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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.

Bay Roberts Conception Bay

Bay Roberts is a town of approximately 10,000 people on Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, making it one of the larger communities in the region outside of St. John's. The town has deep roots in the historic cod fishery and was once a significant centre for fish processing and the seal hunt. Bay Roberts developed as a mercantile community and was home to a number of prominent

Bay Roberts is a town of approximately 10,000 people on Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, making it one of the larger communities in the region outside of St. John's. The town has deep roots in the historic cod fishery and was once a significant centre for fish processing and the seal hunt. Bay Roberts developed as a mercantile community and was home to a number of prominent merchant families who traded in salt fish. The town has a strong connection to Newfoundland's entrepreneurial history — it was home to early retail businesses and is sometimes cited in local history as an example of how Conception Bay communities developed commercial independence from the St. John's merchant elite. Today Bay Roberts is largely a bedroom community for workers commuting to St. John's and other Avalon Peninsula employers, particularly in the offshore oil industry. The community has experienced growth related to oil-sector employment. Bay Roberts is known locally for its Annual Craft Faire and community events, and the surrounding area includes pleasant coastal scenery typical of the Conception Bay shore. The town amalgamated several surrounding communities including Coley's Point, Clarke's Beach area, and Shearstown. It lies on the Trans-Canada Highway corridor and is easily accessible from St. John's, approximately one hour's drive to the east.

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