The Burin Peninsula ( ) is a

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...

located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the 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 ...

Marystown Marystown is a town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a population of around 5,000. Situated 306 km from the province's capital, St. John's, it is on the Burin Peninsula. Until the early 1990s, its economy was larg ...

is the largest population centre on the peninsula.Statistics Canada. 2017. Marystown, T ensus subdivision Newfoundland and Labrador and Newfoundland and Labrador rovince(table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released 29 November 2017. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed 21 March 2020). The Burin Peninsula extends to the southwest from the main island of Newfoundland, separating

Fortune Bay Fortune Bay () is a fairly large natural bay located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada.Placentia Bay Placentia Bay (french: Baie de Plaisance) is a body of water on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed by Burin Peninsula on the west and Avalon Peninsula on the east. Fishing grounds in the bay were used by native people lo ...

to the east. It measures approximately in length and between in width. It is connected by a wide

isthmus An isthmus (; ; ) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmu ...

between

Terrenceville Terrenceville is a small town located on the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, south west of Swift Current. History Terrenceville is located on the island of Newfoundland, approximately north of Marystown on Route 211. It was known as ...

and Monkstown. It was originally named the Buria Peninsula by fishermen from the Basque region during the 16th century. The peninsula is also known as "The Boot" because of its shape.

Economy

For centuries there were plentiful

cod Cod is the common name for the demersal fish genus '' Gadus'', belonging to the family Gadidae. Cod is also used as part of the common name for a number of other fish species, and one species that belongs to genus ''Gadus'' is commonly not call ...

, other fish and crustaceans, which supplied a thriving fishing industry. The eventual

collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery In 1992, Northern Cod populations fell to 1% of historical levels, due in large part to decades of overfishing. The Canadian Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, John Crosbie, declared a moratorium on the Northern Cod fishery, which fo ...

led to local mass unemployment during the second half of the 1990s. In response to a decline in the cod fishery industry, the Newfoundland government refurbished the Marystown shipyard in 1992. Ownership left Canada when the American company Friede Goldman Ltd. bought the facility in 1998, and remained in American hands when ownership changed again in 2002 to Kiewit Offshore Services Ltd. By 2019, the shipyard had been idle for four years and was acquired by Marbase Marystown Inc. (usually just Marbase), under a 20-year lease with the intention of establishing a service hub supporting regional

aquaculture Aquaculture (less commonly spelled aquiculture), also known as aquafarming, is the controlled cultivation ("farming") of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae and other organisms of value such as aquatic plants (e.g. lot ...

, the first of its kind in Canada. Marbase is a

partnership A partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as business partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments o ...

between one Newfoundland businessman, Paul Antle, and the Norwegian company Amar Group AS. In 2019, Marbase Cleanerfish Ltd., began work on a commercial lumpfish hatchery in Marystown, with an anticipated customer base of Atlantic

salmon farm The aquaculture of salmonids is the farming and harvesting of salmonids under controlled conditions for both commercial and recreational purposes. Salmonids (particularly salmon and rainbow trout), along with carp, and tilapia are the three most ...

operators. As of 2020, government approval of the work in relation to environmental impact had not yet been completed. Fluorspar (also called

fluorite Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is the mineral form of calcium fluoride, CaF2. It belongs to the halide minerals. It crystallizes in isometric cubic habit, although octahedral and more complex isometric forms are not uncommon. The Mohs sca ...

) deposits had been noted on the peninsula as early as 1843 but it was not until 1933 that mining began. The operation was started by American Walter Siebert whose company was named the St. Lawrence Corporation of Newfoundland. Backbreaking work and no pay initially, finally led to a more significant mine by 1937; a second mine also opened in 1937, the American Newfoundland Fluorspar Company. The fluorspar mines in St. Lawrence were major employers until business declined in the 1970s; the mines had closed by 1978. In 2011 Canada Fluorspar Inc. outlined preparations to open a fluorspar mine on the site of the old mine. The federal government provided $5 million in funding in 2017 and the provincial government provided a loan of $17 million to finance the re-opening. Production finally commenced in mid-2018.

Communities

Route 210 Route 210 or Highway 210 may refer to: Brazil * BR-210 Canada * Manitoba Provincial Road 210 * Newfoundland and Labrador Route 210 * Nova Scotia Route 210 * Prince Edward Island Route 210 * Quebec Route 210 * Saskatchewan Highway 210 China * C ...

traverses the length of the Burin Peninsula, running along the northwest side of the peninsula between

and

Fortune Fortune may refer to: General * Fortuna or Fortune, the Roman goddess of luck * Luck * Wealth * Fortune, a prediction made in fortune-telling * Fortune, in a fortune cookie Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Fortune'' (1931 film) ...

. Route 220 runs from Fortune to Marystown on the southern side. A short connecting road Route 222 runs between these two roads west of Marystown. Routes 211,

212 Year 212 (Roman numerals, CCXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Asper and Camilius (or, less frequently, year 965 '' ...

, 213, 214,

215 Year 215 ( CCXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laetus and Sulla (or, less frequently, year 968 ''Ab urbe condita''). ...

, and

221 __NOTOC__ Year 221 (Roman numerals, CCXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gratus and Vitellius (or, less frequently, ...

are numbered local roads. The Burin Peninsula's economy is tied to the ocean, consequently most of its settlements are located on the coast; some are

outport An outport is any port considered secondary to a main port (including a provincial one as opposed to a capital one), and often (especially) a small port built to support the commercial operations of a large port. The Port of Tilbury from the Port ...

s and have no road connection (such as South East Bight).

Rencontre East Rencontre East is a small, outport community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada located north east of Belleoram, and west of Terrenceville in Fortune Bay. The population was 115 in the 2021 census. This small community is not connected to any ...

, another isolated community, is accessible by a

ferry port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ha ...

Bay L'Argent Bay L'Argent ( ) is a town in the Canada, Canadian Provinces of Canada, province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The ferry MV Marine Trader has a port in Bay L'Argent servicing the Newfoundland outport, isolated outport of Rencontre East with anothe ...

and travels to

Pool's Cove Pool's Cove is a community located on the north west side of Fortune Bay, on the South Coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The town had a population of 143 in the 2021 Census. The ferry MV Marine Trader has a port in Pool's Cove servicing the isola ...

on the

Connaigre Peninsula The Connaigre Peninsula is a Canadian peninsula located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Harbour Breton is the largest population centre on the peninsula. The Connaigre Peninsula is ...

via Rencontre East. The French Islands of St. Pierre et Miquelon are the last colonies of

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in North America, they are located just a 25 km ferry ride from

. Communities on the north coast of the peninsula, beginning in the east: *

Harbour Mille Harbour Mille-Little Harbour East is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Geography Harbour Mille-Little Harbour East is in Newfoundland within Subdivision I of Division No. 2. I ...

* Little Harbour East *

* St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine * Point Enragée * Garnish * Frenchman's Cove *

L'Anse-au-Loup L'Anse-au-Loup is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 692 in the Canada 2021 Census, up from 558 in 2016. In the Canada 2006 Census, there were 593 inhabitants. Common Surnames are Barney, ...

Grand Bank Grand Bank or 'Grand Banc' as the first French settlers pronounced it, is a small rural town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, with a population of 2,580. It is located on the southern tip or "toe" of the Burin Peninsula (al ...

Communities on the south coast of the peninsula, beginning in the west: * Lories * Point May * Calmer *

High Beach High Beach (or High Beech) is a village inside Epping Forest in south-west Essex, England. Part of Waltham Abbey, the village is within the Epping Forest District and the ward of Waltham Abbey High Beach, and lies approximately north-east of Ch ...

* Allan's Island *

Lamaline Lamaline is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 480 in 1940, 643 in 1956 and 218 in the Canada 2021 Census. Lamaline was a small place with 10 families in 1864. The Way Office was established ...

* Point au Gaul * Taylor's Bay * Lord's Cove *

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Lawn A lawn is an area of soil-covered land planted with grasses and other durable plants such as clover which are maintained at a short height with a lawnmower (or sometimes grazing animals) and used for aesthetic and recreational purposes. ...

* Little St. Lawrence *

St. Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roma ...

* Epworth * Lewin's Cove * Burin Bay Arm * Burin * Port au Bras *

Fox Cove-Mortier Fox Cove-Mortier is a town east of Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador on the Burin Peninsula. It was traditionally supported by the fishing industry, and has a long and storied history in the fish trade between Newfoundland and the Caribbean. ...

* Little Bay, Placentia Bay * Creston * Creston North *

* Spanish Room * Rock Harbour * Jean De Baie * Red Harbour * Rushoon *

Baine Harbour Baine Harbour is a Canadian community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador northeast of Marystown. History In 1911 it had one store, one church and one hotel. The way office was established in 1883. The first way master was Lemuel Robe ...

* Parkers Cove * Boat Harbour West * Boat Harbour *

Brookside Brookside may refer to: Geography Canada * Brookside, Edmonton * Brookside, Newfoundland and Labrador * Brookside, Nova Scotia United Kingdom * Brookside, Berkshire, England * Brookside, Telford, an area of Telford, England United States * Br ...

* Davis Cove * Sandy Harbour * Monkstown * Great Paradise * Little Paradise * St. Joseph's * Port Anne * Petite Forte * Clattice Harbour * Clattice South West * Burnt Island * Murphy's Cove * Isle Valen * Darby's Harbour * Great Bona * Little Bona * Southeast Bight * Toslow * Presque *

Saint Annes In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denominat ...

* Saint Leonards

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The Heritage Run
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