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TABLE OF CONTENTSPublications Mail Agreement No. 0040012044 Registration No. 09027 Return undeliverable items to: The Newfoundland Herald, P.O. Box 2015, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5R7 13 29 ALAN DOYLE FISHERY POLITICS 19 The singer-songwriter reflects on Vaughn Granter and Dwight Ball the fishery and its lasting impact discuss the future of Newfoundland on his life and career. and Labrador’s Fishery. 26 22 QUOTE OF THE WEEK SEA OF MEMORIES A DEAD FISHERY? “There’s more cod right now, and people don’t understand this, the A son recalls his days aboard Who killed the Newfoundland cod has never been so thick before his father’s fishing vessel, a time fisherman? Years after the 1992 as it is right now.” which now feels a lifetime away. moratorium questions remain. — Captain Richard Gillett INSIDE THIS WEEK 2 FROM THE ARCHIVES 38 NEWS IN PERSPECTIVE 52 SPORTS & LEISURE 16 Celebrating our past Clearing skies of China Eastbound Monster Trucks HERALD Q&A 3 WAIT TILL I TELLS YA 39 NEWS IN BRIEF 54 HOT TICKETS Dollars for beachrocks NTV.ca News What’s new in theatres Introducing Piccadilly’s Andre & Michelle Jesso, Newfoundland’s 4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 40 CRIME FLASHBACK 55 TV WEEK ‘Cold Water Couple’. Publish or perish Who killed little Annie? The best on TV this week NOW AVAILABLE 8 PEOPLE 43 WHILE THE KETTLE... 57 TV HIGHLIGHTS Local and Hollywood celebs Outdated or ‘old school’ Sneak-peek at what’s on TV ONLINE! 13 INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE 43 HOROSCOPE 94 HERALD BOOK BONUS Alan Doyle Life according to the stars Autobiography of a Yogi 16 THE HERALD’S Q&A 44 A FINE OL’ SCOFF 95 COMICS Andre & Michelle Jesso Bite your tongue! The Herald’s Funny Pages 19 COVER STORY 45 SOAP TALK 100 KIDS’ CORNER ‘Cold Water Cowboys’ Daytime’s hottest topics Activities, art work, puzzles 29 SPECIAL FEATURE 46 POSITIVE PARENTING 102 PHOTO FEATURE Politics of the fishery Sleep solution ` Food fishery tradition 34 YOUNG ISLANDERS 48 GET PUZZLED! 104 LAST LAUGH Inclusive education? Train your brain Tickle your funnybone THIS WEEK’S HERALD CONTESTS! 32 RETWEET TO WIN 93 LUCKY NUMBER 102 OZFM SELFIE 47 BABY OF THE YEAR 93 SNAPPY CASH PUZZLE 50 SUPER CASH PUZZLE 101 COLOURING CONTEST WWW.NFLDHERALD.COM DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 1

From the Archives 37 YEARS AGO this week... Volume 69 No. 24 T his week in history, The Herald’s cover featured Hal Linden of Barney Miller, a comedic Ameri- THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD. can television series which ran from 1974 to 1982. Published by the SUNDAY HERALD LTD., The series focuses on Captain Barney Miller and his pro- 460 Logy Bay Road, St. John’s, Newfoundland. fessional life at the Greenwich Village 12th Precinct station house. The show also delved into Miller’s personal life, Tel.: (709) 726-7060, Fax: (709) 726-6971. eventually encompassing the lives of other officers at the Mail: P.O. Box 2015, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5R7. police station. Barney Miller boasted a whopping 172 ep- isodes, divided into eight seasons. Hal Linden broke into E-mail:[email protected]. the acting biz back in the 1950s and Entire contents copyright 2015 has continued to work in Hollywood ever since. Most recently, © The Newfoundland Herald. All rights reserved. Linden appeared in The Mindy Project, Supernatural, 2 Broke Girls and Stevie D, which was just recently completed in 2015. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In Newfoundland and Labrador – 26 issues for $44.27 + HST, 52 issues When he’s not acting or singing, 84-year-old Hal Linden (1 year) for $82.63 + HST. Call 1-800-901-4901. enjoys golfing. He is also the father of four children. PUBLISHING CREED “If you abuse POWER you lose it, But if you do not use POWER you also lose it.” 27 YEARS AGO this week... Publisher: The Sunday Herald Ltd. G.W. Stirling This week in history, The Herald cover featured Paul Founder: G. Scott Stirling Hogan and Linda Kozlowski of Crocodile Dundee and Crocodile Dundee 2. The fictitious romance between the Cover Editor: Pam Pardy-Ghent two co-stars turned into a real life fling, leading the couple into a 14 year long marriage that produced one son. Managing Editor: In local news, farmers in Newfoundland were still reeling Staff Writers: Dillon Collins, Wendy Rose following a terrible drought in the summer of 1987. The Shannon Cleary government offered assistance to those affected by the Art Director: four-month long drought, but many wondered – was the Graphic Artists: Laurene Slaney, Tara Yetman offer enough? Contributing Photographers: Scott Bowering, Elsewhere, a villager in Spain received a message in a bottle – sent Bud Gaulton, Aamie Gillam, Sara Rostotski out by 10-year-old boy from Mount Pearl. The bottle landed in Guy Davis, northern Spain just under one year after being thrown to sea. Contributing Writers: Danette Dooley, Jim Furlong, In 1988, Darrell Hoyles of Mount Pearl was hoping to Gina Gill, Heidi Wicks, keep in touch with the bottle’s recipient in northern Spain. Danny Bulanadi Contributing Artist: Gary Oliver 7 YEARS AGO this week... Sales/Circulation Manager: 570-5246 This week in history, The Herald cover featured Olympic curling champion Brad Gushue and his daughter, Hay- Sales Representatives: Pam Wall: 570-5205 ley. Gushue shared kind words about the two most im- Stephanie Boland: 570-5215 portant women in his life – Hayley and his wife, Krista. Jackie Sparkes-Arnold: 570-5263 In local news, pop foursome Girlicious were set to open Judy Furlong for boy band giants The Backstreet Boys in St. John’s on Circulation Coordinator: Ron Sparkes July 29 and 30. Girlicious was formed by the same person who assembled The Pussycat Dolls, another sexy pop girl Chief Financial Officer: Brenda Hussey band. The members of Girlicious were winners of a reality TV contest show. Credit Manager: Elsewhere, world famous fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent Operations: Steve Dray, Roberta Noseworthy passed away at the age of 71 in Paris. Saint Laurent had been in Mike Greenland deteriorating health, as he had been battling brain cancer. Promotion: PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 0040012044 REGISTRATION NO. 09027 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE ITEMS TO: THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD P.O. BOX 2015, ST. JOHN’S, NL, A1C 5R7 DISTRIBUTORS: St. John’s, Mount Pearl, 570-5246; Bayden Bown, Burin Peninsula, 279-0269; Wade Morgan, Trinity-Conception, 786-2539; Diane Arnold, Clarenville/Bonavista, 677-2702; Allan Miles, Grand Falls/Windsor, 535-0290; John Morgan, Placentia, 227-2622; Bruce Hulan, Stephenville, 645-2309; Ron Downey, Corner Brook/Deer Lake/ Pas- adena, 632-5918; Tina Foley, Gander, 256-3853 ISDN 0824-3581 “He invented everything. He reinvented everything.” We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. Nous reconnaissons l’appui financir du gouvernement du Canada. — Jacques Lesage, colleague of Yves Saint Laurent 2 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/ JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

WAIT TILL I TELLS YA EDITORIAL BY: PAM PARDY-GHENT DOLLARS FOR BEACHROCKS Y ou can buy anything online these days. But maybe things will Just last week I came across a site selling change. Ask any fisherman beach rocks for $14.05 each. There’s some- hanging out on almost any thing else for sale for anyone looking; a beautiful wharf and they’ll tell you, this year, the cod are back! three-bedroom saltbox house, complete with the “Thick” is the word of the day, it seems. Stocks in 3Ps, quaintest beach-rocked yard. Breathtaking scen- my area of the Burin Peninsula, are “stable” and the ery, pretty much ocean front property - furnishings 2015 cod stock assessment for the region indicates it’s included - and no property tax. As a bonus, you’d been that way for the last three years and that cod are be my neighbour! What’s not to love? You’d think now safely above levels that would be a conservation this type of privilege (being my neighbour and all) concern. But not being concerned, and actually de- would come with a hefty price tag. It doesn’t. The claring that cod are back, are two different things. house is up for grabs for $20,000. I hope it goes for that. There’s 27 Ask anyone not out on the water earning a living at or so empty homes in that out- the fishery and they’ll tell you port. One - with new siding and what we’ve all been lead to be- brand spanking new windows - lieve; the cod are gone and the changed hands for less than I fishery is dead. And no my spent on meals down south. Ducky, it ain’t comin’ back for love nor money. LIFETIME SOLD SCIENCE? It breaks my heart that Scientific data my uncle - my former neighbour - will have his released into the lifetime sold for so little. The house once held media for our con- the community’s school teacher - my aunt. sumption - should we It sheltered her fished-all-his-life be so inclined - have suggested that husband and witnessed them raise we’re ten years or more away from their two children with a hell of a seeing much in the way of signs lot of love and a whole lot of laugh- Scientific data suggests that of cod stock recovery and the re- ter. Many a meal was shared in that we’re ten years or more away turn of our once lucrative commer- cosy kitchen, and many a home- from seeing much in the way cial fishery is but a pipe dream for made cookie handed out through of signs of cod stock recovery. the lame-minded or the foolish. In that saltbox’s front door. ten years years time there won’t be There’s a fella from Germany looking to buy it, enough livyers in our outports to care if the fishery no doubt jumping up and down in sheer glee at his rebounds. Maybe the summer-dwelling Germans find. But if the sale falls through for any reason, he will find a rebuilt stock handy for a scatter Friday needn’t worry. There’s hundreds of outport homes night fish-fry to accompany a weekend’s stein raisin’. available for next to nothing these days. That’s the Former outporters will have either been voted off the way things have been for much of rural NL since the island (let’s see what happens with McCallum) and cod went the way of the dinosaur. Invest your dol- replanted somewhere with $270,000 in our tight- lars, your blood, your sweat and your tears in earn- ly-knotted fist as our once beloved saltboxes rot into ing a living on the sea and creating a life in a home the earth or sitting around waiting for $15,000 (or built upon wind-swept salt-stung beach rock just less) to be e-transfered from somewhere in Europe. to have it worth less than a good year’s tax (thank Neither of those scenarios please me much. Harper for Income Splitting!) return by the time But then I’m the proud owner of a saltbox worth you’re ready to check out. less than the beach rock it sits on. Pam Pardy Ghent, The Herald’s Managing Editor, can be reached by emailing [email protected] DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 3

Letters to THE EDITOR BLATANT POLITICAL ABUSE? Dear Editor, Parliamentary Fisheries Committee, “The It is hard to believe it has been 23 years first 115,000 tonnes go to the inshore, and since the Government of Canada an- the remainder would be shared between nounced a moratorium on the northern the offshore and the inshore.” cod fishery, as well as many other import- Since 1979, this policy been reiterat- ant groundfish stocks in Atlantic Canada. ed by various DFO Ministers and senior You would hope that in the wake officials. Why then the need for a private of the devastation experienced in rural member’s motion to re-affirm a policy Newfoundland and Labrador in particu- that has been in effect for more than 35 lar, that Ottawa would have learned some years? Quite simply, because the Harper lessons about fair and transparent man- government cannot be trusted to apply agement of our marine resources. Sadly, fisheries management policies in a fair that is not the case. EARLE MCCURDY and even-handed way. PRIVATE MEMBER’S MOTION Just as they are prepared to use public resources in the form of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth Let me start with the northern cod. Last week in of highly partisan television advertising to improve the House of Assembly, the New Democratic Party their electoral prospects, so too are they prepared presented a Private Member’s Motion calling on the to abuse the power of the Minister of Fisheries and House of Assembly to demand that Ottawa confirm Oceans by using public resources in the form of that the first 115,000 metric tonnes of northern cod fish quotas to improve the Conservatives’ electoral quota be set aside for the inshore sector. prospects. This policy was adopted at a government/in- I am referring, of course, to the recent shock- dustry special seminar on northern cod (NAFO ing decision by DFO Minister Gail Shea to take area 2J3KL) held in Corner Brook in August, 1979. halibut away from resource-short fleets in the Under that policy, as a senior DFO official told the Newfoundland and Labrador portion of the Gulf 4 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

Letters to THE EDITOR of St. Lawrence (area 4R) to improve Tory hopes of Most readers are probably aware of winning seats in the Maritime Provinces. my long history of involvement in the fishery. I believe it is critically important as we near This decision flew in the face of clear-cut DFO the quarter-Century mark since the imposition of policy concerning so-called “stable sharing” of fish- the northern cod moratorium, that we as a province eries resources. develop a fishery policy that recognizes the critical importance of that industry to the very fabric of our It also happened in the wake of the same province. Minister’s continuing insistence on applying the co-called LIFO (last in-first out) policy to northern shrimp access. LIFO is not standard DFO policy. But the Minister used a particular interpretation of LIFO as a flimsy justifica- tion to apply the brunt of quota cuts in the northern shrimp fishery to the job-intensive inshore sector. As the shrimp stock declines, the economic future of many rural NL fish- ing communities hangs in the balance. EXCEPTIONALLY GALLING Ms. Shea ignored the principle of adja- cency – priority resource access to the most adjacent people and communities – in deal- “The record of the federal government ing with declining shrimp quotas, so it was has been pretty dismal on all these exceptionally galling when she cited adjacen- cy in taking halibut from the resource-poor fronts. But never have we been faced NL fleets to give to fleets in her home prov- with such blatantly political abuse of the ince of PEI to enhance her own election power to share our fisheries resources prospects. Obviously, in light of that shabby histo- than we are experiencing with the cur- ry, we have to be very nervous about Ottawa’s MINISTER GAIL SHEA rent Minister.” — Earle McCurdy commitment to this well-established policy The fishery for the most part falls un- recognizing 500 years of fishing history in reserving der federal jurisdiction, notably in the key areas of the first 115,000 m.t. of northern cod for the genera- fisheries science, management, enforcement and in- tions-old inshore sector. ternational fisheries. The record of the federal govern- The moratorium over northern cod and other ment has been pretty dismal on all these fronts. But key groundfish stocks – Gulf cod, 3Ps cod, American never have we been faced with such blatantly politi- Plaice, yellowtail flounder, graysole, to name a few – cal abuse of the power to share our fisheries resources created tremendous hardship for people whose live- than we are experiencing with the current Minister. lihoods depended on these stocks. The impact was This makes it of the utmost importance that the mitigated to some degree by the emergence of crab Government of Newfoundland and Labrador have a and shrimp stocks. These stocks are now showing strong and detailed understanding of the fishery and signs of decline, and there are encouraging signs of a a willingness to go toe-to-toe with the federal gov- rebound in the northern cod population. ernment to ensure that the history of generations This makes it critically important to copper-fas- upon generations of Newfoundland and Labrador ten the sharing principles before there are further families is respected in the management of our fish injustices like the one that Ms. Shea perpetrated on stocks. — Earle McCurdy Gulf NL halibut fleets. Leader, NL New Democratic Party Disclaimer: Opinions and letters published in The Herald are not necessarily the views of the PUBLISH-OR-PERISH Editor, or Publisher. The Herald reserves the right to edit or omit copy, in accordance with our policies. Letters to the Editor must be attributed with a name, address and contact phone num- SEND YOUR LETTER OR PHOTO TO THE HERALD: ber – names and town of origin will be printed, or may be withheld at the editor’s discretion. P.O. Box 2015, St. John’s NL, A1C 5R7. Fax 726-6971 or e-mail: [email protected] DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 5

Letters to THE EDITOR PICTURE PLANT’S PREY “They (Conservative members) faced the pitcher plant ... when they deviated from policy at the expense of our fishermen in respect to the halibut quota in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.” — Ryan Cleary, MP St. John’s South-Mount Pearl Dear editor, defended the actions of Peter MacKay In my first in using a search and rescue helicop- statement to ter as a taxi. When they refused to re- Parliament in visit policies that threaten our out- 2011 after my port communities (last-in, first out in election to of- the case of northern shrimp). When MP RYAN CLEARY fice, I point- they broke their promise to compen- ed out how privileged Conservative sate Newfoundland and Labrador for members were to sit on the govern- relinquishing fish processing rights as ment side of the House of Commons part of the EU trade deal. And, most and stare at such raw and rugged recently, when they deviated from beauty. I was speaking, of course, of policy at the expense of our fisher- the stained-glass window featuring men in respect to the halibut quota in the pitcher plant — the official flow- the Gulf of St. Lawrence. er of Newfoundland and Labrador – Four years ago, I stood my to the Speaker’s left in the Commons place in the Commons and warned chamber. WWW.PARL.GC.CA PHOTO Conservative MPs that the pitcher I told government MPs to look to the pitcher plan is carnivorous and devours its prey whole. plant when they spoke of my province. I look forward to standing in the House on the They faced the pitcher plant when they closed government side after the next election and showing the Veterans Affairs office in Corner Brook. When the pitcher plant the respect it deserves. they failed Labrador’s Burton Winters. When they  — Ryan Cleary, MP St. John’s South-Mount Pearl NEWFOUNDLANDIA TRIVIA QUIZ BERNICE LOCKYER PHOTO 1. What year was the Newfoundland Cod Moratorium announced? (A) 1992 (B) 1989 (C) 1990 (D) 1997 2. Who was the premier of Newfoundland the year the moratorium happened? (A) Joey Smallwood (B) Brian Tobin (C) Beaton Tulk (D) Clyde Wells Answers: 1.A, 2.D 6 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

Letters to THE EDITOR BACK TO CAPE ST. MARY’S Dear editor, NL TOURISM PHOTO I was looking through the Newfoundland Herald of razorbill, more than 60 pairs of black guil- (May 31st-June 6th issue).  On page 18, you highlight lemot, plus double-crested and great cor- Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve as a must see. In morant, and Northern fulmar nest there. fact this site attracted 12,300 visitors during 2014 If your readers wish to see Puffins, and is a very popular destination for residents and try the Witless bay Ecological Reserve tourists alike however your facts “are for the birds” (Southern Shore) or the Elliston Puffin as this site is home to no/zero puffins.   site (Bonavista Peninsula). Check out: newfoundlandlabrador. During the breeding season, Cape com/placestogo/capestmarys for more St. Mary’s is home to 24,000 on Cape St. Mary’s. Northern gannet, 20,000 black- — Roger Haynes, St. John’s legged kittiwake, 20,000 common murre, and 2,000 thick-billed murre. In ad- dition, more than 100 pairs If your readers wish to see Puffins, try the Witless bay Ecological Reserve (Southern Shore) or the Elliston Puffin site (Bonavista Peninsula). Starting at just Print & Bonus Digital* Subscription $26.68 3-month subscription (13 issues) $26.68 HST included 6-month subscription (26 issues) $50.02 HST included 12-month subscription (52 issues) $93.37 HST included Experience The Digital* Only Subscription Newfoundland Herald’s 3-month subscription (13 issues) $19.99 HST included digital editions. 6-month subscription (26 issues) $39.99 HST included 12-month subscription (52 issues) $59.99 HST included Anywhere, Anytime! *Digital versions Include: Desktop & Mobile Editions Call1-800-901-4901 Order Online (nfldherald.com) or Mail: (Order form on Page 59) DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 7

PEOPLE! PAGE: PAGE: LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL CELEBRITY NEWS 10 12 16PAGE 19PAGE EXCLUSIVE UPDATE! Step into the world of the ‘Cold Water Cowboys’, the television sensation which has taken the globe by storm. ‘COLD WATER COWBOYS’ CONFIRM SEASON 3! F ans of the Discovery Channel’s smash viewers up-close with some of the island’s most re- sensation Cold Water Cowboys need nowned fishermen, has made household names out not fret over the fate of their beloved is- of Captain Richard Gillett, husband and wife team land ‘cowguys’ and ‘gals’, as the network exclusive- Andre & Michelle Jesso and a host of other seafar- ly disclosed to The Herald that a third season of ing islanders, who have ice water and sea air in- the Newfoundland and Labrador series has been grained in their very being. Ahead of what is sure commissioned and is expected to come to viewers to be an enthralling third season, The Herald pro- sooner rather than later! The series, which takes files your ‘Cold Water Captains & Crews’. — DC MORRIS ANSTSEY Morris is a good friend – and fierce competitor – of Richard Gillett. Morris and the crew of his boat the Sebastian Sails Fishing personify the fishing family tradition that is so strong in Newfoundland - Morris fishes with his father, his brother and his son. All three generations love being on the wa- ter, and it’s not just for the money – “Every day, we can’t wait to get up and get back out on the water,” says Morris. And working with three generations of family? Well, Morris says that just adds to the fun – and when things go bad, there’s no other men he’d want to have his back out 100 miles offshore. (‘Cold Water Cowboys’ bios courtesy of discovery.ca) HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 8 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

NFLDherald.com @TheNfldHerald H facebook.com/nfldherald PEOPLE! PAUL TILLER CONWAY & RICK CAINES Paul Tiller started fishing at age 16 Seventeen years ago, Rick Caines with a 20-foot speedboat, and has worked was about to sell his fishing boat, un- his way up from there. Paul & right hand til he called his son Conway back from man, First Mate Garry Goodyear, are Alberta and asked him to come help long time pals. Paul’s brother Jason is also out with the family business. Conway aboard, rounding out this tight knit crew. ran back to his old stomping ground of Cow Head, Newfoundland at the drop Paul shelled out $170,000 renovat- of hat, and the two have been on the ing his boat last winter and needs to make seas together ever since. This father and big money. The boat’s got a new wheel- son duo have yet to make their millions house, plumbing and a new name. She’s and work their asses off day in and day now called Atlantic Bandit, with a paint- out, barely keeping their boat afloat. ed skull and crossbones on her hull. It’s a Times are tough, but these two have long held maritime tradition that it’s bad salt water running through their veins and can’t luck to change the name of a boat and the last thing imagine doing anything else with their lives. they need 100 miles offshore, is bad mojo! RICHARD GILLETT ANDRE & MICHELLE JESSO Richard Gillett is a giant of a man with the per- A few hours South of Conway and Rick’s home sonality to match. He is a fifth generation fisherman port, Captain Andre Jesso and his wife (and First of Twillingate, Newfoundland, and there’s nowhere Mate) Michelle are getting ready to fish on their boat else on earth he could exist. Richard has worked ev- the Wave on Wave. Andre is the first one to tell you ery fishing season since the age of 13. His hands are that fishing is just about the hardest way a man can scarred and his fingers can barely straighten from all make a living, but he never wants to do anything the hauling they’ve done. At 20, he went out on his else. Michelle works as hard as any fisherman and own, and by 25, he’d lost his first boat to a chunk of she is definitely the Queen of the Deck! Andre and ice the size of a house. Richard is always itching to Michelle have fished together for almost 30 years get on the water after a long winter. For him, the best but they only started seining three years ago – that day of the year, no matter what the weather, is the means they’re still learning the ropes and have a lot first fishing day in April. to prove this season. DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 9

PEOPLE! NFLDherald.com @TheNfldHerald H facebook.com/nfldherald CAITLYNS’ THE NEW BRUCE! M ove over, Kim Kardashian – it looks like your dad has officially broken the Kardashian clan. Jenner herself tweeted out “I’m so happy after such a long struggle to be living my Internet. On June 1, former Olympian true self. Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can’t wait Bruce Jenner introduced for you to get to know her/me.” The tweet garnered herself to the world as over 250 thousand retweets and more than 370 thou- Caitlyn Jenner and the sand favourites. Jenner also broke a Guinness Internet went wild. World Record after reaching one million Jenner, photo- followers in four hours and three minutes. graphed by Annie According to @TwitterData, over 1.5 mil- Leibovitz, graces lion tweets were sent out about Jenner this month’s cov- on June 1, 2015. Facebook was also er of Vanity Fair. abuzz with support, as Caitlyn Jenner’s The issue, which new Facebook page amassed over features a 22-page half a million likes in less than 24 cover story writ- hours. ten by Pulitzer-prizewinning writer Buzz Though there undoubt- Bissinger, is set to hit stands on June 9. edly will be transpho- A number of famous figures have bic statements splattered shown their support for Caitlyn, es- across the Internet, pay pecially members of the Jenner/ no attention to the critics, Caitlyn Jenner – welcome On June 1, former Olympian Bruce to your new world, where Jenner introduced herself to the you are loved, admired and world as Caitlyn Jenner and the cherished for simply being Internet went wild. yourself – the best thing you can be. — WR 10 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

NFLDherald.com @TheNfldHerald H facebook.com/nfldherald PEOPLE! OJ: LEAVING PRISON IN A BOX? J une 13, 1994 was a dark day in Los Angeles, away’ with murder? We may never truly know what as Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald really happened on June 13, 1994. Goldman were found murdered out- side Brown’s L.A. condo just after midnight. Where is Simpson now? Well, he’s behind Evidence found at the crime scene led po- bars, serving a 9-33 year long sentence on lice to suspect Brown’s ex-husband, famed robbery and kidnapping charges. Earlier pro footballer O.J. Simpson as the murderer. this year, Simpson voiced his concerns ‘TRIAL OF THE CENTURY’ about leaving prison “in a box.” The now 67-year-old needs medical attention in The ‘trial of the century’ kept the world connection with two knee replacement sur- glued to media outlets, as an eight month geries he went under before heading to jail. long trial raged on, only for Simpson believes that his possible knee in- Simpson to be acquitted of the two counts of murder. 21 years fection will lead to him leaving pris- later, many people still ques- on in a casket as opposed to in a tion whether or not justice wheelchair. He will not be eligi- was upheld in the People of ble for parole until 2017. — WR the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson Simpson believes that an trial. Did O.J. Simpson ‘get infection will lead to him leaving prison in a casket, not in a wheelchair. FREE Just when you thought we couldn’t pack any WINGSS AU C Y B B Q more into our feasts. with y feast Our mouthwateringly satisfying feasts are available in your choice of 8, 10, 13, and 18 piece servings of our succulent, Signature Chicken – fresh made from scratch. Plus, every feast includes our famous taters, piping hot gravy for dunking, and a delicious salad. All that and 5 FREE SAUCY BBQ wings for a limited time.You’re invited to a feast at Mary Brown’s today. DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com While daily quantities last. No Substitutions. Only available between June 1 and August 30, 2015. JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 11

PEOPLE! NFLDherald.com @TheNfldHerald H facebook.com/nfldherald OPERA ON THE AVALON RETURNS! F rom a Rodgers and The Turn of the Screw will be showing at the Holy Heart Hammerstein musical Theatre from June 17-21. For Opera on the Avalon’s (Carousel, June 11-13), to a summer schedule, visit: www.operaontheavalon.com Britten opera (The Turn of the Screw, June 17-21), or a WWI Memorial The Turn of the Screw, conducted by the legendary Concert (We’ll Meet Again), Opera Vlad Iftinca of Metropolitan Opera fame. on the Avalon has an event that ap- We spoke to Bennett, son of Virginia peals to every set of ears. Waters MHA Cathy Bennett, to learn In a press release, Opera on more about this unique opportunity. the Avalon artistic director Cheryl Bennett, who plays the lead child charac- Hickman shared her pride over present- ter, has quite a varied background in sing- ing a new season of shows. “Opera on the ing, participating in vocal lessons for three Avalon is the only place in the country where you years, as well as singing in Rotary festival concerts can find emerging artists who are on the cusp of ma- and with his school’s band and choir. jor careers, sharing the stage with seasoned profes- When asked if he was more nervous or excited, sionals,” Hickman stated. “We are looking forward Bennett admitted that excitement is his current pre- to sharing five exciting weeks dominant emotion, but the nerves may creep in as of music with our audiences the show date approaches. This is Bennett’s first stab this spring.” at operatic singing, but with two weeks of rehearsals Two young St. John’s stu- down and three remaining, we’re confidant that this dents, Lucas White and Liam young performer will shine when the curtain rises Bennett, will be performing in on opening night! — WR Liam Bennett, who plays the lead child character, has quite a varied background in singing, participating in vocal lessons for three years, as well as singing in Rotary festival concerts and with his school’s band and choir. 12 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

STORY: PAM PARDY GHENT INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLEPHOTOS: SUBMITTED COD TONGUES & LIFE LESSONS A lan Doyle is the first to speak of his Petty Harbour roots, writ- ing proudly about his past in his book, Where I Belong. As the celebrated author/musician/actor prepares to head out to complete his So Let’s Go tour – a journey that will take him from Bonfeld, Germany to Burlington, NL – Doyle re- flects on the loss of the fishery and how it impacted his life and continues to influ- ence his music. Doyle also revealed why being part of an event like The Gathering is so incredibly important. “AN OPEN BOOK” Speaking with Alan Doyle is a gift. It’s rare that someone with such a public pro- file would be totally unapologetically, “an open book.” Working diligently (though admittedly slowly) on the audio book portion of Where I Belong, Doyle shared “When I was writing the book, the biggest thing I came away the good, the bad, and the bothersome with was that my young life was really important ... Who knew when it comes to this new (to him) as- pect of his career. “Sadly, with me there’s that cutting out (cod) tongues in Petty no secrets, or no secrets worth keeping,” Harbour would prove to be a life skill he began with a laugh. Home for a spell, that would serve you well traveling “being a single dog parent for the day” to his fur baby, (17 year-old Molly who sad- the world, but it did.” — Alan Doyle ly passed away days after we spoke) Doyle “Yet another steep learning curve continues to work on the audio version of for me,” he said with a laugh. Where I Belong that will launch the same But then, Doyle’s life has been noth- time as the paperback version sometime ing if not filled with curves to navigate. in the fall. “I’ve done two sessions here in my lit- PRESERVING THE PAST tle home studio and it’s proving more dif- Growing up in Petty Harbour, the ficult, more time consuming, than I had fishery was an important part of who he imagined,” he said. Doyle explained that wanting to is, he shared. For Doyle, an expert cod tongue cut- get it right is the main reason for the delay. “People ter-outter at a young age, reflecting on how much are used to seeing me on stage and I think they have things have changed can cause his insides to stir. an expectation that this is going to be more of a “23 years for the fishing moratorium. Oddly enough, performance than a reading and because there’s so that happened as Great Big Sea was happening, so it many characters that come and go, I’m starting to sort of maps, it’s really been, my adult life. It hap- realize that every one of them should have a certain pened right at the beginning of the band and some kind of a tone, if not a voice, of their own.” While the of the things I sort of hinted at in the book was that task of “doing” may be troublesome, Doyle shared my childhood kind of died when it died for me. All the challenges make the process even more fun. my childhood growing up in the fishery in Petty DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 13

INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE: ALAN DOYLE “I think the magic of my young life in Petty Har- bour has been sort of preserved for me, because it hasn’t gone on that way because of the end of the fishery. It never died a slow death.” — Alan Doyle GREG BOLGER PHOTO have sort of reinvented themselves and some of the towns are booming again. Some of them have re- Harbour ended right when I stopped doing it, total- invented themselves in the fishery and some others ly by coincidence of the timing in history,” he said. have diversified. Of course, Petty Harbour has been The reality can boggle the mind, he added reflec- protected because it’s so close to St. John’s, but I kind tively. “Right around the time I was leaving, leaving of envy the way some of the towns have proven their my young life behind, the fishery stopped. And it all survivalist mentality by finding new ways to do it. Of stopped.” course, sadly, you go to other communities and they are just not there anymore.” But that’s also, he continued, why the beauty of that time remains. “I think the magic of my young GREAT LIFE LESSONS life in Petty Harbour has been sort of preserved for me, because it hasn’t gone on that way because of the For Doyle, looking back often comes with some end of the fishery. It never died a slow death. It was of the greatest life lessons. “When I was writing the just gone. It’s funny how that sort of happened by a book, the biggest thing I came away with was that complete twist of fate. I go to Petty Harbour now, the my young life was really important and very in- last couple of years especially, and some of the towns fluential and prepared me more than I could have ever imagined for the adult life I’d end up having. Who knew that cutting out (cod) tongues in Petty Harbour would prove to be a life skill that would serve you well traveling the world, but it did.” Not only did it prepare him for traveling, but it has served him musically as well. “When I was writ- ing the songs for So Let’s Go, I felt like that little guy 14 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE: ALAN DOYLE “The biggest attraction (in Burlington) is Shaun (Majumder) and to help his efforts to give back to his community. I’m a huge fan of that ... I’ve been trying to get there for a couple of summers but this is the first year that it will work out.” — Alan Doyle on the bridge just whistling and playing the mando- lin or whatever. And I felt he really deserved more attention. So I really wrote songs that served the stuff I’d learned in Great Big Sea and the stuff I’d learned growing up in Petty Harbour, about Celtic and folk music ... I felt like I needed to give that the day it deserved.” THE GATHERING thing for me; to go help Shaun do such an honour- able and fun thing. I’ve been trying to get there for Reflective? Deep? You bet, though Doyle explained a couple of summers but this is the first year that it that nothing was ever pre-planned. Everything sort will work out.” of just happened, which is probably where much of the magic that has been Doyle’s career comes from. Saying he’s looking forward to “I’d be lying if I said any of this was planned, it sort The Gathering would be an under- of happened as we were going, but in retrospect I go statement. Former bandmate Sean ‘Wow, we got all these songs that say this,’ and I never McCann has performed there and really think about it while I’m doing it, I just got to do Doyle heard from him that it was it, but I look back later and go, ‘Ah! All those songs are “great fun.” about leaving home. Why did I write so many songs about leaving home? I guess I was leaving home.’” “I’m bringing Cory Tetford with me and Corey is from that area so AUG. 27-30, 2015 BURLINGTON ,NL he’s kind of going home and Kendel, Kendel Carson, the fiddle player, too, On his tour stop at The Gathering, the only NL so it should be great fun. Andrew date on his tour calendar so far, Doyle said he’s do- (James O’Brien) and Cat (Catherine ing it to help a friend. “The biggest attraction (in Allan), Fortunate Ones, are playing the same night we Burlington) is Shaun (Majumder) and to help his ef- are and I think the Shanneyganock guys are another forts to give back to his community. I’m a huge fan night, so what a great reason for folks to come out and of that. Whenever I can find an opportunity to help enjoy the town… it’s an all star game. I love it.” people who are doing something that big and that But beyond the music, and the friends, for Doyle, productive I always try and help. I’ve done a couple a small town man at heart, there’s another factor as of things with (Shorefast Foundation’s) Zita Cobb well. “I get to help Shaun because what he’s doing is out in Fogo Island and I’ve been eager to try and amazing, and that’s great, but I’m there for selfish help Shaun do what he’s doing. That’s the primary reasons, too. I get to go to a part of Newfoundland I’ve probably never been to and have a great night.” DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com That’s motivation enough for anyone. JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 15

THE HERALD’S QA& BY: DILLON COLLINS Photos courtesy of: Discovery.ca ANDRE & MICHELLE JESSO NL’S ‘COLD WATER COUPLE’ Introducing Piccadilly’s Andre & Michelle Jesso. With over 34 years of experience under their belt, this husband and wife team is breaking ground and dismissing detractors as the must-see attraction of Season two of Newfoundland’s television phenomena Cold Water Cowboys. The pair tackled The Herald’s Q&A, talking tv-stardom, industry-resentment, sexism and island pride. Q You both were a part of Season 2 of Cold Q The cast from the show have become full- Water Cowboys, which recently wrapped on blown local celebrities here at home. Have the Discovery Channel. How do you feel now with you found yourselves getting extra attention? one season under your belts? A Michelle: It’s really funny. We do a lot of laugh- A Michelle: Some days, very overwhelmed. ing some days and just say ‘Oh my God, this is Andre: It’s a different feeling. We are who we nuts!’ We even get stopped sometime when I’m pass- are and haven’t changed because of TV. People seem ing the main street of the big town of Seal Cove. to think that we’re different, even though we’ve People will say ‘Mr. and Ms. Wave!’ We’re not Mr. passed by these people, we’ve shopped in the same and Ms. Jesso anymore. shops with them for 30 years and now we’re ‘differ- ent people.’ I don’t think we’ve changed. I guess their Q Was it uncomfortable having the film crew outlook on us has changed ... I don’t know why, I there or was that something you embraced? guess that’s just the way it is. A Andre: At the beginning, it was a little uncom- fortable. You didn’t want to say something and have people make fun of you or say ‘Ah, that was stu- pid.’ After a while, you get more comfortable and can say ‘This is what we do. If you like it, you like it and if you don’t, you don’t.’ We realized a long time ago that you can’t please anybody and most times, you can’t please yourself. We’re in a tough category to be liked, you can say, because most people are against “I thought it was absolutely phenomenal that we get to show our part of Newfoundland to the world. And that women could fish too.” — Michelle Jesso 16 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

HERALD Q & A: NL’S ‘COLD WATER COUPLE’ “We have everything against us here. The weather, the elements, the other fishermen. It’s a constant battle.” — Andre Jesso the fishermen most of the time. They see us coming in with a load of fish so they think we’re getting rich. They don’t see the expenses or the troubles that go in behind it. They see the mon- ey come in because you have a little bit of fish and then they figure you’re doing it three or four times a day and they figure you have all kinds of money, but you don’t. Michelle: Hey, they’ve seen our troubles. Q There are still so many stigmas and stereo- Andre: We got together at an early age. We just be- types surrounding the industry. Do you came best friends. We work together really well be- think the show has gone a long ways into dispelling cause we’re working for the same cause. some of those and also help Michelle: We’re just one. Q So take me back to when you showcase the hard work that were offered the opportunity you do? to come ‘on-board’ this show. What was your reaction? A Andre: Definitely. Even our family members, a lot A Michelle: “I was flippin’. I of them grew up around fisher- wanted to be in Richard men, but they may have forgot- ten or didn’t realize the strug- Gillet’s boat and Paul Tillet’s boat gles we have, the weather we when I watched the first season. have to face, how much fun it is Anybody that had any fishing in trying to track down a school of their blood at all wanted to be a part fish that just seems to disappear of it. I thought it was absolutely out of nowhere. A lot of them phenomenal that we get to show got a wakeup call and realized our part of Newfoundland to the ‘Ok, this is what you do. We world. And that women could fish didn’t have a clue.’ too. Michelle: They see that this is Speaking of women, Qwhy your face is wind-burned, Michelle, you’re the first ‘Cold Water Cowgirl.’ That must because you’re out in all this have been an honour? weather. Michelle: It really was. I’ve al- Andre: We have everything ways worked hard and I’ve Aagainst us here. The weather, the “I wanted to be in Richard Gillet’s boat and Paul Tillet’s boat when I watched the first season. Anybody that had any fishing in their blood at all wanted to be a part of it.” — Michelle Jesso elements, the other fishermen. It’s a constant battle. been the woman that has always been there. You can Q Obviously outside of your work, you both are go up the coast, down the coast and everyone knows husband and wife. Does that sometimes get that Michelle fished. I’ve got my own enterprise, I’ve difficult, incorporating work and home life? Or is got my own license. Andre’s there, I’m there. There’s it second nature at this point? no such thing as Andre being out there without me. That don’t happen. If Andre is out fishing today, ev- A Michelle: It’s just like breathing for me now. If eryone says ‘Michelle and Andre are out fishin’ he’s not right there beside me, it’s wrong. In the house, it’s wrong. If he’s down in the shed doing today.’ work, every five minutes I’ll be in the window look- Andre: It’s like anything. You take your job seriously ing. We’re so much together that we’re meant to be and you go to work everyday. This is our job. A lot of together all of the time. people don’t consider fishing a job, but it is. DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 17

HERALD Q & A: NL’S ‘COLD WATER COUPLE’ “You have that older generation of fishermen where women weren’t even allowed on the boat because they were considered bad luck. That’s season three: someone calls Michelle bad luck so over the side they goes.” — Michelle Jesso Michelle: Oh God, tell that to my aching fingers and very slow process. Again, a lot of this my sore hip. has never been shown to the world, so there’s only a few local people who Q Do you think other fishermen still view this know that we fish together. as a man’s industry? Have you encountered Michelle: You have that older genera- any of that? tion of fishermen where women weren’t even allowed on the boat because they A Michelle: Oh honey, you hit it on the head were considered bad luck. That’s season there. I’ve had some funny comments and three: someone calls Michelle bad luck some nasty comments come from this show since so over the side they goes. this has aired. I’ve even had some phone calls. Trust me, they’ve called out from underneath the rock Q You must have seen so many ups and downs from somewhere ... I’ve been dealing with it forever. in the industry. How would you describe the You’d be surprised, the world still doesn’t really real- province’s fishery today? ize how much is out there. Andre: It’s slowly, gradually changing, but it’s a A Andre: I think it’s better now. Back when the moratorium came on in 1992, we were mainly cod fisherman. We did a little bit of lobster in the spring when we were waiting for the cod fish to come around, but then that was all dropped and we’d fish cod right up until November. Now we’ve been diver- sified. We chase lobster, crab, halibut, caplin, herring and mackerel. We had to diversify in order to sur- vive. One time we could depend on one species in order to survive and now we can’t. I think we’re in a better place with more species on the market and we always have something to chase. Q It really is wonderful that this series allows viewers to see a side of the province they wouldn’t normally, the real heart and soul of the island. A Michelle: It is absolutely wonderful. Ten years ago, I don’t think Port Aux Port peninsula was ever drawn on the map. We were just a little hook on the corner, remember? Andre: You get to see it from our eyes, looking back at the land. It’s a total different view ... We have beautiful countryside. A lot of this people would never get to see unless they were on the water. So it’s showing a different side of our part of the world to the world. 18 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

PHOTOS: DISCOVERY.CA; BY: DILLON COLINS COVER STORY SKIPPER ON DECK Captain Richard Gillett talks Cold Water Cowboys, a generational occupation & NL’s thriving fishery T wo years ago Richard Gillett was a proud fa- mammoth popularity, Gillett caught up with The ther of three. A 5th Generation fishermen, Herald for a yarn on all things seaworthy. Gillett – captaining the vessel Midnight Shadow out of his outport home of Twillingate, “I’m feeling really great about it,” Gillett said of Newfoundland – helped preserve a long lineage his mindset following the conclusion of season two of seafaring islanders. Today, Gillett is all of those and the start of season three. “I think we achieved things, just with a fair share of celebrity status at- what we wanted to do. We got the message out for tached to his rugged yet humble persona. what the fishery of Newfoundland and Labrador is all about and the scenic parts of the province and ‘POSITIVE FEEDBACK’ things like that. It’s all coming together. It’s very pos- itive feedback and I think we’re hitting the mark Gillett was the undisputed star of Cold Water right on,” he explained. “I’ve been working hard to Cowboys, the Discovery Channel sensation which get the message out when it comes to the fishery, to plunged viewers into the frigid Atlantic, inviting give people across Canada and now around the world them aboard the vessels of the province’s finest fishermen. With a second season behind him and a third on the way, thanks to the show achieving “I’ve been working hard to get the message out when it comes to the fishery, to give people across Canada and now around the world some idea of where their fish comes from and what it takes to get that fish to somebody’s plate...” — Captain Richard Gillett DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 19

COVER STORY: CAPTAIN RICHARD GILLETT “There’s more cod right now, and people don’t understand this, the cod has never been so thick before as it is right now.” — Captain Richard Gillett some idea of where their fish comes from and what The cod stocks, long surmised to be de- it takes to get that fish to somebody’s plate, whether pleted beyond return, Gillett noted, are as it be in Canada, just up the road or halfway around plentiful as they have been in decades. It is a the world,” he added. “I think we’re accomplishing reality Gillett and the rest of the Cold Water that and I’m very proud to be in this show that is giv- Cowboys, look to shed clarity upon in season ing us a chance to portray what we are. It is a reali- three of the series, which was excitingly con- ty show and it is an accurate portrayal of the fishery.” firmed to us by Discovery to be renewed and in pre-production stages. A THRIVING FISHERY THE COD STOCKS That fishery Gillett refers to has long since been suspected to be in shambles, a shell of its for- “There’s more cod right now and people don’t mer, pre-moratorium self. Gillett argues that understand this, the cod has never been so thick Newfoundland’s fishery is as vibrant as before as it is right now,” Gillett said. “We even got ever, thriving through its diversity. “We’re trouble now, our crab stocks are getting down. Some not with the same fishery that we had be- of the reason is that the cod prey upon small and fe- fore the moratorium,” Gillett acknowl- male crab, and if you’ve got your cod stock growing edged. “We were on a fishery that was more up to a place more then it was even historically, then or less based on a cod, ground fish fish- you’re getting a lot of crab gone off the bottom from ery and now we’ve turned to oth- er species. We’ve turned into being preyed on by the cod fish. It’s never heard shellfish, shrimp, crab and of before. Last year, we had 14,000 pounds in 14 even other species ... We hours with six nets. I can tell ya, you put your evolved. We’re definite- net in the water 6 a.m. in the morning and you ly in a fishery where the haul it in at 9 a.m. and if you didn’t have 1,000 enterprises have cer- tainly grown. From pounds, then you were doing something one time of having wrong or moving it around. That’s insane. a motorboat, to now, To give you some idea pre-moratorium, multi-million dollar ten years prior, we used to have 50-60 enterprises.” gill nets out. You’d get two nights on them and get 200-300 pounds. If “We’re definitely in a fish- you had more then 500 pounds you ery where the enterprises have were doing good, out of 50-60 certainly grown. From one time nets. Now you’re getting 1,200- of having a motorboat, to now, 1,300 pounds out of one net ev- multi-million dollar enterprises.” ery three hours. It’s crazy. “This year (on Cold Water — Captain Richard Gillett Cowboys), I think we’re going to be doing the cod and we’ll be 20 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015 showing them the numbers to give viewers some idea of what’s in the water,” Gillett said. “When the viewers see that on TV ... I can tell ya, people are going to be aston- ished. If we can get that out there then people might say ‘Ok, how can I get

COVER STORY: CAPTAIN RICHARD GILLETT Newfoundland cod? How can I get this fresh fish and I hope this show is starting to make people re- from Newfoundland?’ Maybe that would start up the alize that we are professionals. We’re damn good at market too. Everything helps.” our job, but we’re not just fly-by-night fellers going off the seat of our pants.” “WE ARE PROFESSIONALS” The series has gone a long way to remedy some SEAFARING GILLETTS misconceptions and stigmas regarding fisher- Gillett’s family is as rooted in the island’s men. Those who believe skippers kick up their feet fishing history as any to ever call themselves for months out of the year Newfoundlanders. Five and watch the money roll Generations of hard work- in are living in somewhat of ing, seafaring Gilletts have a fairytale reality, as Gillett resulted in a deep sense of and his crew take to the wa- pride for Richard, pride in ter in April and ‘don’t slack’ what he does and to carry on until near Christmas. It is his family legacy. grueling, tiresome, thankless “We’ve been at this for work and those in it for mon- five generations,” he said. ey alone would soon fizzle “We’re very deep root- out under the demands and ed in the fishery and we’re conditions. very proud to be fishermen, “We’re pretty much fish- right on back to my father’s ing whatever we can fish, the grandfather. We’re proud maximum amount,” Gillett “To give you some idea pre-moratorium, ten to do the job, because it’s said. “I can tell ya, if you’re years prior, we used to have 50-60 gill nets not always about the mon- going to be successful at fish- out. You’d get two nights on them and get ey. Fishing, yeah, you make a ing right now, you’re going to 200-300 pounds ... Now you’re getting 1,200- good living, but I can tell you have to punch some time. If 1,300 pounds out of one net every three hours. there are times you work aw- you don’t punch some time, It’s crazy.” ful hard and there’s nothing you’re not going to do it, — Captain Richard Gillett guaranteed. It’s no 9-5 job, you’re not going to make it. there’s no hourly rate. It’s a The cost of living is so high really hard job and some- and even in these rural com- times you have to love the munities. The cost of gro- job more than you are there ceries and fuel and insur- for the money. Like my fam- ance, everything costs so ily, we live fishing. My dad much money. The old fish- is 68 right now and he’s still ery had the label of stamps, fishing. I said ‘Dad, when you’re doing it for stamps. are you going to give it up?’ I can tell you right now, the and he said ‘Oh b’y, proba- E.I. that you get every week, that is not going to cov- bly when I closes my eyes for the last time.’ He’s to er your costs of living. That stereotype is still there the point now where he’s not doing it for the money, and there’s nothing more further from the truth. We it’s in him. It’s inside, in his heart and it’s no differ- are professionals ... We do the same kind of training ent with me and my family that came before me. It’s for fishery as you would if you were going to be an a thing that’s really in ya.” oil engineer or civil engineer ... It’s not like the old With two sons and a daughter with a perceived times where you could grab a feller of the street any willingness to engage in the Gillett family trade, time at all and say ‘Come on my boat, I need ya dis’ perhaps the Gillett brood will carry on another five marnin.’ That guy needs to have training, do cours- Generations, producing a few more ‘Cowboys’ and es and needs his papers to come aboard your boat. even a few ‘Cowgirls’ to take the reigns from those It’s starting to turn into more of a professional job who came before. DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 21

SPECIAL FEATURE BY: BEN CLEARY; PHOTOS: LIFE/HERALD ARCHIVES WHO KILLED THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERMAN? In this land, the legend of you, the fisherman, lives on. For it is the fisherman who once fuelled rural Newfoundland’s engine, the fisherman who once made the Canadian Navy a fearsome foe and the fisherman who drank with my ancestors to the rhythm of a Nor’easter. N ewfoundlanders and Labradorians are hard and pointless I might add, to judge a dead man. proud people. Hell, I should know, I’m one of them. But why? What makes our prov- OFFICIAL OBITUARY ince different from say, Alberta? Fact is, we’re both going into a recession – yeah, that’s right, recession – So 23 years after the closing of the north- we both depend on oil as if it’s water and we’ve both ern cod fishery, here’s the official obituary of the voted against Harper (with a vengeance). Newfoundland fisherman. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll be able to figure out who or what killed him. But pride and arrogance dance dangerously close together and I hate to say it, but our sense of strong Even though I never met you, the fisherman, I self-esteem and veracity has been disappearing. Just feel as if I’ve known you my whole life, almost like like the cod, it’s about to run out. a dead grandfather I’ve never met. I can only grasp just how much you impacted my family, my friends, I mean, let’s face it, the stereotypical my people … our people. Newfoundlander is a fisherman. He doesn’t stare at the bright stars from an oil rig; he doesn’t sleep in Nonetheless, the sad truth is that most peo- Labrador with Churchill Falls snoring next to him; ple would have to be 23 years old to have been alive he doesn’t have to kiss his wife goodbye for weeks at during the death of the fishery, older even, obvious- a time to live in Fort Mac. Then again, who am I to ly, to remember it. However, in this land, the legend judge the quintessential Islander – the prophet who of you, the fisherman, lives on. For it is the fisher- is praised in song, whom beers are risen to – for it’s man who once fuelled rural Newfoundland’s engine, the fisherman who once made the Canadian Navy a 22 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

SPECIAL FEATURE fearsome foe and the fisherman who drank with my Newfoundlanders turn to oil.” ancestors to the rhythm of a Nor’easter. So I cannot So I went to my Dad, who was one of The remember you, but what I do picture is strength born Telegram reporters who covered the collapse of the of poverty, resilience born of rock and pride born of fishery all those years ago. He directed me to the is- survival. sue of The Telegram published the day after the fish- ery closure, a newspaper that had been sitting atop A DEAD MAN’S REPUTATION the old mahogany bookshelf in the kitchen. As often happens, I find that there’s no need now “If anything happens to that paper, you’re dead,” to glorify a dead man’s reputation, because, let’s face it, when I picture the fisherman, I see a man whose heavily calloused hands crawl out of his sleeve, like a crab from a cave. His smile is wholehearted and sincere, the focal point of a salt-and-pepper beard, but he has few teeth to showcase. That’s what years of struggling against hardships create – toughness, yes; a sense of community, yes; an easy life, no. So it’s a caricature, painted on a tat- tered, worn-out canvas. In some ways, the Newfoundland fisherman is a lot like Jesus (which is ironic, considering the fish). Instead of being born in a manger, the fisherman was born in a cold, saltbox house. The three wise men came from Canada, following the glow of The biggest resemblance between the Newfoundland fish- the Cape Spear lighthouse, and brought with erman and Jesus (the Catholic or Protestant one) is both them gifts of baby bonuses for can tell tales of being crucified. Confederation and $225-a-week welfare cheques after the death were Dad’s last words on the tele- of the fishery. The biggest resem- phone. The newspaper had been blance between the Newfoundland so well kept – and Dad values it fisherman and Jesus (the Catholic so much – that I almost expect- or Protestant one) is both can tell ed to be shot dead with a barrage tales of being crucified. of poison-tipped arrows upon Truly, it seems like there has picking it up, but in full Indiana never been a time that being a fish- Jones form, I escaped alive with erman has been rewarding, fruitful the priceless artifact. or relaxing. The fishery has been a job, which Newfoundlanders are ‘NO FISHING’ Sitting at the kitchen table, always hungry for. with a sort of delicacy and gen- And here’s the part of the fish- erman’s obituary that I find hard- tleness that I imagine is usu- est to understand – was your death murder or sui- ally reserved for Holy Scripture or the Declaration cide? Did we catch all the fish ourselves? Did foreign of Independence, I began to read the paper, dated trawlers sweep the floor of the Grand Banks without July 3, 1992. “NO FISHING,” read the headline. The conscience? Did Canada turn a blind eye to the fish- deck below read, “19,000 out of work in northern ery collapse? Did we write off the fishery in favour of cod ban.” By that point, I had forgotten all about the oil and gas? PS4 awaiting me upstairs, the game of ball hockey I I had to check for myself – did the papers say had later that evening and the boiling kettle behind it was murder? Did they discuss it as a self-inflict- me. Instead, with an opened mouth of enthused sur- ed wound? Maybe the headlines read, “No more fish, prise, I realized I wasn’t dealing with the obituary DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 23

SPECIAL FEATURE NTV.CA PHOTOS ‘The Moratorium‘ 19,000 people had lost their jobs – that wasn’t murder, or suicide. Worse – it was genocide, and no matter who was at fault, it was wrong, shameful, and embarrassing. of the stereotypical, personnel jammed the door handles with chairs.” 19th century-hard- From within the conference room, the atmosphere CP PHOTO ened fisherman, but was just as dark, for the insults directed at Crosbie so much more. Nineteen thousand people had lost were fierce. One fisherman said he deserved no place their jobs – that wasn’t murder, or suicide. Worse – it in Newfoundland; another fisherman said that if he was genocide, and no matter who was at fault, it was (Crosbie) was aboard his boat, he’d drown him; yet wrong, shameful and embarrassing. another fisherman said, “Hitler wouldn’t do this.” Hitler didn’t kill the northern ‘THE MORATORIUM’ cod fishery, but someone did. It’s I began to read more. The been 23 years and the fishery is news story provided viewpoints still dead in the water. of both the fishermen losing their jobs and the politicians who CASTING NETS took them – specifically Federal If you think it doesn’t mat- Fisheries Minister John Crosbie, ter, you’re wrong. I was wrong who seemed like a tough SOB too. I mean, I’m 19 years old and (you’d have to be, to give terrible I don’t want to be a fisherman. news to a proud people). The only nets I’ll be casting will Some of the bold lettering fall atop the garbage outside my read, “the moratorium affects house and to be honest, I don’t 10,000 plant workers and 9,000 eat fish that often. I don’t like it. fishermen.” Moratorium – what a But one thing all us young gross word. The story went on to Newfoundlanders have in com- say, that if you had 20 weeks of in- mon – and can agree on – is surable earnings from the fishery, that everyone wants to be a hero. you qualified for a 10-week com- Our province doesn’t know heroes so Everyone wants to stand up for pensation package of $225-a-week. much as political messiahs, but they those who are down, overcome I went to Costco with Mom evil tyranny in the face of de- last week and she spent more than too sat in the pews at the fisher- spair, lead people out of chaos. double that – and we’re already man’s funeral ... And not one person, out of chocolate milk. lost their job for the collapse of a The only way most of us know fishermen is through the Back to the people losing 500-year-old industry. television set. Television shows like Deadliest Catch and Cold their jobs … it seemed almost out of a movie – the Radisson Plaza packed with en- Water Cowboys are entertaining enough, but they raged fishermen, most of whom were not actual- do not entice me to want to set foot on a boat. Even ly inside the room with Crosbie, but locked outside, though I’m from Newfoundland, those shows are like someone barred from a dying parent’s hospi- the only way I know the fishery. That does not mean tal room. The paper read, “two protesters attempt- fishermen can be cast aside, that their livelihood can ed in vain to ram their way into the room, security be forgotten and dismantled, that their name can be 24 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

tarnished. Nineteen thousand people lost their jobs, SPECIAL FEATURE the moratorium could have been stopped and still, fishermen are treated worse than the fish. This sto- from every death. And new life, for Newfoundland ryline is in desperate need of a hero. and Labrador, has been fuelled by oil. Except oil runs out – it doesn’t reproduce. Fish reproduce and fish Our province doesn’t know heroes so much as are here to stay, but we need more of them. We need political messiahs, but they too sat in the pews at the to understand that they are our future. We can own fisherman’s funeral. They cried for justice; hell, they our future – we just need to embrace it. We can’t be prophesied it, but also sitting in the pews embarrassed by it. were the villains. And not one person lost their job for the collapse of a 500-year-old industry. CASTING NETS Looking back, everyone screwed up. My dad, kindly enough, has threaded the history of the fishery in quotes. “A cri- sis in quotes,” he calls it. So here’s one of his extracts on the cause of the crisis, as the late Dr. Leslie Harris puts it, “If I were to look for a single villain, I would look to our known inability to match social policy with technological capacity. We have nev- er in the history of the world been able to amend our social policies quickly enough to keep pace with the speed at which tech- nology grows. And I think that is what happened there. We just became too tech- nologically competent. We became able The fisherman’s obituary has one final revision – he’s not dead. to kill too easily. We became able to kill Rather, he’s buried alive, lying beneath centuries of corruption, everything.” poverty, shame and pacifism. As Newfoundlanders, it is our Worse, we let it happen. Never slowing duty to exhume him and clean him up. down, allowing people to fish at the pace of technology, rather then the speed of nature. My dad wrote a book about his childhood, grow- Foreign fleets fished and they still do. While ing up in Riverhead, Harbour Grace. The book has the moratorium was introduced on fishing inside yet to be published; he always jokes that he’s waiting Canadian waters, outside the 200-mile-limit it was – for Grandma to die first. The first paragraph reads, and still is – a foreign free-for-all and we stand by “When I was I child, poverty smelled like fish, and and let it happen. We’ve been pacifists, too afraid to I feared it, a scent that might soak into my skin and come to terms with the fact that we don’t care about rot my dreams.” Isn’t that the truth? We don’t care the fishery because fishing and poverty have gone for fish because we’re embarrassed by it. hand in hand. I don’t want to be a fisherman because The fisherman’s obituary has one final revision – I don’t want to be poor. Isn’t that the truth, though? he’s not dead. Rather, he’s buried alive, lying beneath Oil pays good clean money; money from the sea centuries of corruption, poverty, shame and paci- smells like fish. fism. As Newfoundlanders, it is our duty to exhume So after reading that 23-year-old newspaper, I’ve him and clean him up. begun to realize that the fisherman’s obituary can- We should regain control of our own destiny. not headline with suicide, murder, or genocide. In Overcome greed and economically-driven stupidity, re- fact, the cod fishery died of natural causes – the last take the fishery, revive the fisherman and put destiny commercial fish was caught. in our own hands. Because as proud Newfoundlanders, Moving on, it can be said that new life comes where once they stood, we stand. DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 25

SPECIAL FEATURE BY: JONATHAN ANDERSON FILE & SUBMITTED PHOTOS CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR I awake. My eyes need not open; my brain The taste of stale cigarette smoke lingers in my is already hard at work. The fervid smells mouth while the smell of one newly burning creeps of my surroundings fill my nostrils and in down from above me. I know, before I hear the first mere seconds, I know where I am. I smell the stale, creak, feel the first roll or even entertain the thought antique must from the foam mattress on which I lay. of opening my eyes, I am in my bunk on my father’s As though the inside of an ancient book unopened boat. for a hundred years only to be mixed with the stench of damp and perspiration accumulated throughout ‘WE’RE HAULIN’ BACK!’ my deep sleep. I smell diesel burning, or lack there- of, in the stove a few feet away. Being blessed with an There is a reason I am awake. I know what is acute sense of smell is far from a gift here. I can al- about to happen and I dread more than anything most taste the strong cleaners that leak underneath the sound of my father’s voice. I struggle to re- the sink below me but all of this is well overpowered lax, pretending that I awoke early and have yet pre- by salt. Sea salt. This smell, much stronger than the cious minutes to sleep but before I can even pon- others has made its way into every crack and cre- der the thought he beckons from the wheelhouse. vasse and is completely inescapable where I am. “EVERYONE UP! WE’RE HAULIN’ BACK!” 26 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015 His voice may as well be a gunshot, observing the panic among the men waking from a deep slum- ber of their own. “Jesus Christ, I don’t want to get up!” I can feel the damp, cold, October ocean air and it is beyond horrible. The mere thought of the tran- sition from the warm, soft, almost heaven in which I lay to the freezing, wet wind and rain of the ves- sel’s deck seems almost impossible. As the others I struggle to relax, pretending that I awoke early and have yet precious minutes to sleep but before I can even ponder the thought he beckons from the wheel- house. “EVERYONE UP! WE’RE HAULIN’ BACK!”

scramble from their warm sheets to don their boots SPECIAL FEATURE and oil gear, I can clearly see that not only is it possi- ble, it best be done with haste to avoid being mocked over the starboard rail and into my face. I can hear and pegged as lazy by my peers. It turns out to be al- my father’s laughter and see him smiling through most a race to see who can be first dressed, first to his beard at the freezing salt water that so abruptly the deck and first to light his cigarette. A race that I “washed my face” as they say in the nautical world. am losing. My oil gear is so damp and cold I would almost rather be soaked by the freezing seas The net is almost aboard now. Through the salt crashing against the deck than put it on. What water that fills my eyes and the smoke of my ciga- I desire is far from pertinent in this place, so I rette, I see cod fish and a lot of them. force myself into it and onto the deck to join the other. FELLOW SHIPMATES At a quick glance, one man seems to be al- most cloned by the next. There is a smile on ev- ery face as foul comments and degrading re- marks are made from one to the other. Such statements, though extremely rude and with no boundaries, are ironically made with the ut- most respect and care for fellow shipmates. The smile on my face is more for show than of any type of amusement or pleasure, but the smile My father is not among the clones surrounding him. He on my father’s could not be any more genuine. is original in every way. From his full black beard to the It barely leaves his face from the time we set sail confidence and experience in his eyes, it is easy to tell to the time we return. He keeps a close eye as who is captain of this vessel. the men and I prepare the huge winch to haul the massive nets from the depths of the ocean floor, To my father and the other men, this is a great bringing with it anything that may be in its path. thing. It means we are doing well, we are catching My father is not among the clones surround- fish and we are making money. To me, it means all ing him. He is original in every way. From his full of these things but more so to a tired, cold, seasick black beard to the confidence and experience in his boy of 16, it means a very long night of gutting fish. eyes, it is easy to tell who is captain of this vessel. The cod fish that we catch must be “dressed” before Almost robotic, he does not seem to be bothered by packed in the ice hole and then sold upon return to the cold or even saturated by the rain. I haven’t seen shore. Each… and… every… one. A catch of this him sleep in two days yet he does not seem weary. size is wielding in excess of 20,000 pounds. I am not He does not wear oil gear or even a stocking hat. He wrong to enter- will don “the rubbers” as he calls them, if we wield tain the thought of a big enough catch to require another knife. He has at least 12 straight spent many years in my position and has earned his hours of such an right to a hot cup of tea with a cigarette at the hy- exercise. After all, draulic controls. I can’t help but smile as he places this is not my first his good luck “Miller Time” hat on his head as he al- voyage and God ways does before we haul the net. My smile is soon only knows it will washed away by the crest of a wave making its way not be my last. There is a smile on every face as foul comments and degrading remarks are made from one to the other. Such statements, though extremely rude ... are ironically made with the utmost respect and care for fellow shipmates. DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 27

SPECIAL FEATURE this cold, wet oil gear and home in my nice, warm bed. I would give anything right now to be off this I position a few trays of fish together, light a cig- God damn boat!” arette and take a moment to mentally prepare for a long night. My mental serenity is short-lived, inter- I awake. My eyes need not open; my brain is al- rupted by the thundering crash of a three metre sea ready hard at work. The fervid smells of my sur- breaking the bow. roundings fill my nostrils and in mere sec- onds, I know where I am. I smell fresh flowers. This artificial aroma so soft and in- viting rises from the sheets I washed only ear- lier today. I smell the leftover roast beef that still sits warming in the slow cooker from dinner yesterday evening and the faint co- logne I was wearing the night before. ‘NICE, WARM BED’ I am not cold or damp. I am actually ex- tremely comfortable. I don’t have to move, listen or open my eyes to look. I know where “I would give anything if I could somehow, even just once I am. I am in my apartment in my bed. My more, have fish guts on my hands, salt water in my face “nice, warm bed.” No one is going to yell at with my father’s laughter in my me telling me to get up, as I live alone. I don’t have to worry about making the horrible ears aboard that God damn boat.” transition from this heaven to the cold, wet The freezing salt water, mov- wind and rain, as I don’t fish anymore. I can ing like a freight train, finds its way barely remember what cigarettes smell like. yet again into my face and down my I live over a thousand miles away from my oil gear but this time, knocking me family and my father has since passed away al- into the trays of fish waiting to be most 10 years now. I have traded my cold, wet dressed. I can feel the icy water from oil gear for dress shoes and dress pants and the top of my head all the way to the so it seems I now have a “real” job. I do love puddles forming in my boots. As my career and my surroundings but as I lay I sit in cod fish, wet, cold, sick and alone in the dark, my father’s smile and laugh- disgusted, I spit my soggy cigarette MY DAD, CAPTAIN ter fresh in my head, I can’t help but think, onto the deck, only to hear my father “I wish I was out of this nice, warm bed. I wish WAYNE ANDERSON and the others laughing. “Move those trays in Jonny I was back in that cold, wet oil gear getting laughed boy!” he yells, trying to hide his smile, “or you’re at with the boys. I would give anything if I could gonna get it every time.” Reluctantly, I drag my trays somehow, even just once more, have fish guts on my closer towards the centre of deck and I think to my- hands, salt water in my face with my father’s laugh- self, “God, I wish I had a real job. I wish I was out of ter in my ears aboard that God damn boat.” 28 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

PHOTOS: NL TOURISM; BY: WENDY ROSE SPECIAL FEATURE POLITICS OF THE FISHERY The Herald goes one on one with both Vaughn Granter, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Liberal party leader Dwight Ball to learn more about the future of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Fishery. W hile the bulk of Newfoundlanders and came on,” he said. “That summer – and the follow- Labradorians associate salt air with the ing weeks and months after – was the largest layoff joys of home, the smell of the salty sea in Canadian history, of 30,000 workers in the mor- can being less happy memories for some from this atorium … We all remember those times very well,” province. Newfoundland and Labrador has been Granter began. travelling somewhat of a rough road since the cod moratorium in 1992 – but word is stocks may be And where was the leader of the Official rebounding. The Herald spoke to both Vaughn Opposition on that fateful day in 1992? “23 years Granter, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture ago, at that time I was living in Deer Lake and like and Liberal party leader Dwight Ball to learn more. everybody else in Newfoundland and Labrador we were certainly keenly attentive to what was happen- THE MORATORIUM ing with the announcement. I think all of us have very clear memories of the decision that was made At the time of the fateful moratorium, Granter 23 years ago and of course, we’re still feeling the im- was in the early stages of his teaching career and re- pact of that decision even today,” he said, referencing siding in Corner Brook, often spending his sum- mers commuting back and forth to Pool’s Island in Bonavista Bay, his hometown. “That part of the prov- ince, the northeast coast, was always a part of the Northern cod ... fishery and the ground fishery. I re- member those days very well, when the moratorium “The seafood industry supports approximately 18,000 direct jobs and many more indirect jobs in more than 400 communities around Newfoundland and Labrador.” — Vaughn Granter DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 29

SPECIAL FEATURE: POLITICS OF THE FISHERY “I think all of us have very clear memories of the decision that was made 23 years ago and of course, we’re still feeling the impact of that deci- sion even today.” — Liberal Leader Dwight Ball provincial population numbers and the observ- education process surrounding the provincial histo- able difference in rural communities. “Everything ry over the last few years. gets benchmarked around that decision … We’ve seen population decline ever since,” Ball said sol- At the time of the moratorium, there were doubts emnly, before unknowingly echoing Granter’s state- that the cod stocks would ever replenish – and many ment about the moratorium being the largest layoff Newfoundlanders and Labradorians remain divid- in Canadian history. “It is no doubt that 23 years ago ed on that issue today. But what does the Minister or was a sad day in Newfoundland and Labrador.” the Liberal leader think? Is the fishery dying or is it still a viable industry? Could Granter or Ball imagine, at the time of the moratorium, that they would ever end up being a THE COD STOCKS politician heavily involved in the fishery? “The structure of the fishery and the “CHALLENGING TIME” Newfoundland and Labrador seafood industry has changed significantly from the ground fish morato- Granter laughed. “There’s a lot of things in my rium back in the 1990s. We’ve shifted from ground life I didn’t ever think I’d be doing, but to be truthful fish to shellfish ... Production value of the fishery has to your readers, I never thought that I would be the been at historically high levels during the past de- Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture for the prov- cade, because of the value of the shrimp and crab ince of Newfoundland and Labrador,” he shared, fisheries ... During the past decade, the provincial noting that he is thoroughly enjoying the position, government has also supported the sustainable de- explaining that he has had the opportunity to meet velopment of the aquaculture industry in the prov- many wonderful people in the industry. “It’s a chal- ince. This industry has considerable growth and has lenging time,” Granter said. “We’re facing some chal- created economic and employment opportunities for lenges right now with the Federal Government and rural parts of the province, especially on the south we’re going to hold our ground with them.” coast and also in certain parts of the northeast coast with mussels. The production value of the aquacul- Ball again unknowingly echoed the Minister ture sector has increased from $17 million in 2003 when he said that he could have never imagined be- to $197 million in 2013, so that industry has real- ing in his current position, nearly a quarter of a cen- ly grown. Today, overall, the Newfoundland and tury ago. “When I look back and reflect … no one Labrador seafood industry is (worth) nearly a billion ever believed that 23 years later we wouldn’t see the dollars,” he stated. cod moratorium lifted. Essentially, we’re in anoth- er generation of harvesting and fishing right now. “TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY” It’s hard to believe … but reflecting on that, I would have never believed, 23 years ago, that I would be the Ball, to some extent, seems to agree – “It’s cer- leader of the Liberal party right now, having to deal tainly not dying,” he immediately replied. “It’s an in- with fisheries issues at the level I do right now,” Ball dustry that I think has tremendous opportunity for explained, adding that he finds the industry “very us. It’s still a billion dollar industry in our province interesting” and feels like he has enjoyed a great right now and it’s a great employer and economic generator ... I think what is missing right now is at- tention. The fishery in our province, when it comes to a government perspective, the fishery is seen much as a junior department right now. We’ve seen ministers coming in and out of that department – lots of changes. So from a provincial government de- partmental point of view, it needs strong leadership 30 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

SPECIAL FEATURE: POLITICS OF THE FISHERY “We’re facing some challenges right now with the Federal Government and we’re going to hold our ground with them.” — Vaughn Granter within its department, which of course goes right into the Premier’s office. For me, it is not a dying in- dustry. I think it’s at a critical juncture in its history. It’s certainly a priority for me, because I know it can have a tremendous impact on our economy and on our people.” SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS ATLANTIC HALIBUT QUOTA Granter delved into some scientific findings to Another recent shift in the industry follows a fed- further explain his views. “In recent years, fisheries eral government decision regarding the Atlantic hal- science has shown that ground fish stock, the north- ibut quota allocation decision. It’s a decision Granter ern cod in particular, is showing signs of recov- is fighting, adding that he has made many calls to ery, while the shellfish stocks with cod and shrimp, Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Gail Shea’s they’ve been showing signs of decline, so this sig- office and that he will meet “anytime, any place.” nifies a looming shift in our fishery again,” Granter added. This shift is basically a reversal of what hap- But that decision is just part of an ongoing pened following the cod moratorium. He explained (and seemingly endless) saga between the pro- that the government has been taking steps to prepare vincial and federal governments, with many feel- for this industry shift, including provision of fund- ing like Newfoundland and Labrador were treat- ing for fishery science initiatives, fisheries innovation ed with contempt by the Feds. Ball agrees there is a and research and development and various other sense of disrespect to the province from the Federal projects throughout the entire industry in the prov- Government. ince. It’s a gradual shift, but a shift nonetheless,” the Minister added. DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 31

SPECIAL FEATURE: POLITICS OF THE FISHERY “We would like to see a more open and fair system of fisheries management and fisheries regulation and improve fisheries management and economic de- velopment policy through greater coordination of federal and provincial areas of authority.” — Vaughn Granter, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture “This is really just an management and economic development policy extension of what we’ve through greater coordination of federal and provin- seen with ... many deci- cial areas of authority.” sions we’ve seen with the Federal Government, not CRITICAL IMPACT just around the fishery, but around Newfoundland “There are two things I’ve done in the last two and Labrador in general,” said Ball. years to try and get more collaboration,” Ball ex- So should the province play a bigger role in its plained. “First of all, surrounding the northern own provincial fishery? It’s a long-winded question, shrimp quota and asking to form an all-party so that but Granter crafts an answer. “That question has all three provincial parties could present an united been asked by many people long before my time,” he front to the Feds,” he said. “Secondly ... one of the explained. “I believe that a greater collaboration and first things we did at our national convention for the a closer provincial involvement in fisheries manage- Federal Liberal party was bring a resolution to the ment could and would significantly improve the ca- floor which speaks about the quota sharing arrange- pability of the provincial and federal government to ment for all species. As a provincial government, we frame policies that support industry growth and di- must have a say. We must also share the research, versification,” Granter stated. “We would like more what we’re doing, what the Feds are doing,” he stat- influence over decisions that affect the economic and ed, noting his Federal colleagues support this idea. social interaction of our province, all of our province – and that includes the fishery … We would like to Simply put, Newfoundland and Labrador needs see a more open and fair system of fisheries manage- to play a bigger role in the decisions Ottawa is mak- ment and fisheries regulation and improve fisheries ing that are having a critical impact on the entire provincial fisheries industry. “The fishery is vitally important to our province’s 32 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

SPECIAL FEATURE: POLITICS OF THE FISHERY economy – it’s a billion dollar industry. Our prov- to have to change our relationship with the Federal ince was built upon the fishery and the aquacul- government,” he said, adding that he feels the cur- ture sectors are well positioned, I believe, to be ma- rent provincial government has had no success in jor economic drivers for many, many years to come,” altering or improving that relationship. “This is the Granter continued. “The seafood industry supports reason why a strong focus for me will be working in approximately 18,000 direct jobs and many more in- collaboration with all parties and with the Federal direct jobs in more than 400 communities around government as well, with a big focus on working Newfoundland and Labrador.” with fish harvesters.” “To get the fishery back to where it was in its glory days, there are a lot of other things that will need to be done. We need to give a strong focus on a marketing initiative for Newfoundland and Labrador seafood. We need to give it attention. It’s had five Ministers – we’ve gotta stop the revolving door,” said Ball. LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT “Our role is to make sure we do not exploit the resource to the point where What kind of long term view is in the we get it to the point of where it was minds of both men for this industry? “It’s sus- 23 years ago.” tainable. It’s economically viable. It’s an in- — Dwight Ball ternationally competitive and regionally bal- anced industry,” Granter shared. “We’ll have a After a brief discussion about na- fishing industry for centuries and centuries to ture and the food chain, the Liberal come. It is vitally important – it’s critical cur- leader acknowledged that “there is a rently and it’s critical for the future economic chain of events that occurs here that’s success of the province.” driven by Mother Nature, so our role is to make sure we do not exploit the re- For Ball, his vision revolves around knowl- source to the point where we get it to edge gathered from outside resources. “We the point of where it was 23 years ago.” spent a lot of time on the road, visiting differ- A very admirable goal for the future, to be certain. ent rural communities and talking to fish har- While he admitted to not having a crystal ball, vesters all the time. I consider those harvesters Granter shared his own idea of a world-class seafood to be our greatest researchers. They’re shar- industry producing high quality seafood, touching ing the results of their research, which is really on the world’s growing population and the conse- hands on,” Ball said. “The feedback that we’re quentially growing demand for seafood. “I believe getting is that they are seeing a tremendous that the future of the seafood industry in this prov- growth in terms of amount, the volume, but ince is absolutely great and we can advance it along also in the size of the stock right now. Every and become a greater force and a greater player on bit of communication and feedback that’s the world’s stage … I see great potential for the fish- coming back to me is that the cod is returning. What ery in this province for … generations to come.” does this mean? It means that we’re going through a transition.” JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 33 “It’s gonna require some management, some planning right now,” Ball added. “We need to make sure the fish harvesters are part of all of this. They’re our greatest resources right now,” he said, explaining that food security and biosecurity are also priorities. “I think our seafood is some of the best in the world so that means we need to make sure we do a prop- er job when marketing. That also means we’re going DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com

YOUNG ISLANDERS STORY BY: MORGAN CHAFE PROVING YOUTH IS NOT WASTED ON THE YOUNG! INCLUSIVE EDUCATION? T he Department of Education and Early Childhood Development of Newfoundland Teachers are being asked to do what seems to be an and Labrador started implementing the impossible job: educating a large classroom of stu- Inclusive Education philosophy in 2009 and hope dents with various learning abilities, in the same to have it phased into all schools, province-wide, by manner, resulting in the parents of those students September 2015. who struggle in the classroom looking to outside sources to aid in their child’s learning. STUDENT SUCCESS? It was recently announced that 77.5 teaching positions are being cut, alongside an increase in classroom sizes. This makes the challenge of teaching lessons to a large group of students with a variety of learning abilities very difficult, as the student to teacher ratio has been increased. Certain students require different levels of interaction and aid from DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION the teacher, especially those who are struggling. In an inclusive classroom, While this Inclusive Education philosophy sounds perfect on paper, there is meant to be extra staff to as- and in some ways ideal in reality, when implemented in the class- sist the teacher in giving lessons to room it has proven to be problematic for teachers, students, and a diverse group of students – a great help for Newfoundland’s large class- students’ parents in certain situations. rooms. But now these extra resources An inclusive classroom should embrace and re- are being pulled from classrooms to assist more se- spect diversity among students and teachers. This vere students. How then is the inclusive model suc- applies to all members of the school community re- cessful if students, both those who are gifted and gardless of economic status, gender, racial or reli- those who are struggling, are not receiving the chal- gious background, sexual orientation, academic abil- lenges or assistance they require to achieve a desired ity or other facet of diversity. level of education? While this philosophy sounds perfect on paper, and in some ways ideal in reality, when implemented SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION in the classroom it has proven to be problematic for Although inclusive education aims to have all teachers, students and students’ parents in certain students of a class work together, it does not mean situations. The most problematic issue is determin- that every student is required or expected to be in ing how to cater to various learning abilities, given the regular classroom 100 per cent of the time. Some the philosophy’s princi- students, for a number of reasons, require individu- ples, stretched resources, alized or small group instruction from time to time. and large classroom caps. This practice sounds reasonable, however, waiting MORGAN CHAFE BIO: A native of Newfoundland, Morgan Chafe is on the latter end of her B.Comm in Marketing at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s. She recently completed a semester abroad at Memorial’s Harlow Campus in the United Kingdom. She has previously had pieces published in The Gazette and wrote a travel blog about her experiences overseas. 34 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

SPECIAL FEATURE: YOUNG ISLANDERS It is quite clear that the implementation of the inclusive model has not accounted for that simple fact, and has left schools with few resources, ex- hausting its staff, hindering its students, and leav- ing parents with major financial costs. until the third grade for the student to be assessed for learning disabilities and pull-out instruction is a long wait, when most learning disabilities can be detected at earlier stages of development. STRETCHED THIN model recognizes that fact and embraces it, in theo- ry. However, it is quite clear that the implementation Schools’ resources both in the form of financial of the inclusive model has not accounted for that and human capital are stretched thin and it is im- simple fact and has left schools with few resources, pacting the schools’ ability to properly assess chil- exhausting its staff, hindering its students and leav- dren. Many parents are turning to outside support ing parents with major financial costs. While there to ensure their child receives the attention they must be some understanding of the government’s need, at their own cost. Students with disabilities fiscal challenges and decisions, in order to success- should not have to pay more for their education. fully implement the inclusive model in all schools This is largely a result of the inclusive model not be- across the province, serious decisions must be made ing properly implemented, resulting in major costs in regards to how much should be invested in educa- for parents. It is clear that more resources and sup- tion so that the model works for all students. port in the schools are needed to ensure the inclu- sive model is more adaptable and flexible for those who need it. Not all students are alike, and the inclusive Are you a ‘YOUNG ISLANDER’ with something to say? Email [email protected] DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 35

SPECIAL FEATURE: YOUNG ISLANDERS SUBMITTED PHOTOS ASCENSION ASTROS WIN TITLE Team Members: front (L-R) — Noah Donovan, Ryan Petten, Nicholas Parsons, Bradley Adams, Jeremy Penney and Mark Barrett; (Back) — teacher Lisa Doucette, statistician Zachary Parsons, coach Trevor Dixon, Noah Wilson, Tyler Lundrigan, Jonny Smith, Colin Parsons, Ryan Glavine, Jeremy Snow, coach David Butt, Jordan Coombs, Brady Ryan and coach Nicholas Mercer. T he Ascension Collegiate Astros Jordan Coombs and Bradley Adams of Bay Roberts are your 2015 helped secure the signature win for ESDNL High School Baseball Ascension. Pitcher Noah Donovan Champions, following an 8-5 victory was credited with the all-important over the Holy Heart Highlanders in the win. Ascension Collegiate went 2-0- Gold Medal game. 1 in round robin play, with the only blemish coming by-way of a tie with Ascension made it to the gold Holy Spirit High. medal match with a tight 5-4 victo- Congratulations to The Ascension ry over the Gonzaga Vikings in the Collegiate Astros and all of the com- semi-finals, while Holy Heart bested petitors of this year’s championship the Bishops Barons. A pair of two-run tournament! singles in the third and fifth innings by — DC The Astros’ Pitcher, Noah Donovan, was credited with the all-important win. Congratulations to the Astros and all of the competitors 36 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

SPECIAL FEATURE: YOUNG ISLANDERSTODAY.MUN.CA PHOTO REPRESENTING MUN IN OTTAWA T wo students from Memorial University will be heading to Ottawa this June to participate in the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences Council (SSHRC), Canada’s larg- est gathering of academics and scholarly associa- tions, a press release from MUN explained. Joshua Smee, a master’s student of Memorial’s Dept. of Political Science is a finalist in the 2015 Storytellers National Challenge, while Stephen Jackson, a doc- toral student in the interdisciplinary PhD program, will represent MUN at SSHRC’s Imagining Canada’s Future event. FEELING HONOURED Graduate students Joshua Smee and Stephen Jackson. has to be esoteric or full of jargon.” “The Storytellers contest is an annual compe- tition hosted by SSHRC that challenges post-sec- Jackson added that he feels honoured to represent ondary students from across Canada to demon- the School of Graduate Studies and MUN in Ottawa. strate how their research is impacting the country,” “The opportunity to express some of our ideas in the press release explained, adding that “Imagining such a public and academic climate is a first step to Canada’s Future is a joint initiative between SSHRC continuing fruitful exchange between students and and the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies. institutions across the country,” Jackson said. “We The intention of the event is for graduate students to have said that a successful future for Canada de- voice their opinions and thoughts on the future of pends upon learning more about who we all are and Canada and their place in it.” how we can work together. This is a terrific start.” “Being recognized by the SSHRC Storytellers Dr. Katherine Side, the interim associate dean at competition is a big deal, particularly for this project, School of Graduate Studies, is proud of the two young since the whole reason for getting into this area of men for being selected to represent MUN. “It’s grati- research was to develop some ideas that I can bring fying to see the impact their research is having on our to the wider community in St. John’s,” Smee shared university and the country, and we’re confident that in a press release. “We need to be talking about the they will continue to be influential,” she stated. way urban design shapes our lives, and having some data to work from will help keep that conversation Best of luck to both students! going. I’m also excited to have a chance to learn from the other 24 finalists, who are all doing a great job of taking down the myth that social science research Does your school deserve some recognition? Tell us about it! [email protected] DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 37

News In Perspective BY JIM FURLONG THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/NTV CLEARING SKIES OF CHINA Y ou can barely see across the streets in Beijing, it is costing their country in heath care and they have China. The pollution is that bad. A haze of decided to do something about it. I have great faith in smoke hangs low on most days to the point the ability of the Chinese to deal with issues of this type, where the air, such as it is, is a health hazard. The cul- because they have the power. They are unencumbered prit is coal-fired power generation, a geometrically in- by having to cater to a voting electorate. Not to say that creasing number of automobiles and half a dozen other is a good thing, only that you can get things done – and things. Beijing residents regularly wear surgical masks. the Chinese seem to get things done. Consider the issue You can’t get a decent breath of air on some days and of solar power – China recently turned its attention to there is a kind of ‘soot’ that collects around your nose. solar power to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. It isn’t The pictures of Beijing are startling but I have offered just dabbling in solar energy; it has become, in less than the opinion before that the Chinese WILL do something about it and not in the distant a decade, a world leader. Solar panels for pho- tovoltaic systems, as they are called now, dot the rooftops of Chinese cities. In 2014, the top nation in terms of installing solar panels for power generation was, you guessed it, China. A FIVE-YEAR PLAN In wind-generated power, China has also made that part of a five-year plan. Nearly half a per cent of generated power is by wind. The goal is 30 per cent by 2050. That isn’t going to put the coal-fired generators out tomorrow, but it is a sign that the Chinese get the problem of pollution and are turning their attention to it. I heard an interesting comment the other A haze of smoke hangs low on most days to the point night from Chinese economist Professor Zhou where the air, such as it is, is a health hazard… Beijing Ling of Shanghai University, who said China has residents regularly wear surgical masks. been able to develop because it has no major ene- mies on the world stage and can spend its efforts future. China, in my opinion, will at some point, lead the in manufacturing. That point is well taken. China didn’t world in the clean air direction because they have the spend its money in Vietnam or the Middle East. It didn’t ability and because it makes economic sense. pour billions into supply lines to mind somebody else’s I notice with great interest this week that Beijing, business. Now I offer you my own opinion; there doesn’t the capital of a nation of champion cigarette smokers, have to be debate on everything in China on the scale we has imposed tough new regulations about smoking in- have. We have public consultation groups and studies, doors. Basically you aren’t allowed to do it anymore. The and accommodations have to be made for political in- Chinese have noticed that fully one third of the deaths terest groups. For our democratic government, one eye in the world from cancer are in China – 1.3 MILLION is on the goal and one eye on the electorate. people will die this year from cancer in that country. All of that is why it is possible to have outdoor smok- Just like in Canada, the government profits from the ing ended in the capital city of the world’s smokiest na- tax revenues that come with cigarette sales. The Chinese tion. The Chinese simply have the will and the form of government, however, looks with astonishment at what government that allows it to happen. NTV’s Jim Furlong can be reached by emailing: [email protected] 38 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

News iN Brief FROM AROUND NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR A bittersweet return for workers at Fortune’s Ocean Choice International fish plant The Ocean Choice International fish plant in Fortune is finally back in operation. Employees have been out of work since December, and they are laying the blame at the feet of the provincial gov- ernment. As NTV’s Ross Tilley reported, for fish OCI: BACK TO WORK Looking for answers – plant workers like Karen Caines, it was a bittersweet return. Caines, who says workers received 34 weeks “What went wrong?” of work last year and will get 20 weeks this year, is worried for what that means for the future of the I nshore fishermen on the Northern Peninsula plant and its 110 full-time seasonal employees. say it’s time for a change. A group of fisher- men have hired a lawyer to look into spend- Liberal MP speaks out against Federal decision ing by the FFAW. They wonder what went wrong over on formula for halibut quotas the years to change an area of prosperity into a place peppered Liberal MP Gerry Byrne is slamming with closed processing plants. Ottawa’s recent decision to NTV’s Leila Beaudoin report- ed, speaking with fisherman change the sharing formu- la for halibut quotas in the like Conway Caines from the Gulf of St. Lawrence. As hit show Cold Water Coyboys. “…We’re not being represent- NTV’s Don Bradshaw re- ported, Byrne said the quo- ed fairly ... Cod come in one ta readjustment was “cra- side, nuggets went out the oth- zy.” “Part of the funds from GAIL SHEA er. Scallops, the whole lot, all LIBERAL MP GERRY BYRNE gone,” Caines said. The slashing of the halibut quo- the sale of that shrimp are now being used to pro- mote PEI as the most adjacent source for that hal- ta by the Gail Shea, the federal minister of fisheries, ibut stock.” It’s clearly politically motivated, Byrne sparked the outrage, say the gathered fishermen. says, to create favour with voters on PEI – home NTV NEWS FIRST EDITION 5:30PM; NTV EVENING NEWSHOUR 6:00PM province of federal fisheries minister Gail Shea. DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 39

CRIME FLASHBACK STORY BY: MAX HAINES WHO KILLED LITTLE ANNIE? O n the morning of Sept. 6, 1911, in Madison, following Saturday. In response Wisconsin, Mr. and Mrs. to an appeal by the chief of po- Martin Lemberger stared down lice, a huge crowd gathered to scour the entire area, foot by foot. at the vacant cot of their seven- Annie’s body was found, in year-old daughter, Annie. The nearby Lake Manoa. Lembergers had two other chil- dren, Alois, nine, and Martin Jr., THE MOTIVE? six. Their home was small and An autopsy was performed Lemberger was not a wealthy and a wound was discovered be- man, so the initial dread of kid- hind her left ear. No water was napping for ransom was not in the lungs, indicating that the considered. child was either unconscious or dead before being thrown into THE ABDUCTOR the lake. She had not been sexu- The police studied the scene ally interfered with. of the crime. Mrs. Lemberger At this point, the authori- stated that all doors and windows ties were puzzled about the mo- had been locked from the inside On Sept. 6, 1911, in Madison, Wis., tive for the killing. It was a sense- the night before and all except Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lemberger less murder, for it appeared no the window by Annie’s cot were stared down at the vacant cot of one could gain anything from the still locked the next morning. The their seven-year-old daughter, Annie death of the little girl. window beside the cot had a small A week after the crime had triangular piece of the pane broken out. been committed, the police still had no concrete Police believed the abductor had broken the clues to pursue. They routinely checked out all the pane, stuck his hand in, and opened the lock from known characters in Madison. One name kept com- the inside. Then, they felt, he carried the child out ing up – John A. Johnson. through the window. Below Annie’s window, police Johnson lived close by the Lemberger home, and found evidence of scuffled footprints. from the day the little girl was reported missing, he Police conducted an immediate search for the became conspicuous by being one of the very first to missing child. Vacant lots, culverts and abandoned volunteer for the search party. buildings were all searched, but no trace of little Johnson’s character and mental capacity was sus- Annie could be found. pect; he was a lazy, feeble-minded bum who hung Feelings in Madison were running high – official around bar-rooms and let his wife support him. rewards were offered After Annie’s body was taken from the lake, Johnson and private contribu- started to loiter around the undertaker’s parlour. tions were made to ob- Finally the police brought him in for question- tain expert detectives ing. His notorious past was uncovered. He had been to work on the case. committed to insane asylums twice on sexual offenc- A further mass search es against young girls and had been sentenced to jail was planned for the for non-support of his wife and children. Police believed the abductor had broken the pane, stuck his hand in, and opened the lock from the inside. Then, they felt, he carried the child out through the window. 40 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015 *Crime Flashback Images are used for reenactment purposes only and might not be historically accurate.

CRIME FLASHBACK: WHO KILLED LITTLE ANNIE? At first, Johnson stuck to his al- done and I thought I had bet- ibi for the night of the kidnapping. ter throw the body into the lake. I He claimed he had gone to bed at 9 walked to the bay, five blocks away, p.m. that night and had not left his and by keeping in the shadows of house until the next morning. His the barns and fences, I got there wife corroborated his statement, without anyone seeing me. I threw saying she had stayed up with one the body as far as possible out into of her daughters who happened to the water and then ran home. I took be sick that night and it would have off my shoes and put them back and been impossible for her husband to got upstairs without waking any of leave the house without her having the family. I want to plead guilty seen him. Johnson’s two daughters, and make this confession so I will Bertha and Selma, verified their be taken to prison today.” mother’s story. Despite the alibi, Johnson was INNOCENCE arrested and charged with murder. Johnson insisted that the tri- Detectives grilled him constantly in al be held without delay, and that relays, and finally he confessed. “In a few seconds I began to he be taken from the jail to the realize what I had done and I Waupun Penitentiary that same HIS CONFESSION Here is his confession: “I had thought I had better throw the day. been drinking hard the last two The authorities complied and body into the lake. without delay, Judge Donovan of months and on this night, I went to bed drunk. the Municipal Court for Dade County sentenced Sometime after 1 a.m. I awoke and wanted another Johnson to life in prison at hard labour and he was drink of whiskey. I got out of bed and dressed quietly rushed away to serve his sentence. and crept downstairs and got my shoes from behind Months turned into years and Johnson lan- the stove. When I got outside, I put them on with the guished in prison, a broken and forgotten man. intention of going to some saloon close by and beg- Every so often, he would write a letter to someone ging for a drink. connected with his case, pleading that he was inno- “I walked up Francis St. as far as the Lemberger cent. No one paid any attention. house, which is four doors away from my home. Ten years went by and one day Johnson sent one When I reached there I remembered I had often of his pathetic letters to a former judge with the un- looked into the window of the little cottage and seen likely name of A.O. Stolen. Judge Stolen went to vis- the Lemberger children going to bed. Some devilish it Johnson, studied the record and was convinced of impulse caused me to step over to the window and Johnson’s innocence. reach my hand through the broken pane and raise it. Stolen put together a pardon application for “I lifted Annie out without making any noise Johnson and pressure was put on the state to conduct and the cold air awakened her and she saw me and a hearing into the application. When the hearing yelled, ‘Johnson!’ I hit her with my fist and began to was granted on Sept. 27, 1921, Stolen appeared on be- run. She kept making a noise and I kept hitting her half of Johnson. He brought out the fact that the hole until she was limp in my arms. By that time I had in the window was too small to allow Johnson’s hand reached the middle of the vacant lot and I laid her to get in to undo down in the weeds to catch my breath and get my the lock. Again, bearings. Johnson’s wife and “In a few seconds I began to realize what I had daughters stated that When the hearing was grated on Sept. 27, 1921, Stolen appeared on behalf of Johnson. He brought out the fact that the hole in the window was too small to allow Johnson’s hand to get in to undo the lock. DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 41

CRIME FLASHBACK: WHO KILLED LITTLE ANNIE? he was home at the time the crime was committed. him a poker. Annie couldn’t find it and in a drunk- Why had Johnson confessed? He told his story. en rage, her father struck her behind the ear with a Years before, he had witnessed a lynching where beer bottle. the victim was riddled with bullets, his body cut As the child fell, she hit her head against the kitch- down and stabbed. When questioning him, the de- en stove and lay on the floor, unconscious. Lemberger tectives found out about this fear and told him there then carried her to her cot and later, Annie’s mother was a mob outside just waiting to get at him. This found her dead. preyed on his mind and when they told him the one way to save his skin was to confess, he jumped at the The body was hidden in the basement and the chance. next night, Lemberger disposed of it in the lake. BLOOD-SOAKED All this evidence was convincing, but it was doubtful if it alone would gain a par- don for an already convicted man. Then a strange thing happened. While the hear- ing was in progress, Stolen received a phone call from a Mrs. Mae Sorenson. She told Stolen she could tell him who killed Annie Lemberger, if he could guarantee her pro- tection from the murderer. The body was hidden in the basement and the next night, Stolen got the judge conducting the hearings out of bed and had him open Lemberger disposed of it in the lake. his court in the middle of the night to take Mrs. The Lembergers were called to the witness stand Sorenson’s testimony. The following day, she formal- and hotly denied these accusations. ly gave her evidence from a witness stand before a crowded courtroom. SECOND-DEGREE MURDER She was a good friend of Mrs. Lemberger and on Martin Lemberger was arrested as he left the wit- the morning of Sept. 6, 1911, over 10 years before, ness stand. He was charged with second-degree mur- she had gone to the Lemberger home to console her der. On Jan. 5, 1922, Lemberger’s preliminary hear- friend over the disappearance of Annie. She found ing was held. Mrs. Lemberger in the kitchen burning a blood- His lawyers pointed out that Wisconsin law pro- soaked nightgown belonging to Annie. vides that a charge of second-degree murder is out- On the day Annie was buried, Mrs. Lemberger lawed after 10 years. The charge against Lemberger went to Mrs. Sorenson and told her what had real- was reluctantly dropped and he was released. ly happened to her that night in the kitchen of their Johnson’s sentence was commuted to expire im- home. mediately. On Feb. 17, 1922, after serving over 10 Annie got out of bed to get a drink of water. years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, he was While in the kitchen, her father asked her to give released. 42 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

BY GUY S. DAVIS WHILE THE KETTLE BOILS OUTDATED OR ‘OLD SCHOOL?’ M y wife and children keep “I see him nearly every day, he telling me I’m ‘old school,’ just hasn’t bothered to answer.” not ‘with it’ anymore, that my thinking and expectations of THREE C’S other people are archaic and com- I had to admit that was true. At pletely out-of-date. one time a job application would receive a reply, but not anymore. HASN’T BOTHERED Phone calls would be returned, let- One time a job application would ters answered – all gone by the way- I recently asked my son to give receive a reply; not anymore. side. These days, most people can’t me an example. “Okay Dad,” he said, “remember Phone calls would be returned. be bothered with the three C’s: cour- recently when you sent an e-mail to tesy, consideration, concern. It’s just someone you said was an old friend and you hadn’t too much trouble. Their own interests and activities seen in a long time? You never did get a reply, did are more important. Perhaps my family is right – am you?” I living in the past? Have people stopped caring about “Well, he may not have gotten my message or was the feelings and needs of others? From what I’ve seen out of town or something.” and experienced it certainly seems so, at least to me. LIBRA: DO SOME YOUR HOROSCOPEHEAVY RETHINKING ARIES (Mar 21 to April 19) Choosing surprised at how especially attentive SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Feeling to work with someone you once the ladies and gentlemen in your life sure about the steps you expect to take thought might have been disloyal is a are going to be this week. is great. But you may need to share a courageous move. The logical next step VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Looking few dollops of that confidence with is to talk things out so there’ll be no to prove yourself in a difficult situa- those who have some doubts about reason for raising suspicions again. tion is laudable. But try paying more your plans. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Take attention to advice from experienced SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) A your time making a decision about a contacts. It could help you avoid sense of well-being dominates much personal or work-related re- of the week. A slightly de- pressed mood could set in on CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS!lationship. New facts are still the weekend. But being with family and friends helps shoo coming in, and you’ll want to it away. H Hknow the full story before you take a definitive step. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan Expect to learn something 19) You appear to be walk- new about an old problem. ing your life’s path like the This could provide some in- sure-footed Goat you are. But sight into how the problem be- someone might feel you could gan, and why it still defies ef- GREG KINNEAR NICOLE KIDMAN do better. Listen to the advice, forts to find a resolution. Good JUNE 17, 1963 JUNE 20, 1967 but make up your own mind. H HLUCY HALE JUNE 14, 1989 luck. BORN Your kindness to all who need you is AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb CANCER (June 21 to July 22) always appreciated and sets a fine 18) With positive signs grow- An uneasy work-related re- THIS WEEK: ing stronger, Aquarians could example for others to follow lationship can be eased with find themselves facing choic- compromises by both sides. The parties time-wasting missteps. es that are each too good to turn down. might consider putting the agreed-up- LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) A business Best advice: Go for the one you feel on changes in writing in case of a fu- decision seems easy enough to make most comfortable with. ture misunderstanding. based on what you know. But this PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Someone LEO (July 23 to Aug 22) Oh, you lucky week could bring new facts to light, you know might need your comfort Felines: Your romantic aspects are in and you might have to do some heavy and wisdom during a particularly dif- absolutely purrrfect form. Don’t be rethinking. ficult period. Your encouraging words DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 43

FINE OL’ SCOFF PAM PARDY GHENT [email protected] BITE YOUR TONGUE & ENJOY! M aybe it’s the baygirl in me, or maybe rough the smaller ones (I think they enjoy the crunch), for grub is really just the best grub around. me, the bigger the better! And they are so versitile. Whatever the reason, when it comes to con- Panfried with scrunchins, battered and deepfried, suming a fish, there’s no such thing as a part that gets or baked in the oven; either way tongues rock! So, tossed. Fishes peas? Cod cheeks? Cod’s heads? Oh yes! whether you cut them out yourself, or buy them from But my most favourite part of the cod? The tongue. a market, here’s two recipes from Grosmorne.ca sure While hubby and laddie would rather chow down on to have you eager for the next meal of tongues! COD TONGUES Pan Fried Cod Tongues Preparation Time:10 minutes. Cooking Time: 10-15 minutes. Six servings. H 2 lb cod tongues, H 1 -1 1/2 tsp salt fresh or frozen H 1/8 - 1/4 tsp pepper H 1/4 - 1/2 lb salt pork H 1/2 cup flour STEP 1: Wash cod tongues carefully, and dry with paper towel. Allow six to eight tongues per person. STEP 2: Put flour, salt and pepper in a plastic bag; add tongues and shake until evenly coated. STEP 3: Cut up salt pork and fry until fat is ren- dered out and pork scraps (scrunchions) are crisp and brown. Remove pork scraps. STEP 4: Fry tongues over medium-hot heat until browned and crisp on both sides. Serve with potatoes and peas. Baked Cod Tongues 1. Preheat oven to 450°F 2. Wipe cod tongues with damp cloth 3. Soak cod tongues in milk (which has had salt previously dissolved in it) for about 10 minutes; drain and roll in breadcrumbs. 4. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake at 450°F for about 10 minutes. 44 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

RECAPS BY A SNEAK PEEK AT THE LATEST NEWS DANA BLOCK SOAP TALKFROM NEWFOUNDLAND’S TOP SOAPS THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL Victor was thrown when Jack’s imposter an- Bill held all the cards in the power play for nounced his plans for Gabriel and Chelsea. Ashley re- Forrester Creations. Ridge vowed to help Caroline minded Chelsea and Adam that they needed to keep get back on her feet. Seeing that Maya’s situation had things professional at work. Faith asked Sharon if she changed, Nicole hoped that her sister would be more and Dylan were living together. On the GCAC roof forgiving. Rick made one last desperate attempt to deck, Abby was shocked when Stitch told her that her keep Ridge from taking over the company. Nick was mom had feelings for him too. Avery and Dylan had a great comfort to Maya as she awaited Rick’s deci- difficulty putting their differences aside. Devon was sion about their future. Wyatt resented Liam’s in- surprised to learn that Hilary had asked to meet with volvement in the fight for Forrester Creations. Word Neil so that she could apologize. Nick and Adam got out around the office about the outcome of Rick came to blows over Sage. Chelsea wondered if Gabe and Ridge’s struggle for power. Ivy didn’t like what was the father of Sage’s baby. Kevin’s meddling put was transpiring between Liam and Steffy. Maya him in hot water with Paul. wished that she had been honest with Rick sooner. DAYS OF OUR LIVES GENERAL HOSPITAL Brady was stunned by Melanie’s Luke suggested to Tracy that they throw a huge sacrifice. Eve and Jennifer got party at the Quartermaine’s. Nikolas and Rosalie into a heated argument. Will put firmed up their strategy to scam Michael out Sonny on the spot as they tried to of his ELQ shares. Silas described a recent in- work out their troubles. Marlena of- cident. Nina felt guilty about what she was do- fered Paul some friendly advice. Brady ing to Franco. Kiki was surprised by Morgan and was forced to bid an emotional farewell Michael’s latest truce. Luke paid his respects to to Melanie. Eric uncovered an incrimi- Anna about Duke’s passing. Lulu reunited with an nating photo of Serena. Nicole felt backed into a corner. Will old friend. Franco gave Nina an ultimatum to and Sonny got into anoth- end her marriage to Ric. Silas was black- er squabble. Things heat- mailed into not revealing his secret. ed up between Abigail Luke and Sonny reaffirmed their and Chad. Nicole friendship. Tracy and Scott over- learned that she might looked their differences after Duke’s be in more danger than death. An unexpected guest ar- she realized. Serena rived at the Quartermaine’s party. admitted the truth to Nina called Franco and Nathan’s Eric, who lashed out at bluff. her. Thanks to Parker, Daniel made a surpris- WYATT resented Liam’s in- ing discovery. volvement in the fight for For- rester Creations on B&B. DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 45

POSITIVE PARENTING PQA&MAPWARITDHY-GHENT Mother of a teenager and a precocious first grader, our Managing Editor takes your questions: [email protected] Q. My son and his wife have their children in bed with them. The oldest is six and has never spent a full night in her own bed. Is this okay? G randma, things have certainly changed, hav- good and ready. en’t they? There was a time not too long ago But enough about me! What do the experts say? when “cry it out” was king, but co-sleeping Co-Sleeping Expert James McKenna is a professor of opinions have changed over the years. anthropology and the director of the Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame. “In order for the human infant to safely pass through its mother’s small pelvic outlet, which is an architectural requirement to walk upright, the infant has to be born with only 25 per cent of its adult brain volume. This means that its physiological systems are unable to func- tion optimally without contact with the mother’s body, which continues to regulate the baby much like it did during gestation,” he says. There’s more; “Touching infants changes their breathing, body temperature, growth rate, blood pressure, Mom and dad and the kiddies will be fine – even if a body temperature, stress levels and growth itself. little sleepy from time to time. In other words, the mother’s body is the only en- vironment to which the human infant is adapted. Personally, I think whatever works for the family As (one) famous child psychologist put it, ‘There is no is fine, as long as everyone is getting a good night’s such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.’” rest. My son liked to sleep with mom and/or dad until he was about seven year-old. Until he was 11, one of KIDDIE CUDDLES us had to read to him or lie down with him until he But there’s also another side. Some pediatric sleep drifted off. It ended suddenly and he’s demanded his researchers have said that the idea that infants must own space ever since! So if you are worried this will last “self-soothe” is key. forever, it won’t! So, what should you do when it comes to offer- ing sleep advice? I’d suggest absolutely nothing unless SLEEPING UMBILICAL CHORD you’re asked! Mom and dad and the kiddies will be fine Our daughter will turn seven soon and she still – even if a little sleepy from time to time. The good likes being cuddled at night, though she has no prob- news is, when the kids sleep over at grandma’s, you are lem sleeping alone if the mood strikes her. I expect that sure to get lots and lots of kiddie cuddles at night! Good she too will cut the sleeping umbilical chord when she’s luck! 46 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015

BABY OF THE YEAR ENTRY FORM THIS WEEK’S WINNERS OH GIRL! OH BOY! BABY’S NAME PARENTS’ NAME(S) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS CHILD’S BIRTHDATE LM LF TELEPHONE NUMBER LILLY BRUSHETT SAM KETTLE Please note: If family members other than par- ents send photo of child, you must include a Daughter of Lisa and Jamie Son of Kerri Lynn Doyle and written permission slip from parents or the Brushett, Paradise Isaac Kettle, St. Lawrence child’s guardian. Send your completed entry form and photograph to: HONOURABLE MENTIONS BABY OF THE YEAR CONTEST Abigale Latoszek Alex Drew Lilly Molloy Mount Pearl Stephenville Goulds c/o The Newfoundland Herald P.O. Box 2015 A THOUSAND SMILES St. John’s, NL, A1C 5R7 Send in your child’s candid or email [email protected] moments and share your family’s happiest moments with our readers. RULES & REGULATIONS I CAN DO IT ALL BY MYSELF Enter your baby’s picture in the annual New- foundland Herald Baby of the Year Contest. Fill Ethan, son of Christine Bennett and Justin out the entry form above and send us a recent Lane, Lewisporte, is getting ready for those photograph of your baby. Or you can email information and a high-resolution photo to first big steps! Way to go, big guy! [email protected]. Babies must be under the age of two by Dec. 31, 2015. Two babies – a boy and a girl – will qualify every week. Our Baby of the Year will be chosen from all weekly qualifiers. The overall winner will appear on the cover of the first issue of The Newfoundland Herald in 2016. CONTEST RULES: • Babies must be under the age of two by Dec. 31, 2015 (born in 2014 or 2015). • Photos must be larger than wallet size, be clear and unobstructed (the less accessories the better). • No photos will be returned. • Photos must be received on or before Oct. 31, 2015. • Employees and immediate family members of The Newfoundland Herald and its affili- ated companies are not eligible to enter. • Winning babies must reside in Newfound- land and Labrador. • You may enter as often as you wish, though once your child is chosen as our weekly win- ner, they aren’t eligible to win again. • The judges’ decision is final. DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.NFLDHERALD.com JUNE 14 - 20, 2015/THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD 47

PUZZLES & BRAIN TEASERS EACH WEEK TRAIN YOUR BRAIN WITH CLEVER PUZZLES! The Newfoundland Herald challenges readers to a collection of brain building activities. ANSWER US THIS... 1. We have given you a 9-letter word. Your job is to break up this word into nine separate letters and place them on the dashes to spell a seven-letter word, a five-letter word, and a three-letter word. You can use each letter only once. CULTIVATE I. _ A _ I _ N _; II. _ O _ N _ ; III. _ C _. 2. I have no mind or a soul. I’ve been eternally attached since man’s dawn. My kind disappear on and off, to everyone I accompany them to their death, and buried with them, then I hide away when the casket shuts. — braingle.com Answer — 1. I. Valiant; II. Count; III. Ice. 2. A shadow. © 2015 King Features Syndicate. All rights reserved. GO FIGURE! by Linda Thistle The idea of Go Figure is to arrive StarHMap By Linda Thistle at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the di- Draw a star in exactly 10 of the empty squares in agram by following the arithmetic the diagram below so that each numbered square signs in the order they are given accurate indicates how many immediately adjacent (that is, from left to right and top squares (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) con- to bottom). Use only the numbers tain a star. below the diagram to complete its blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only once. CryptoQuote By TERRY STICKELS AXYDLBAAXR 1. A word known to all is scrambled in is LONGFELLOW the boxes below. ‘L’ is the first letter. What is the word? One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for the three L’s, X for the two O’s, etc. Single letters, apos- trophes, the length and formation of the words are all hints. Each week the code letters are different. © 2015 King Features Synd., Inc. 2. Four of the words below are actually not words at all. Can you determine which of the five words is a real word? Antometer Crisallance Plinth Parsonal Wellarance 48 THE NEWFOUNDLAND HERALD/JUNE 14 - 20, 2015