| MR.
PARSONS: |
I rise today to recognize and congratulate The Gulf
News, which celebrated its thirty-fifth anniversary on
November 23.
The Gulf News is a weekly publication that serves
south western Newfoundland. It has a press run of just
over 3,000 copies each week. Over the past thirty-five
years, The Gulf News has won multiple industry awards on
a regional and national level for excellence in
reporting, advertising and circulation.
The Gulf News office is located in Port aux Basques,
and the local staff is made up of Natalie Musseau,
reporter; Charlene Blackmore, customer service
representative; Fay Cousins and Selma Kilpatrick,
advertising sales representatives; and Mandy Ryan,
editor and business manager. The managing editor, whose
office is located in Grand Falls-Windsor, is Ron Ennis,
and the publisher, who works from his office at The
Western Star in Corner Brook, is Shawn Woodford.
The Gulf News has had many different formats,
publishing days, editors and staff since its first issue
was distributed on Friday, November 23, 1973, but the
content has always been relevant to the people of the
southwest coast. For thirty-five years this paper has
been delivered door to door in communities from South
Branch, to Port aux Basques, to François. The stories
thirty-five years ago, dealt with health care, the
municipal election and the minimum wage – the same
issues that often concern us today. Residents still look
forward to getting the Monday edition of The Gulf News
and reading the local and provincial news, sports,
birth, wedding, and graduation announcements.
Mr. Speaker, I ask all members of this House to join
with me in extending congratulations to The Gulf News on
their thirty-fifth anniversary. May you continue to
thrive and grow for another thirty-five and beyond.
Thank you. |
