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SHOW NOTES

The overall situation of health services in Newfoundland: facts and personal experience

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||||| Statistics Canada, Primary Health Care Providers, 2019, 2020, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-625-x/2020001/article/00004-eng.htm ||||| ___

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Wayne visits Topsail Beach

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Sources

¦ “Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador),” Wikipedia, July 27, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Island_(Newfoundland_and_Labrador) ¦

¦ “Little Bell Island Formation,” Wikipedia, June 24, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Bell_Island_Formation ¦

¦ NTV, “Webcam - St. Philip’s – Bell Island,” September 6, 2025, https://ntvplus.ca/pages/webcam-stphilips-bellisland ¦

¦ William James Reid, “A History of Kelly’s Island and Little Bell Island, Conception Bay, Newfoundland,” 1973, History Paper, Memorial University, https://catalogue.nlpl.ca/client/en_US/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:89256/one?qu=Little+Bell+Island+%28Nfld.%29+--+History.&te=ILS [not seen] ¦

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Wayne talks about the solitude that both he and his home province experience, and what it tells you about both of them (us) —

SOURCES

¦ “Corner Brook,” Wikipedia, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_Brook ¦

¦ “St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador,” Wikipedia, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador ¦

¦ Statistics Canada, 1971 Census of Canada: Population, 1973, https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-708-1971.pdf ¦

Alicia and I talk about quirky names, names with interesting origins, and names that are not pronounced like they're spelled

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“Browse Images by Location,” Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, 2025, https://www.heritage.nf.ca/image-browser/location

Ainsley Hawthorn, “From Dildo to Witless Bay: Where Did N.L. Get Its Unusual Place Names?,” Academia.edu, 2019, https://www.academia.edu/40234482/From_Dildo_to_Witless_Bay_Where_did_N_L_get_its_unusual_place_names

Jennifer Leigh Hill, Uncovering the Origins of 1,001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador, 2021

Dale Jarvis, Place Names of Newfoundland and Labrador, Flanker Press, 2022

Newfoundland and Labrador Ruralroutes, 2025, https://nl.ruralroutes.com/index.cfm

Statistics Canada, “Census Profile, 2016 Census: Newfoundland and Labrador,” https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/lst/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&GeoCode=10&Letter=A&TABID=1&G=1&Geo1=&Code1=&Geo2=&Code2=&type=0

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Food, the ocean, puffins, and more food

A mixed experience of good and bad on a lovely day at Cape Spear

Traditional Newfoundland cod and seafood preparations.

Thanks to my friends Gwen and Chris for their help with the cod section.

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Sources

¦ “Seal Meat,” Wikipedia, last edited February 21, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_meat ¦

¦ “Flipper Pie,” Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles, 3rd edition, https://dchp.arts.ubc.ca/entries/flipper%20pie¦

¦ “Capelin,” Wikipedia, last edited May 23, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capelin ¦

A commentary on foods both traditional and new in Newfoundland

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Sources

¦ Newfoundland Boy, hosted by Wayne Jones, episode 22, "Newfoundlanders and Bologna: A Love Story," September 3, 2024, https://newfoundlandboy.buzzsprout.com/2358060/episodes/15686708-newfoundlanders-and-bologna-a-love-story ¦

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