Roddickton-Bide Arm, Englee, Main Brook and Conche are still independent municipalities. In practice, however, the four mayors have joined forces to tackle common issues facing their shrinking towns.
The Public Utilities Board has lowered the price of gas by 1.5 cents per litre, and increased the price of diesel by 1.3 cents after its weekly price adjustment.
The prices of gasoline, diesel, and furnace oil were all lowered Thursday across Newfoundland and Labrador, but the price of stove oil skyrocketed across the island.