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Port Au Port (electoral District)
Port au Port is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 8,439 eligible voters living within the district. The district covers the Port au Port Peninsula, and is among the poorest in the province. The district also has a substantial francophone population. The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by Stephenville-Port au Port. Communities It contains the western part of the town of Stephenville, as well as the communities of Abraham's Cove, Aguathuna, Berry Head, Black Duck Brook, Boswarlos, Campbell's Creek, Cape St. George, De Grau, Felix Cove, Fox Island River, Jerry's Nose, Kippens, Lourdes, Lower Cove, Mainland, Marches Point, Piccadilly, Point au Mal, Port au Port, Red Brook, Sheaves Cove, Ship Cove, Three Rock Cove, West Bay, West Bay Centre and Winterhouse. Members of the House of Assembly The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Cornect
Tony Cornect is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, who represented the district of Port au Port in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2007 to 2015. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation and Minister of Service NL. He was defeated in the 2015 provincial election, in which he ran in the new district of Stephenville-Port au Port."Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election" , November 30, 2015. Cornect previously served as a town councillor and mayor in |
Lourdes, Newfoundland And Labrador
Lourdes is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 465 in the Canada 2016 Census. The current mayor of Lourdes is Henry Gaudon. The earliest settlers in the area came from Brittany in France. Originally, they came to fish around the western shores of Newfoundland and would return to France. However, eventually many started settling around the shores of the Port au Port Peninsula. Many took local Mi’kmaq women as wives. Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, a Catholic church, contains a grotto which was built in 1987. A local stonemason, Michael Flavin, offered to carve a grotto into a natural outcrop of rock near the parish church. Flavin was reportedly inspired by the famous site in Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary had appeared to a young girl, he built a series of terraces and niches, creating a place for reflection and devotion. The Catholic Women's League of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish began raising funds, adding life-size stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Hodder (politician)
James Eric Hodder (December 29, 1940 – March 2, 2021) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Port au Port in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1975 to 1993, and again from 2003 to 2007.Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003 cbc.ca. He started as a member of the Liberal Party, but in 1985 he to join |
Progressive Conservative Party Of Newfoundland And Labrador
The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The party was founded in 1949 and most recently formed the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador from the 2003 general election until the 2015 general election. The party has served as the official opposition to the government of Newfoundland and Labrador since 14 December 2015. On 31 March 2021, MHA David Brazil was appointed interim leader. History Origins The party originated before Newfoundland's confederation with Canada as the Responsible Government League (RGL). The RGL campaigned for responsible government to return to Newfoundland, after being suspended in 1934. In the 1948 referendum, Newfoundland narrowly voted to join Canada as its tenth province. Following the referendum, federal parties started organizing in Newfoundland and most members of the RGL decided to align themselves with the Progressive Conservative Party of Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' ( county). In English it is also colloquially and more commonly known as a riding or constituency. Each federal electoral district returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of Canada; each provincial or territorial electoral district returns one representative—called, depending on the province or territory, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) or Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)—to the provincial or territorial legislature. Since 2015, there have been 338 federal electoral districts in Canada. In provincial and territorial legislatures, the provinces and territories each set their own number of electoral districts independently of their federal r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterhouse, Newfoundland And Labrador
Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It consists of the unincorporated fishing settlements of Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse on the Port au Port Peninsula. The communities had a combined population of 57 in the Canada 2006 Census. The communities are closely associated with Franco-Newfoundlander history. Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. The communities may also be known as ''L'Anse-aux-Canards'' and ''Maisons-d'Hiver'' in . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bay Centre, Newfoundland And Labrador
West Bay Centre is a small community on the Western coast of Newfoundland 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 is about 300. Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Rock Cove, Newfoundland And Labrador
Three Rock Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is northwest of Stephenville. History Three Rock Cove was originally known as Trois Cailloux, named for the three large rocks located just off of the shore. Due to erosion two rocks are reduced in size and the last has been reduced to a stub that can only be seen at low tide. Geography Three Rock Cove is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 4. Demographics As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Three Rock Cove recorded a population of 188 living in 88 of its 96 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 189. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Government Three Rock Cove is a local service district (LSD) that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. The chair of the LSD committee is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship Cove, Newfoundland And Labrador
Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. History From the 1970s to present a major limestone quarry began operating at Lower Cove employing 30-40 people. Geography Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 4. It is west of Stephenville along the southern coastline of the Port au Port Peninsula on Route 460. It consists of the three adjacent unincorporated fishing communities of Ship Cove, Lower Cove and Jerry's Nose. Demographics As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose recorded a population of 382 living in 189 of its 210 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 356. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Government Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose is a local service district (LSD) that is gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheaves Cove, Newfoundland And Labrador
Sheaves Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the Port au Port Peninsula along the shore of St. George's Bay. There is a small tourist alcove just off the highway ( Route 460) where views of the waterfalls and the ocean are visited often. Geography Sheaves Cove is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 4. Demographics As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sheaves Cove recorded a population of 66 living in 35 of its 41 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 117. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Government Sheaves Cove is a local service district (LSD) that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. The chair of the LSD committee is Marilyn Rowe. Image:Sheaves Cove NFLD.JPG Image:Sheaves Cove NFLD3.JPG Image:Sheaves Cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Au Port, Newfoundland And Labrador
Port au Port is a small Canadian rural community located in the western part of the island of Newfoundland. Port au Port is situated on the isthmus connecting the main part of the island of Newfoundland to the Port au Port Peninsula to the west, with Isthmus Bay being to the south. Port au Port is located on Route 460, several kilometres west of the town of Stephenville and the village of Kippens, at its intersection with Route 462. It was originally named Gravels. It had a population of 505 in 1940 and 214 by 1956. Port au Port is located with the town limits of Port au Port East. See also * 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. Newfoundla ... Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Au Mal, Newfoundland And Labrador
Fox Island River-Point au Mal is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is northwest of Stephenville. Geography Fox Island River-Point au Mal is in Newfoundland within Subdivision D of Division No. 4. Demographics As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fox Island River-Point au Mal recorded a population of 173 living in 77 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 194. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Government Fox Island River-Point au Mal is a local service district (LSD) that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. The chair of the LSD committee is Jeff Leroy. See also *List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador *List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador *List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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