Did you hear what da boys did wit' da Caribou?
Whaddya at, b'y — this is St. John's, oldest city in North America, and we're still here. Let's go.
I'll tell ya one thing, b'y, when I heard about dis new game, *The Caribou Trail*, about our lads in da Royal Newfoundland Regiment at Gallipoli, I nearly tipped me mug of tea right over! Montreal indie studios Unreliable Narrators and Manavoid are behind it, and it's a real-time strategy game. Now, you might be thinkin', what's so special 'bout a video game? But dis ain't just any game, b'y. Dis is *our* story.
### Why This Matters for St. John's
For decades, we've talked about da sacrifices of our brave Newfoundlanders in da Great War, especially da sheer horror of Beaumont Hamel. But Gallipoli? Dat was a brutal, unsuccessful campaign, and our lads were right in da thick of it. To have a game, a modern way for young people to connect with dat history, to understand da scale of what our ancestors faced, dat's powerful stuff. It’s not just about shootin' and lootin'; it's about walkin' in da virtual boots of someone from, say, da Battery, who left everything to fight halfway across da world.
* **Honouring History:** Dis game brings to life a less-talked-about, but equally important, part of da Regiment's history. * **New Generation:** It's a fresh way to teach history to a generation that might not pick up a book about it. * **Local Pride:** It shines a light on Newfoundland's unique contribution to a global conflict, somethin' we should always be proud of.
I'll tell ya, b'y, anything that keeps da stories of our people alive, especially da ones who never came home to walk Water Street again, dat's a good thing. It reminds us of da spirit of St. John's, dat grit and resilience that's been forged in da salt spray and da hard times. We might be a small island, but our history is as vast as da Atlantic.
Deirdre Molloy-Waddleton, MiTL Sports Desk, St. John's.
You should hear da crew on da morning show talkin' 'bout dis, they're always crackin' jokes and tellin' tales — check 'em out live at mornings.live.