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Baccalieu Trail
Route 70, also known as Roaches Line and Conception Bay Highway, is a north-south highway on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. The highway also carries the designation of Baccalieu Trail for its entire length. Route description Route 70 begins in Roaches Line at an interchange with Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway), just a short distance north of Route 1 (Trans Canada Highway). It heads north through rural wooded to come enter Cupids, where it has an intersection with Route 60 (Conception Bay Highway) and Route 71 (Hodgewater Line), where Route 70 takes on the name Conception Bay Highway from Route 60. The highway begins following the coastline as it passes through South River, Clarke's Beach, and North River before passing through Bay Roberts, where it has an intersection with Route 72 (Port de Grave Road). Route 70 now passes through Spaniard's Bay and Tilton, where it has an intersection with Route 73 (Back Track Road), before winding its way through hilly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Newfoundland And Labrador
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador refers to the provincial government of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was established by the Newfoundland Act and its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867. Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador This arrangement began with the 1949 Newfoundland Act, and continued an unbroken line of monarchical government extending back to the late 15th century. However, though Newfoundland and Labrador has a separate government headed by the Queen, as a province, Newfoundland and Labrador is not itself a kingdom. Government House in St. John's is used both as an official residence by the Lieutenant Governor, as well as the place where the sovereign and other members of the Canadian Royal Family will reside when in Newfoundland and Labrador. The mansion is owned by the sovereign in his capacity as King in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador, and not as a private individual; the house and other Crow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland And Labrador
Clarke's Beach is a town on Conception Bay in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the 2021 census the town had a population of 1,400. It is the home of a number of well-known Newfoundland artists, and is a favourite place for retirement. History Clarke's Beach first appears in census records in 1857, with a population of 280. Many of the early settlers came from Bareneed and Port de Grave when these two settlements ran out of space for curing fish and when the Labrador fishery became prominent. The first settlers initially came to the area for timber, then for planting vegetables on the cleared land. Winter Home Registered Heritage Structure Winter Home is a designated heritage building, designed and built by turn-of-the-century furniture maker Henry William Winter in 1919. Drogheda (Valley of Hope) Registered Heritage Structure This designated property, which was built by John Coveyduck in the mid 1800s, consists of a one story house with a steeply p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Bay, Newfoundland And Labrador
Northern Bay is a small community on the northern tip of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula, Subdivision 1G, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Location Northern Bay has roughly 290 permanent residentand is located between the neighbouring communities of Subdivision 1G, Newfoundland and Labrador#Gull Island, Gull Island and Ochre Pit Cove on Route 70. It stretches from what is sometimes referred to as the "south side" of Northern Bay where the beach is located to what was once called the "Lower Rooms" which includes the former community of ''Long Beach''. History Fishing firms from England and Wales arrived at what is now Northern Bay as early as the mid-18th century. By 1768, immigrants from England and Ireland had settled the "North Shore" of Conception Bay, including Northern Bay On September 17, 1775, a ship carrying 400 passengers crashed somewhere near present-day Northern BayThe crash was undoubtedly the result of the Newfoundland Hurricane of 1775 which rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochre Pit Cove, Newfoundland And Labrador
Division No. 1, Subdivision G is an unorganized subdivision on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division 1 and contains the unincorporated communities of Baccalieu Island, Besom Cove, Bradley's Cove, Burnt Point, Caplin Cove, Daniel's Cove, Grates Cove, Gull Island, Job's Cove, Kingston, Long Beach, Lower Island Cove, Low Point, Northern Bay, Ochre Pit Cove, Red Head Cove, Riverhead, Smooth Cove and Western Bay. Baccalieu Island :''See:'' Baccalieu Island Bradley's Cove Bradley's Cove is an abandoned community in Newfoundland and Labrador. 1871: BRADLEY'S COVE - A fishing settlement on the north shore of Conception Bay, district of Bay de Verds. Distant from Carbonear by road 16 miles. Mail weekly. Population 135. During the 1950s families began moving out of Bradley's Cove to nearby Western Bay, Adam's Cove and area mainly due to the lack of electricity and telephone. There are still house foundations and several root cellars intact, how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Bay, Newfoundland And Labrador
Division No. 1, Subdivision G is an unorganized subdivision on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division 1 and contains the unincorporated communities of Baccalieu Island, Besom Cove, Bradley's Cove, Burnt Point, Caplin Cove, Daniel's Cove, Grates Cove, Gull Island, Job's Cove, Kingston, Long Beach, Lower Island Cove, Low Point, Northern Bay, Ochre Pit Cove, Red Head Cove, Riverhead, Smooth Cove and Western Bay. Baccalieu Island :''See:'' Baccalieu Island Bradley's Cove Bradley's Cove is an abandoned community in Newfoundland and Labrador. 1871: BRADLEY'S COVE - A fishing settlement on the north shore of Conception Bay, district of Bay de Verds. Distant from Carbonear by road 16 miles. Mail weekly. Population 135. During the 1950s families began moving out of Bradley's Cove to nearby Western Bay, Adam's Cove and area mainly due to the lack of electricity and telephone. There are still house foundations and several root cellars intact, how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove
Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located in the Trinity-Conception Bay District north of Carbonear. The town was incorporated in 1968 by amalgamating the independent fishing villages of Small Point, Adam's Cove, Blackhead and Broad Cove. The neighbouring community of Kingston was originally part of the amalgamation, but withdrew in 1976. The town had a population of 414 in the Canada 2021 Census. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. See also * List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada, with 510,550 residents recorded in the 2021 Canadian Census, and is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston, Newfoundland And Labrador
Division No. 1, Subdivision G is an unorganized subdivision on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division 1 and contains the unincorporated communities of Baccalieu Island, Besom Cove, Bradley's Cove, Burnt Point, Caplin Cove, Daniel's Cove, Grates Cove, Gull Island, Job's Cove, Kingston, Long Beach, Lower Island Cove, Low Point, Northern Bay, Ochre Pit Cove, Red Head Cove, Riverhead, Smooth Cove and Western Bay. Baccalieu Island :''See:'' Baccalieu Island Bradley's Cove Bradley's Cove is an abandoned community in Newfoundland and Labrador. 1871: BRADLEY'S COVE - A fishing settlement on the north shore of Conception Bay, district of Bay de Verds. Distant from Carbonear by road 16 miles. Mail weekly. Population 135. During the 1950s families began moving out of Bradley's Cove to nearby Western Bay, Adam's Cove and area mainly due to the lack of electricity and telephone. There are still house foundations and several root cellars intact, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry's Cove, Newfoundland And Labrador
Division No. 1, Subdivision H is an unorganized subdivision on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division 1 and contains the unincorporated communities of Clowns Cove, Flatrock, Freshwater, Halfway House, Perry's Cove and Spout Cove. Flatrock (Conception Bay) Flatrock is an abandoned community in Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located about 5km northeast of Carbonear. Perry's Cove Perry's Cove is a community in Newfoundland, Canada, located about 125 kilometers from St. John's and is situated on the North Shore of Conception Bay, which is on the easternmost part of the province known as the Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula (french: Péninsule d'Avalon) is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. It is in size. The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of Newfoundland's population, according .... This community has historically been a part of the Carbonear elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salmon Cove, Newfoundland And Labrador
Salmon Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 764 in the Canada 2021 Census, up from 695 in 2016. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Salmon Cove had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. See also * List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada, with 510,550 residents recorded in the 2021 Canadian Census, and is the seventh-largest in land area, with . Newfoundland and Labrador has 278 municipalities, including 3 ... References Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newfoundland And Labrador Route 74
Route 74, also known as Heart's Content Highway, is a east–west highway on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. It connects the towns of Heart's Content and Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ..., with no other major intersections or communities along the highway besides at its two termini, Route 80 (Trinity Road) in Heart's Content, and Route 70 (Conception Bay Highway) in Victoria. Major intersections References 074 {{NewfoundlandLabrador-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland And Labrador
Harbour Grace is a town in Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. With roots dating back to the 16th century, it is one of the oldest towns in North America. It is located about northwest of the provincial capital, St. John's. The town has a population of 2,796 (2021), engaged primarily in fishing and fish processing. The alternative spelling of Harbor Grace was current at one time. History Harbour Grace was founded in 1517 by the French king Francis I. It was an important port and fishing centre from the earliest days of European exploration of North America and was a thriving seasonal fishing community by 1550, with permanent settlement beginning in 1583 (24 years before the Jamestown, Virginia colony, often incorrectly cited as the first permanent English settlement in North America, and two years before the lost colony at Roanoke, North Carolina). The first year-round settler that year was Robert Tossey of Dartmouth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newfoundland And Labrador Route 73
Route 73 is a east–west highway on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. It connects the towns of New Harbour and Spaniard's Bay Spaniard's Bay is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the northwest side of Conception Bay and consists of Vokey's Shore, Northern Cove, Mint Cove, Green Head, and Goddenville. The name Spaniard's Bay c ... via Tilton and Route 70. The majority of Route 73 is known as New Harbour Road, except within the town limits of Spaniard's Bay, where it is known as Back Track Road. Route description Route 73 begins at an intersection with Route 80 (Trinity Road) in the easternmost part of New Harbour. It heads east through rural wooded terrain for several miles to enter the Spaniard's Bay town limits, and Tilton, to have an interchange with Route 75 (Veterans Memorial Highway). The highway passes through neighbourhoods before coming to an end at an intersection with Route 70 (Conception Bay Highway). Major i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
