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Gambo, Newfoundland And Labrador
Gambo is a town and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is in the northeastern portion of the island of Newfoundland on Freshwater Bay. It is in Division No. 7. It is the closest town to Mint Brook - the birthplace of Joey Smallwood, former Premier of Newfoundland and last father of confederation. It is located from Gander International Airport and from St. John's. History The name Gambo first appeared in the census of 1857. The name Gambo was said by M.F. Howley, to be a corruption of a Spanish or Portuguese name that meant "bay of does". The first steam driven saw mill in Newfoundland was established here. The first way office was established in 1882 under Waymaster Simeon Osmond. In 1964 the three separate communities of Dark Cove, Middle Brook, and Gambo were incorporated as one town known as Dark Cove-Middle Brook-Gambo. In 1980 the town officially changed its name to Gambo. Geography Gambo is in Newfoundland within Subd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newfoundland (island)
Newfoundland (, ; french: link=no, Terre-Neuve, ; ) is a large island off the east coast of the North American mainland and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It has 29 percent of the province's land area. The island is separated from the Labrador Peninsula by the Strait of Belle Isle and from Cape Breton Island by the Cabot Strait. It blocks the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River, creating the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the world's largest estuary. Newfoundland's nearest neighbour is the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. With an area of , Newfoundland is the world's 16th-largest island, Canada's fourth-largest island, and the largest Canadian island outside the North. The provincial capital, St. John's, is located on the southeastern coast of the island; Cape Spear, just south of the capital, is the easternmost point of North America, excluding Greenland. It is common to consider all directly neighbouring i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in Ottawa.Statistics Canada, 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6; Statistique Canada 150, promenade du pré Tunney Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6 The agency is led by the chief statistician of Canada, currently Anil Arora, who assumed the role on September 19, 2016. StatCan is responsible to Parliament through the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, currently François-Philippe Champagne. Statistics Canada acts as the national statistical agency for Canada, and Statistics Canada produces statistics for all the provinces as well as the federal government. In addition to conducting about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian life, the '' Statistics Act'' mandates that Statistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hare Bay, Newfoundland And Labrador
Hare Bay ( 2021 Population 925) is a Canadian town on Newfoundland's Route 320 in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is in Division No. 7 on Bonavista Bay. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ... conducted by Statistics Canada, Hare Bay 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. References Hare Bay – Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 2, p. 830–833. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hare Bay, Newfoundland And Labrador Populated coastal places in Canada Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Designated Places In Newfoundland And Labrador
A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population centres (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre)." Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities. Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres. In the 2021 Census of Population, Newfoundland and Labrador had 207 designated places, an increase from 199 in 2016. Among these designated places are 5 retired population centres. In 2021, the 207 designated places had a cumulative population of 44,012 and an average population of . Newfoundland and Labrador's largest designated place is Goulds with a popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communities In Newfoundland And Labrador
This article lists unincorporated communities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Incorporated towns and cities are incorporated municipalities and can be found on List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland and Labrador at Confederation in 1949 had nearly 1,450 communities. Today it has fewer than 700. A listing of abandoned communities is found at the List of ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador. __NOTOC__ A * Aaron Arm, Burgeo (Newfoundland) * Allan's Island, Lamaline (Newfoundland) * Amherst Cove (Newfoundland) * Angels Cove (Newfoundland) * Angelbrook, Glovertown (Newfoundland) * Apsey Beach (Newfoundland) * Apsey Brook (Newfoundland) * Argentia, Placentia (Newfoundland) * Arnold's Cove Station (Newfoundland) * Aspen Cove (Newfoundland) B * Back Cove, Fogo (Newfoundland) *Back Harbour, Twillingate (Newfoundland) * Bacon Cove, Conception Harbour (Newfoundland) *Badger's Quay, New-Wes-Valley (Newfoundland) * Bailey's Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 cities, 270 towns, and 5 Inuit community governments, which cover only of the province's land mass but are home to of its population. The towns were created by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in accordance with the ''Municipalities Act, 1999'', whereas the three cities were each incorporated under their own provincial statutes. Inuit community governments were created in accordance with the 2005 ''Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act''. These acts grant the power to enact local bylaws and the responsibility to provide local government services. St. John's is Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and largest municipality by population and land area. Little Bay Islands is its smallest municipality by population, and Brent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peg Norman
Peg Norman (born 1964 in Gambo, Newfoundland) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, best known for her role in the film '' My Left Breast'', which documented her partner Gerry Rogers' battle with breast cancer. Background Previously a social worker, Norman helped found and for ten years managed Henry Morgentaler's clinic in St. John's. She ran for political office in Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2004 and 2006, she ran for the House of Commons of Canada, as a candidate of the New Democratic Party in St. John's South—Mount Pearl, but lost to Loyola Hearn of the Conservative Party of Canada. In 2004 and 2006, Norman placed third to Hearn. Norman is currently a small business owner in St. John's. Openly lesbian, Norman is the partner of social worker, filmmaker, and politician Gerry Rogers. Filmmaker Norman's film '' My Left Breast'', documents her partner Gerry Rogers' battle with breast cancer. The film received multiple awards and won Norman campaign funding from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Lush
Thomas Lush (born March 1, 1939) is a Canadian educator and former politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented the riding of Terra Nova in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1975 to 1983 and from 1996 to 2003, and Bonavista North from 1985 to 1996. He was a member of the Liberal Party. He was born in Gambo, the son of Gordon Lush, and was educated at Memorial University Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and i .... He taught school in various Newfoundland communities, also serving as vice-principal and principal. In 1962, Lush married Lillie Calloway. He was elected to the assembly in 1975 and was reelected in 1979 and 1982. He resigned his seat to return to teaching in 1983 but then was elected to the assembly again in 1985. Lush was speake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula Kelly
Ursula Anne Margaret Kelly (born 1956) is a Canadian University Research Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Early life and education Kelly was born in 1956 and raised in Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador to parents Margaret Waterman Kelly, a teacher, and Andrew J. Kelly. Kelly later created "The Margaret Waterman Kelly Teaching Prize" at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) in honour of her mother who had attended the institution as a student. Kelly earned three degrees at MUN before enrolling in the University of Toronto for her PhD. Career After earning her PhD, Kelly moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she accepted a faculty position at Saint Mary's University from 1988 until 1994 and Mount Saint Vincent University Mount Saint Vincent University, often referred to as the Mount, is a public, primarily undergraduate, university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was established in 1873. Mount Saint Vincent offers undergraduate programs in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Collins
Randy Collins is a Canadian politician and a former New Democratic Party (NDP) member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. He represented the Labrador West riding until his resignation in early 2007 due to corruption charges. Background Randy Collins was born in Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador and graduated from Smallwood Academy. He moved to Labrador City in 1972. He was employed by the Iron Ore Company of Canada for 25 years and has an interprovincial millwright certificate. He was elected to the executive of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) Local 5795 from 1978 to 1991, and was president from 1985 to 1991. In 1991, Collins was elected as staff representative to the USWA. He was first elected to the legislature in the 1999 election, and was re-elected in 2003. He had previously been the federal NDP candidate in Labrador , nickname = "The Big Land" , etymology = , subdivision_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambo Memorial Park 2
Gambo may refer to: Places * Gambo, Central African Republic, a town in the Central African Republic * Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town in northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Ships * USS ''West Gambo'' (ID-3220), a United States Navy cargo ship commission from 1918 to 1919 Other uses * Gambo (rapper), a Ghanaian rapper {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambo Memorial Park 1
Gambo may refer to: Places * Gambo, Central African Republic, a town in the Central African Republic * Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town in northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Ships * USS ''West Gambo'' (ID-3220), a United States Navy cargo ship commission from 1918 to 1919 Other uses * Gambo (rapper), a Ghanaian rapper {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
