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Games

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Trivia

The Board

Them days you sent a youngster up the road to say there was a game on. Now you send the code, and if a chair's still empty when you deal, one of the regulars takes it.

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Down the road

Well, Sunday after Mass we'd walk it. Start at the gate and go down, and every house along here I'll tell you who's in it.

Marystown Shipbuilding

Marystown is a town of approximately 5,000 people on the Burin Peninsula of southern Newfoundland, and is best known as home to one of Atlantic Canada's most significant shipbuilding operations. The Marystown Shipyard, established in the 1960s, was built with the ambition of making Newfoundland self-sufficient in constructing the offshore vessels it needed for its fishing and later petroleum indus

Marystown is a town of approximately 5,000 people on the Burin Peninsula of southern Newfoundland, and is best known as home to one of Atlantic Canada's most significant shipbuilding operations. The Marystown Shipyard, established in the 1960s, was built with the ambition of making Newfoundland self-sufficient in constructing the offshore vessels it needed for its fishing and later petroleum industries. The yard was capable of building large stern trawlers, supply vessels, and offshore support craft. At its peak it employed hundreds of workers and was a major driver of the regional economy on the Burin Peninsula. The shipyard experienced cycles of boom and near-closure that reflected the fortunes of the fishing industry and government investment priorities. It has been partially privatized and has gone through several ownership structures over the decades. Marystown serves as the main service and commercial centre for the Burin Peninsula, providing hospital services, government offices, and retail for surrounding smaller communities. The Burin Peninsula Healthcare Centre is a key regional institution. The community developed significantly during the offshore oil era, as its proximity to the Grand Banks made it relevant to the supply chain. Like much of rural Newfoundland, Marystown has faced population pressures as younger residents move to larger centres, but it maintains a strong community identity rooted in its industrial and maritime heritage.

Fact

On the go

Them days the garden party was the whole summer. Here's what's on the go now, and when.

The kitchen

Well, Sunday the pot was on before Mass and the smell of it met you at the gate. Here's what was in it, and how it's done.

The hall

Them days the hall had a dance Saturday and the kitchen had music the rest of the week. It's still playing. Come in and listen.

The yarns

He said, you know the one about the light on the water. I said, I do. That's a story, mind, and I'll tell you which parts.

Not the house

No, I said, that's not the house. It was down just below there. Go back up the road.

Back up the road