A feed of Mary Brown's and a reopened road made for a fine Wednesday in the Bay of Islands

It was a feed for two towns in need and, as of Wednesday night, a nice celebration for the reopening of a washed-out highway.

The people of Lark Harbour and York Harbour, two towns that were cut off from the rest of the province after the weekend's flooding, got to wrap their arms around warm paper bags from Mary Brown's Wednesday.

"Just for the record, the chicken is my treat. This is not a government treat, this is Eddie Joyce's treat," said Eddie Joyce, the region's MHA.

The feed of fried chickenarrived by helicopter, just like all the other supplies brought into the towns since a chunk of Route 450, the highway leading into the towns, was washed awayon the weekend.

As of Wednesday night, one lanewas repaired and reopened, and people in York Harbour and Lark Harbour will once again be able todrive to Corner Brook to pick up a Big Mary special.

York Harbour and Lark Harbour rebuild after storm

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The communities of York Harbour and Lark Harbour on Newfoundland's west coast are rebuilding after a devastating winter storm cut them off from Corner Brook.

York Harbour Mayor Charlie Kendellsaid that though things were bleak for a while, they all managed to make the best of the situation.

"We've had a lot of laughs and we've had a lot of good times, too," he said.

Melanie Joyce, mayor of Lark Harbour, said neither townhas cell service, so theroad to Corner Brook is their lifeline.

"This is really the first time that both towns have declared a state of emergency, where we've been completely cut off," she said, noting that residents pulled together to help each other out.

That was a good thing, said Robert Strickland, owner of Byrne's General Store in York Harbour, because his shelves were getting pretty bare.

Work on the washout in the highway began Tuesday, after heavy equipment couldn't get through Monday because of problems in theroad in a different area.

"We came together well, we was always together but since this happened, we done fairly good," said Kendell.