John August

In August of 1768, a young Beothuk boy was spotted by fishermen along with his mother near Red Indian lake. The woman was killed and the boy was taken captive. Records show the boy was around the age of four at the time of his capture. He was given the English name of John August, because he was captured in August. Records also show that in 1785, Ausgust was employed with a Mr. Child who was an agent for Jeffrey and Street in Catalina. He went on to become Master of a fishing vessel in Trinity, and it is believed that every fall he would travel to the interior to visit his people. August died October 29th 1788 and was interned at the Anglican cemetary in Trinity.
In 1771, another child of the Beothuk tribe came to reside in trinity. A young girl named Oubee was 12 when she was taken by fishermen near Charles Brook. It was alleged that she was taken in a confrontation over the theft of salmon nets. A Beothuk man was apparently killed, a young boy was also injured. She was taken to live with Thomas Stone of Trinity. In 1793, Stone moved back to England, and brought Oubee with them. Oubee Died and was buried in England

Home away from Home

Last year I had the pleasure of staying at Blueberry Hills B&B in Cavendish Newfoundland. The Resort is owned by Jim and Barb Jackson. During my stay, my wife and I were treated with hospitality that was second to nothing that I have seen. As a special treat we enjoyed the company of Fifi which is the couples Newfoundland Dog. She is as friendly and charming as she is large. We stayed at the honeymoon suite which has a large luxurious heart shaped jakuzzi. The home cooked breakfast that we were given was a pure delight. My wife and I look forward to the day when we will return to cavendish and spend another few days at Blueberry hills B&B

The Best of Newfoundland on the web

After I discovered www.nl4u.ca, I can saftly say that this is Newfoundland & Labrador's most useful website. I have often struggled to find government websites, Highway cams, Road reports, School reports, Newfoundland recipes, and other topics related to this province. This site offers insightful articles plus all of the things I just mentioned. I have set it as my homepage because you can do everything you need right from that page. You can even do a Google search, or get to your email. Finally someones has had the insight to put all the resources of the web where they can be found easily.

The Newfoundland Seal Harvest

Since 1723, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have been going to the ice in search of seals. Five countries take part in the hunt, of which Canada is the largest participant. Seals are harvested for their pelts, meat and blubber. However, probably the most important reason for the hunt is to ensure that populations do not reach levels which will threaten the already fragile cod stocks. Several groups have successfully managed to fuel the “ant sealing campaign”. They do so by spreading outdated and ambiguous information. Today the harp seal population has reached an estimated 9.5 million animals. The department of fisheries and oceans last year therefore, set the anual quota at 270,000. Despite propaganda to the contrary, the harp seal is not now, nor has it ever been, an endangered species. Also, under the marine mamals act, the harvest and trade of white coat “baby seals” have not been allowed since 1987. Yet, some groups continue to mislead the public by propogating this story. Another unnoticed fact is that sealers today, use rifles, not clubs to harvest seals. Regardless of all the emotions, not to mention money that the anti sealing campaign manages to stir up, the fact remains, it is no more barbaric than the harvest of any other animal, be it chickens, pigs, or cows.