Grand Falls-Windsor is a town located in the central region of the island 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 ...

in the province of

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, Canada, with a population of 13,853 at the 2021 census. The town is the largest in the central region, the sixth largest in the province, and is home to the annual

Exploits Valley Salmon Festival The Exploits Valley Salmon Festival is an annual festival held in Grand Falls-Windsor of the Exploits Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that dates back to 1985. Events that are part of the festival include a dance in a stadium and a dinner ...

. Grand Falls-Windsor was incorporated in 1991, when the two former towns of Grand Falls and Windsor

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. Grand Falls-Windsor is one of two major population centres in Central Newfoundland. The town is known as "''Qapskuk''" in the

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History

In 1768, Lieutenant John Cartwright, while following the

Exploits River The Exploits River is a river in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It flows through the Exploits Valley in the central part of Newfoundland. Including the Lloyds River, which discharges in Beothuk Lake, the Exploits river has a ...

through the

Exploits Valley The Exploits Valley is a valley in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the central part of the island of Newfoundland. Natural environment Formed by glaciation, the Exploits River flows eastward through the valley, framed by low hills fr ...

, named the waterfall he found "Grand Falls". The land remained undeveloped until 1905, except for the

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which ran about north of Grand Falls. The railway offered development potential. In 1905, the town of Grand Falls was established as a

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using Garden City principles expounded by

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. Worried about the impending war in Europe, Alfred Harmsworth (Baron Northcliffe) began looking for an alternative source of

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for his family's

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and publishing business. During their search for a suitable location to build and operate a

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and Mayson Beeton, son of

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, the author of

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, discovered Grand Falls. The site had great potential due to access to

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, the possibility of

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and a deep-water port available in nearby

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. On January 7, 1905, the Harmsworths and

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, owner of the

, formed the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company, and the mill was constructed and opened on October 9, 1909. The first roll of salable newsprint was produced on December 22, 1909. Workers came from throughout the colony and the world to help develop the new area. At that time, only employees of the mill and workers from private businesses were permitted to live in Grand Falls. Other people settled north of the railway in a shack town known as Grand Falls Station, which became Windsor, named for the Canadian Royal Family. The Anglo Newfoundland Development Company, owners of the town, catered to the social and athletic needs of the people living there. The Grand Falls Athletic Club was formed in 1907. Sports such as Ice hockey, hockey,

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, golf, soccer and baseball were played in the area. Increasing interest in music and

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reflected in the creation of several clubs, including The Andophians, The Exploits Amateur Theatre Company, the Northcliffe Drama Club (1951) and Another Newfoundland Drama Company Inc. (A.N.D. Company Inc.) (1998). Several musical groups were formed. From 1905 to 1906, the religious needs of the residents were filled by visiting clergy. However, because of the increasing population of Grand Falls, several churches were built. Due to its continued growth, Grand Falls Station became a vibrant town. Main Street, in what is now the former town of Windsor, featured lines of small business that catered to the needs of the residents and the town was officially incorporated on November 1, 1938. During the incorporation, Grand Falls Station changed its name to Windsor in honour of the British Royal Family, the

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. In 1961, Price Brothers and Company Limited acquired a large amount of A.N.D. Company stock. An election for the first

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was soon held which eventually led to the incorporation of the town of Grand Falls. In 1988, the town took the title of the World Forestry Capital briefly. Finally, in 1991, the towns of Grand Falls and Windsor voted to amalgamate, becoming the current town of Grand Falls-Windsor. The AbitibiBowater pulp and paper mill closed in 2009. In 1998, the

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scandal occurred in the town, leading to the inception of the Newfoundland Health Research Ethics Authority. Today, the 2nd Battalion of the

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, part of the 5th Canadian Division is stationed in the town.

Geography

The Town is located centrally on the island of Newfoundland. It is approximately an hour west of Gander, two and a half hours west of

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and about four hours west of St. John's. On the other hand, the town is slightly over two hours east of Deer Lake, two hours and forty-five minutes east of

Corner Brook Corner Brook ( 2021 population: 19,333 CA 29,762) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Corner Brook is the fifth largest settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

and close to five hours east of

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, when traveling on the

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, part of the

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. The town itself consists of the former towns of Grand Falls and Windsor. The Newfoundland and Labrador Route 1 runs through the middle of town, with exits for Main Street, Station Road, Cromer Avenue, Union Street, Grenfell Heights and New Bay Road. Main thoroughfares in the town include Lincoln Road, Cromer Avenue, Main Street, High Street, and Scott Avenue, though this list is not exhaustive.

Climate

Grand Falls-Windsor has a

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(

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: ''Dfb''), its classification being similar to the remainder of Newfoundland. Due to its farther inland position than most localities the influence of the Atlantic Ocean and its moderation is less prevalent, rendering the warmest summers on the island. Winter lows are also more extreme than in St. John's and

, although swings are very moderate when compared to areas on similar latitudes in continental Canada.

Economy

On December 4, 2008, Abitibi Bowater released a statement concerning imminent closure of the pulp and paper mill in Grand Falls-Windsor, representing a cutback of 205 000 tons of paper. The mill produced its last roll of newsprint on February 12, 2009. The closure was effected due to exchange rate volatility, energy, and fiber pricing, as well as structural challenges in the North American newsprint industry. At the time of closure, the paper mill was the second largest employer of the town. From 2016 to 2017, the mill was completely demolished. Like most other communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, Grand Falls-Windsor has suffered from out-migration. However, the town endures as the service centre for all of Central Newfoundland. Despite the mill closure, businesses continue to grow in the community. Central Health is the largest employer in the town.

Services

Education

The town is part of the

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and is served by Woodland Primary (kindergarten to grade 3), Sprucewood Academy (Grade 4 to Grade 6), Forest Park Primary (kindergarten to Grade 3), Exploits Valley Intermediate (

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Grade 9 Ninth grade, freshman year, or grade 9 is the ninth year of school education in some school systems. Ninth grade is often the first school year of high school in the United States, or the last year of middle/junior high school. In some countries ...

) and

Exploits Valley High Exploits Valley High is a high school located at 392 Grenfell Heights in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The administrators of the school are Paul Lewis (principal) and Glenn Casey (vice-principal). The school operates unde ...

(

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). Post-secondary training is available at the

College of the North Atlantic College of the North Atlantic (CNA, formerly CONA) is one of the largest post-secondary educational and skills training centres in Atlantic Canada, with a history dating back 50 years. The college has 17 campus locations throughout the province ...

, a

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formed in 1977.

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include Keyin College and Corona College.

Health

The town is within the Health and Community Services Central Region.

Transportation

The nearest airport is the

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in Bishop's Falls which is used for hospital medical airlift transports and some private small aircraft. The nearest international airport is

Gander International Airport Gander International Airport is located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and is operated by the Gander International Airport Authority. Canadian Forces Base Gander shares the airfield but is a separate entity from the airport. The ...

, approximately 100 km east of Grand Falls-Windsor. There is a public

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, Grand Falls-Windsor Heliport operated by the town.

Media and communications

Communication services are provided by

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Primus Canada Primus (Latin, 'first') may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities * Primus (DC Comics), a character in the Omega Men team * Primus (Marvel Comics), a character created by Arnim Zola * Primus, a character in the novel ''Stard ...

and

Aliant Bell Aliant is a brand name used by Bell Canada for telecommunications services in Atlantic Canada. Prior to 2015, Bell Aliant Inc. (formerly Aliant Inc.) was a separate company providing telecom services in the Atlantic provinces and a few ot ...

, formerly

NewTel Communications NewTel Communications was a telephone and internet service provider in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Originally known as the Avalon Telephone Company, it served the Avalon Peninsula and later became the Newfoundland Telepho ...

. The companies provide mobile phones, high speed Internet and

digital television Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier analog television technology which used analog signals. At the time of its development it was considered an innovative advanc ...

, including

CJON-TV CJON-DT (channel 21), branded on-air as NTV (short for Newfoundland Television), is an English-language independent television station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, owned by Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Ltd. The stati ...

(NTV), the only privately owned television station in Newfoundland and Labrador, and other services. The local newspaper, the ''Advertiser'', was published twice weekly from 1936 until 2017, and has been replaced by The Central Voice. It had a readership of more than 10,000 per edition and had won numerous awards, both regionally and nationally. The paper was first published by brothers Mike and Walter Blackmore, with Mike's wife, the former Laura Cantwell, serving as the first editor. Private radio stations in the town include

CHEV-FM CHEV-FM is a community radio station that operates at 94.5 MHz in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The station is branded as ''Valley Radio''. History The station originally began as an internet radio station in 2017 a ...

(94.5),

CKXG-FM CKXG-FM (102.3 FM, ''97.5 K-Rock'') is a radio station in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador. Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a classic rock format, although some 1990s and 2000s rock songs have recently become part of the mix ...

(102.3),

CKCM CKCM is an AM radio station in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, broadcasting at 620 kHz. Owned by Stingray Group, CKCM first went on the air in 1962. It is an affiliate of VOCM. CKCM has a repeater in Baie Verte, CKIM 12 ...

(620), a VOCM affiliate, both owned by

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and CKMY-FM (95.9) owned by

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. The other private radio station is VOAR-8-FM (98.3), which is part of the

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. The

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has CBT (540),

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and CBN-FM-1 (90.7),

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CBNAT CBNT-DT (channel 8) is a television station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, broadcasting the English-language service of CBC Television. owned-and-operated station, Owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, t ...

is the

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for the local CBC rebroadcaster of CBNT from St. John's.

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which provides a community channel that includes a local talk show focused on community events called Exploits Central.

Sports

The town has two hockey teams, the senior team,

Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts The Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts are a senior ice hockey team based in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador and a member of the Central Division of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League. Since it was founded in 1966, the Cataracts hock ...

and the Grand Falls-Windsor Blades. The Cataracts won the 2017 Allan Cup, symbolic of Senior Hockey supremacy in Canada.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Grand Falls-Windsor 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. As of 2006, there are 6,420 (47.35%) male residents and 7,140 (52.66%) female residents with the median age of male residents at 42.4 and the median age of female residents at 42.8. The median age of the town's population is getting older, from 36.2 at the 1996 census to 40.2 in the 2001 census and to 42.6 in 2006, compared to the province as a whole at 41.7. Of the population in 2006, 790 (5.83%) people were in a common-law relationship, 3,160 (23.31%) were single, 650 (4.79%) divorced, 830 (6.12%) were

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ed, 315 (2.32%) separated and the rest, 6,455 (47.54) were married.

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groups in the town are

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(225 or 1.66%) followed by

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s (70 or 0.52%),

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(35 or 0.26%),

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(South Asian Canadian) (30 or 0.22%) and

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s (15 or 0.11%). In 2001, the majority of residents – 8,405 (63.01%) of them – were

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, 4,420 (33.13%) were Catholic, 10 (0.07%) were Christian Orthodox, 35 (0.26%) were Christian, 10 (0.07%) were

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and 285 (2.14%) residents had no religious affiliation. The 2006 unemployment rate in the town was 17.0% slightly down from 17.7% in 2001 and below the provincial average of 18.6%. In 2000, the average annual earnings of part-time working residents was $26,671, compared to the provincial average of $24,165. The average earnings of full-time workers was $38,665, again slightly above the provincial average of $37,910.

Sights

Mary March Provincial Museum in Grand Falls, 24 Catherine St., shows exhibits about the

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, geology, regional industry and natural history. It is named for Demasduit's European given name. A locomotive of the

which was closed down in 1988 can be seen in front of the museum. The Salmonid Interpretation Centre at the grand falls is worth a visit as well Also every year in summer, the Salmon Festival is held, which has had performances by

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, and Eagles (band), The Eagles.

Harmsworth Hall

It was constructed by the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company (AND) in 1929. The AND Company was one of the most important companies in Newfoundland in the early part of the 20th century. It was largely responsible for the development of Grand Falls as a town with the creation of a pulp-and-paper mill. The company named the hall after one of the original owners of the mill, and for decades it served the community as a theatre, playhouse and meeting hall. The Town of Grand Falls was incorporated in 1963, and the company gave the building to the new municipality as a town hall. Since then, the city council has renovated the interior to include offices and council chambers. The hall still operates as the offices for the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor. The hall has a wood frame with a brick exterior and stands two storeys tall. It has roof trim moulding, copper flashing and large arched windows that overlook High Street, the main street in Grand Falls. It has concrete lintels over the doors and windows, and the centre portion of the hall features a peaked roof. Harmsworth Hall became a Registered Heritage Structure in 1998. It is one of very few heritage structures in central Newfoundland.

Notable people

* Demasduwit, one of the last Beothuk people * Don Howse, National Hockey League player * George Ivany, President of the University of Saskatchewan from 1989 to 1999 * Gordon Pinsent, television, theatre and film actor * Dave Pichette, retired professional National Hockey League hockey defenseman who played with the Quebec Nordiques, St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils, and New York Rangers * Terry Ryan (ice hockey, born 1952), Terry Ryan, ice hockey centre * Jagmeet Singh, leader of the federal New Democratic Party (spent part of his childhood in Grand Falls-Windsor) * Tony White (ice hockey), Tony White, retired professional National Hockey League hockey player who played with the Washington Capitals, and Minnesota North Stars

References

External links

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