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Bonavista South
Bonavista South is a former provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district had 6,843 eligible voters. It contains the communities of: Bonavista, Spillars Cove, Birchy Cove, Newman's Cove, Amherst Cove, Elliston, Little Catalina, Knights Cove, Stock Cove, King's Cove, Duntara, Keels, Open Hall, Redcliff, Tickle Cove, Plate Cove, Summerville, Princeton, Southern Bay, Charleston, Sweet Bay, Bloomfield, Musgravetown, Musgravetown, Lethbridge, Brooklyn, Portland, Jamestown, Winterbrook, Catalina, Port Union and Melrose. The district is heavily dependent on the fishery, but agriculture and tourism are significant to the local economy. The district was abolished in 2015 and largely replaced by the new district of Bonavista. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Little (politician)
Glen Little is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. Little was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, he represented the electoral district of Bonavista South from 2011 until 2015. In the 2015 provincial election, Little ran in the redistributed district of Bonavista, but lost to Liberal Neil King."Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election" , November 30, 2015. Electoral record , - , - , - , - , - , - , |
Open Hall, Newfoundland And Labrador
Open Hall-Red Cliffe is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. History Open Hall was settled around 1770 by Joseph Batt. Joseph Batt held a fishing room in Greenspond in 1769, however he moved from there to Open Hall in the next year. As a result, a nook in Open Hall Harbour arrived in his name, Joe Batts Cove. It is likely that Open Hall was settled long before this date by French fishermen. However this was not recorded by British Authorities because of disputes over the territory. The original name of the settlement was Open Hole. This name was given by Dorset fishermen who colonized Bonavista Bay. Open Hole is translated from the French name " La Bonne Eau" which means Good Water. Geography Open Hall-Red Cliffe is in Newfoundland within Subdivision F of Division No. 7. It is a fishing community located on the southern side of Bonavista Bay. Open Hall is about 30 km southwest of Bonavista. Open Hall has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Newfoundland And Labrador
Portland is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. Portland is located on Route 234, between Brooklyn and Jamestown, on the east side of Goose Bay, Bonavista Bay Bonavista Bay (BB) is a large bay located on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. It opens directly onto the Atlantic Ocean. The bay is demarcated by Cape Freels to the nor .... Settled in the 1870s, it takes its name from a white rock, visible from the bay, making it look similar to Portland, England. The area was originally used for winter forestry work and for schooner building as well as some lobster fishing and agriculture. Very little fishing and farming is carried out today. A few people still log and own small sawmills. Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn, Newfoundland And Labrador
Brooklyn is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region .... References Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethbridge, Newfoundland And Labrador
The community of Lethbridge () is located from Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador along Route 230, on the Cabot Highway Cabot may refer to: Businesses * Cabot Corporation, an American chemicals company * Cabot Creamery, an American dairy cooperative Fictional characters * Alexandra Cabot, in the ''Law & Order'' universe * Leigh Cabot, from Stephen King's 1983 n ..., to Bonavista. Route 233 and Route 234 also pass through the community. It is an unincorporated community with a population of 635 (2016).Statistics Canada'2016 Census Population, by 2011 Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS) by Community. Newfoundland and Labrador' 2017. Forestry (including pulp and saw mills) is a main industry in the area, as well as the farming of such crops as: potatoes, carrots, turnips, cabbage and various berries. There is limited poultry and beef production. See also * List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador References Populated coastal places in Canada Populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musgravetown, Newfoundland And Labrador
Musgravetown (pop: 561 in 2021) an incorporated municipality in the sheltered southwest corner of Bonavista Bay on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Musgravetown 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 {{Subdivisions of Newfoundland and Labrador, towns=yes, ICG=yes Populated coastal places in Canada Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomfield, Newfoundland And Labrador
Bloomfield is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland, approximately 230 kilometres from the capital city of St. John's and approximately 95 kilometres from Bonavista. Bloomfield is located in a non-tax district which falls underneath the community of Lethbridge. The community was founded in 1860 by a man named Honeyburn. Geography Bloomfield is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 7. Demographics As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bloomfield recorded a population of 523 living in 224 of its 264 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 534. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. See also *List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador *List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Bay, Newfoundland And Labrador
Sweet Bay is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region .... It was settled sometime in the early 1800s, primarily as a fishing settlement. Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleston, Newfoundland And Labrador
Charleston is a settlement in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region .... The population of Charleston as reported in the 1921 census was 114. In the 1935 census it was 124. References Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princeton, Newfoundland And Labrador
Princeton is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t .... The population is just over 100 households. References Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summerville, Newfoundland And Labrador
Summerville is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region .... It was previously known as Indian Arm; the first Waymaster was Edward Humby in 1891. See also * List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador External links People buried at Indian Arm, Bonavista Bay Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |