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Re-striping a deck Q: What’s the best way to strip back to bare wood on a deck that I started to finish with a stain that I don’t like. I’ve covered two-thirds of the deck, but the opaque results [...]

NEWCASTLE — Get ready to cast off for the 24th annual Wooden Boat Festival at the Port of Newcastle Marina on Saturday, July 21. The popular summer event features fascinating wooden boats of [...]

OSHAWA — The next phase of Habitat for Humanity’s Centre Town project is underway and the organization is hoping to see lots of hands on deck for the newest phase. A group of 911 responders [...]

Am I the only one chanting “FIRE, HANNAH!” over and over again? I hope Captain Sandy acts fast while she is still livid with that troll on this “to be continued” episode of Below Deck [...]

Imagine building a perfectly good deck in your backyard only to have to tear it out because it violated the town’s zoning bylaw. That’s exactly what happened to resident Rob Hunter. A bylaw [...]