Newfoundland's Other 2 Cities - Corner Brook and Mount Pearl

[@davek303]

"Cities" is a stretch.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

No it isn’t. City of Corner Brook. City of Mount Pearl.

[@davek303]

@@mark_royle_newfoundland You're delusional

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

City of Corner Brook. City of Mount Pearl. This is a very weird thing to argue about.

[@davek303]

@@mark_royle_newfoundland you can slap "city" in front of any place. It doesn't make it a true city.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

@@davek303you are a weird guy.

[@moniqueball3559]

Thank you for your videos… you make Newfoundland proud

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thanks as always Monique!

[@bigd9040]

I lived in Corner Brook for over 3 years. What a beautiful spot

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

It sure is my buddy

[@RidgeRadiopromotion]

I lived a short period in Corner Brook back in my CFCB days. It was winter and lots of snow. Us east coasters are wimps compared to the west. But, during summer (my preference), Corner Brook is absolutely beautiful. Good coverage, Mark.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thanks pal.

[@linaskrinnik6520]

I have been in St.John's for 6 months and I love it and all communities around.This is the best place for racing children

[@sniptheelftiktok]

Went to CB for the first time last fall. I fell in love with the place the trees, the small town feel, the little stores and shops and places to eat. If I had to love anywhere else it would probably be there. It definitely stole a piece of my heart

[@bwjvlogs]

Grew up in Corner Brook my whole life & still here!

[@MetapaloozaTV]

@@bwjvlogs 👋 hell. Can you tell Me please if the rent is still affordable over there? And has had jobs available? I’m thinking about moving but I want to know if there is any job opportunities for a guy like me.

[@bwjvlogs]

@@MetapaloozaTV no it’s not affordable at all and there aren’t many places for rent tbh a lot of people are struggling too find places to live! And depends on what you do for work employment opportunities aren’t the greatest here either

[@MetapaloozaTV]

@@bwjvlogs really? It must be hard for people all around. I appreciate that you took the time to respond. Because I was thinking about moving there. I’m unemployed currently and wanted to find a place where I could live modestly and find good people to jam with offline! I’m on the island but it’s hard up here, also. On the East coast

[@nancyrafnson4780]

Loving your videos And your parents too! They seem like such lovely people.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

They’re the real stars of the show!

[@tracylib70]

That is my uncle Craig on the “K” in the Corner Brook sign. I was in CB two weeks ago. Got to check out the new hospital for most of the week.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

That’s awesome!

[@patrickanderson5927]

Nice seeing CB again. I'm from out in Lark harbour and cb was the main place to go if I wanted to do anything mostly. Gonna have a trip again this summer hopefully.

[@grahamthurston3776]

I love your parents.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Me too! I’ve been away for a little over 4 months and I’m headed home to see them in a few hours. Can’t friggin wait!

[@codraven57]

A great vid for sure!

[@darsharhef]

Im amazed that the transcanada hiway goes beyond the avalon peninsula, east. The province spends on average 1 cent per 100,000 dollars on the rest of the province and labrador.

[@JudySkanes-mz3tr]

I'm living in Newfoundland

[@MichaelForde521]

Corner Brook looks nice. Mount Pearl seems like a suburban wasteland. It feels very “car dependent” and full of stroads.

[@anajonda]

Mount Pearl an "other" city? They get all their drinking water from St. John's, half (or more) of their residents work in St. John's, and they send all their trash to the St. John's landfill. They are also surrounded on three sides by St. John's. But certainly, if there's some way that MP doesn't rely on StJ please tell us.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

What is with these comments??? 🤣 Mount Pearl is classified as a city. City of Mount Pearl. If you don't like that, don't tell me. I got nothing to do with it. Send an email to the government and let them know your thoughts 😂

[@anajonda]

@@mark_royle_newfoundland If you don't want your viewers to engage with you, turn off the comments. It's that simple.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Don’t be mad. I love the engagement, I just can’t understand why people get so mad at the idea of Mount Pearl being called a city.

[@amer1960]

Hello, am going to study in grenfell campus in corner brook, is it easy to get a part time job??

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Hi, I apologize. I saw you ask this question on another video and forgot to reply. I am not as familiar with day to day life in Corner Brook as I am with the east coast of Newfoundland but it certainly seems to me that you should have no trouble finding part time work while you study!

[@MetapaloozaTV]

Can you tell me what the rent is like in corner brook? I’m a KZbinr. And I want to live and work with other creators. Thank you.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

Thanks for watching. I have never actually lived in Corner Brook unfortunately, so I can't really tell you more than I can just find on the internet.

[@MetapaloozaTV]

@@mark_royle_newfoundland ok. do you know if sr John’s has any good places to live work or meeting friends? I don’t drink

[@anajonda]

@@MetapaloozaTV StJ has plenty of places to work and meet friends. However, we also have one of the lowest vacancy rates in North America, right around 1.6%, so unless you know someone here (or are rich) it might be a tad difficult finding a place to live.

[@MetapaloozaTV]

@anajonda ok. I’m currently staying in St. John’s right now. But there’s no work here I can find, dude. I’m a filmmaker. I like art and nature. But out here nobody wants to get together and jam. Or go do stuff. People here are fickle at best. So it’s good to find some good people. If anyone wants to help me find a place, I’ll owe them back! I don’t mind roommates, if they’re overall cool people who are interested in helping each other out. And yes, I’m serious.

[@anajonda]

@@MetapaloozaTV If you're looking to work in the film industry in Canada, NL is the not the best place to move. It's like being a filmmaker in the USA who wants to be based out of Maine, or Alaska, as opposed to Hollywood. As someone who attended film school in NL and has lived here all my life, that's the politest way I can sum it up for you. Whilst I can't speak for your bit about "nobody wants to get together and jam or go do stuff", I know for a fact that local fb groups have new posts almost every single day about people looking to jam or form bands, although it does depend on the kind of music you play. Likewise, NIFCO (NL Indie Film Co-op) frequently hosts events for interested filmmakers. Sorry I couldn't paint a sunnier outlook, but the fact is though the location comes with lots of benefits it has just as many drawbacks, mostly due to the logistics of being located offshore.

[@ivanj.conway9919]

New FOUND Land, please. I so, wish to God, even, we ourselves, would learn to say the name of the place right.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

What?

[@ivanj.conway9919]

@@mark_royle_newfoundland : The NEW FOUND LAND, NOT NEW FIN LAND. It's the three words smashed into one, but STILL, meant to be PRONOUNDED THE SAME. Dear God, even that must be explained.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

@@ivanj.conway9919 are you ok?

[@ivanj.conway9919]

@@mark_royle_newfoundland : What is with your stupid, dopey, replies? Maybe I should ask that of you instead, if all of this is that much above your head. Damn, how I'd love to give my blunt, honest, reply but I know it would be utterly, pointless and go over your head like everything else here. So you are yet, another deluded, Newfoundlander that is unable or unwilling to see the insane, backwardness of this place?! I am actually, from Twillingate myself, and left the place back in the mid 80s for that very reason. I lived a year and half in Gander and found the same there, then moved to St. John's, and have been here ever sense; and have found the EXACT, SAME, THING, HERE, AS WELL. It's a bloody, backward place, with no vision and an endless, backward mentality. This is the very reason why this province never grows or progresses. Being away and coming back, you should be able to see that as plain as day. Now, what bloody, part of that can you not understand? If you are going to disagree with my points then do that and don't attack me personally. I'm quite, OK and more insightful than most other, Newfoundlanders I ever, come in contact with.

[@mark_royle_newfoundland]

If I knew that making a video about the cities of Corner Brook and Mount Pearl would get people so worked up I might have reconsidered. I had no idea it was such a controversial topic.