Deep dive on Great Northern Decline

The Great Northern Peninsula is a region in deep demographic trouble. Young people are leaving, older people can't sustain their communities without help.

The question is, can anything be done before it's too late?

It's an issue explored by reporter Terry Roberts in The Great Northern Decline. Here, we present extended interviews with people who are featured in Roberts' stories.

Dwayne Cull, St. Anthony

Dwayne Cull is a community leader in St. Anthony, but he's unsparing in his assessment of the region's future.

Sheila Fitzgerald, Mayor of Roddickton

Sheila Fitzgerald says her kids want to stay on the Northern Peninsula, but that may be a child's fantasy.

Hayward Elliot, Cook's Harbour

At 80 years old, Hayward Elliot is the primary caretaker of the Anglican Church in Cook's Harbour. He says there is no one to take his place.

Dalton McLean, Principal at Viking Trail Academy

At Viking Trail Academy in Plum Point, principal Dalton McLean has been watching class sizes shrink for years. But he says that kids on the Northern Peninsula are still getting a great education.

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