best process, best cocktails, best service.” Visit Wooden Walls Distilling at 140 Harbour Drive or find their products at NLC locations.
“We don’t try to let synthetic flavours influence our product. We want it all from the source.”
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HOME and Cabin
stuff we love by Nicola Ryan
Blueberry Bonanza GOOD PICK Forget the salt beef bucket! Crackerberry’s purpose-built bags are a berrypicker’s best friend. Handmade by local artisan Elona Severs in Deer Park, NL, these unique and useful bags are comfortable, durable and available in both large and mini sizes, perfect for foragers of all ages. Search for Crackerberry Bags on Facebook.
SWEET TREATS We love the housewares at Adora Boutique in Whitbourne. These hand-carved bowls, made with sustainable wood, are decorated with botanicals and accented with white details – perfect for serving up a fresh batch of berries or any other tasty treats! adoraboutique.ca
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BERRY CHIC Sprinkle a dash of fresh berry charm to your look with these dangling sterling silver earrings. Featuring tiny meticulously crafted blueberries nestled in shiny silver leaves, they’re the perfect pick to add a touch of sweetness to your style. heritageshops.ca
FRESH AND FAB Stuart’s Stitches, handcrafted in Corner Brook, offers pet accessories including bandanas, scarves, bow ties and scrunchies for all occasions! How precious would your pooch look in this blueberry print? Search for @stuartsstitches on Instagram.
BERRY-LICIOUS The Dark Tickle Company, located in St. Lunaire-Griquet, on the Great Northern Peninsula, makes the most delicious jams, sauces, spreads and teas. We love to add a heaping spoonful of Old Fashioned Wild Blueberry Spread to a freshly baked tea bun – heaven! darktickle.com
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life is better Trestle reflections in Bishop’s Falls, NL Dave Wheeler Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
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For over 35 years, Downhome Magazine has been at the heart of all things Newfoundland and Labrador. A comforting, familiar and constant presence in our province’s media climate, Downhome has been a name synonymous with ‘home’ for over three decades and counting. In this Month in Downhome History, we dive through our archives to give readers snippets of days gone by, highlighting major events, unique facts and the stories that matter to our readers.
September 1989 Volume 2 • Number
Newfies Get Last Laugh: Most Intelligent Canadians By Far! By Ron Young According to an article in the July 21 issue of the Halifax Chronicle-Tribune Newfies are entitled to ‘the last laugh’. The article cites the latest figures released from Mensa that that organization has more Newfoundlanders per capita than any other province. Mensa is a worldwide organization comprised of the two percent of the population that has the highest intelligence (a general I.Q. of 134). One in every 3,157 Newfoundlanders is a Mensa member, over double its closest competitor, Alberta, where one in every 7,681 is a member of the elite society. This is much less than half the Newfoundland figure and is a figure that boggles even the Mensa executive director. “It’s a pleasant surprise,” said Wendy Marsh, who added she has never been confronted with such 114
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statistics before. “I would have thought that Ontario would have the highest per capita amount.” The per capita figures were calculated by using provincial population figures from Statistics Canada’s last national census in 1986. Mensa Canada supplied the latest figures on members in each province.
100th Anniversary of Fish Hatchery Observed
Residents of Dildo, Trinity Bay observed the 100th anniversary of North America’s first codfish hatchery on Dildo Island, Trinity Bay, on Saturday, July 22. To mark the occasion, residents of the Dildo area made their way to the island on a flotilla of longliners. On the island, a plaque was unveiled in honour of the occasion. Social Services Minister John Efford, who represented Premier Clyde Wells at the event, called upon area residents to work together towards getting a proper more permanent plaque to mark the site. Bellevue MHA Percy Barnett noted that various grants could be made available for a wharf and other facilities to make the site more accessible and attractive to visiting tourists. The Compass
September 1994 Volume 7 • Number 4
Equipment Seizures Make Poaching A Very Costly Business Increased surveillance and enforcement efforts resulted in the detection of 848 inland and coastal waters fisheries violations in the first half of 1994, an increase of 31 percent from the 645 detections during the same period last year. The enforcement program is making poaching an increasingly expensive activity. During the first six months of this year, enforcement officers seized over $150,000 worth of goods, including four motor vehicles, 19 boats, 14 motors, numerous nets, moorings, rods and reels and a variety of other fishing and camping equipment used during the commission of offences, as well as quantities of salmon, trout, lobsters, crab and other fish. Reprinted from the Humber log. Used with permission. 1-888-588-6353
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Tough Cure For Diarrhea Maracaibo, Venezuela: A young Venezuelan man has discovered a radical cure for diarrhea. When diarrhea-stricken Alexander Perez, 19, hopped into a lion pen to answer a call a nature, he was attacked by a lioness. “I had my trousers around my knees when I heard some growling and saw this ferocious animal hurling itself on top of me,” Perez said from his hospital bed. He wrestled with the lioness, which mauled his head and torso, and escaped badly wounded. Perez told a local newspaper how the attack affected his diarrhea: “It disappeared as if by magic!”
September 1999 Volume 12 • Number 4
First Newfoundlander to Win National Teen Pageant Title On August 12, 1999, Crystal Freake was crowned Miss Teen Canada International 2000, in Toronto, Ontario. She is the first Newfoundlander to win a national teen pageant title. At this event she also captured the Miss Teen Talent and Miss Teen Friendship Awards. Crystal is 16 years old and attends Exploits Valley High School in Grand Falls-Windsor. Her parents are Winston and Beverly Freake and the family resides in Grand Falls-Windsor. Crystal is an extremely intelligent individual who excels in all areas of her life. She will no doubt be an exemplary ambassador for teenagers across the country. She will now pass on her Miss Teen Newfoundland and Labrador crown, which she won in March 1999, to first runner-up Melanie O’Brien, 17, of Paradise.
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Record Quarter St. John’s: The second quarter of 1999 had a record 9.6 million barrels of oil produced by Hibernia. With its production of the quarter taken into consideration, Hibernia should reach a total of 42 million barrels for the year. Originally set at 50 million barrels, a couple of electrical malfunctions had that annual figure drop back to 40 million.
September 2004 Volume 17 • Number 4
Cyclist Goes National St. John’s cyclist Zach Garland, 18, is the first Newfoundlander to ever be named to the Canadian Junior Cycling Team. He earned his position based on his results this summer at the road nationals in Kamloops, BC, and the Wolfville Classic stage race in Nova Scotia, where he placed first overall.
Jellyfish For Dinner For decades jellyfish have been viewed by fishermen of this province as a mere nuisance. But now, researchers and fishermen alike are looking at ways to harvest the spineless blobs to create a new fishery. The federal and provincial governments have contributed $24,000 for the new experiment, in hopes that it can enter the $60 million-a-year market in China and Japan. Jellyfish are considered a delicacy in Japan, where more than 14,000 tonnes are consumed each year.
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- 60g bottle
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A magnificent Steller’s sea eagle catches fish in Trinity Bay. Georges Noesen Fentange, Luxembourg
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