Paradise River, Newfoundland And Labrador
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Paradise River is a community on the southwestern coastline of Sandwich Bay in southeastern
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,
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. Located at the outlet of the river for which the community is named, it is situated along Route 516, the Cartwright Highway, which connects Paradise River to the town of
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as well as the
Trans-Labrador Highway The Trans-Labrador Highway (TLH) is a highway located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the primary public road in Labrador. Its total length is . The complete paving of the highway was completed in July 2022. The ...
(Route 510), which in turn is connected to
Happy Valley-Goose Bay Happy Valley-Goose Bay (Inuit: ''Vâli'') is a town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Located in the central part of Labrador on the coast of Lake Melville and the Churchill River, Happy Valley-Goose Bay is the largest popul ...
among many communities along Labrador's southern coast. The Paradise River provided an important route between the coast and the Labrador interior for native peoples prior to European settlement. The community of Paradise River was established in 1775 by George Cartwright. The people of Paradise River were involved in the cod and salmon fishery in the summer months and fur trapping and hunting in the winter. Employment in the community today comes the operation of small local sawmills or as guides to fishing and hunting camps on the Eagle River. All public services are provided in neighboring Cartwright. Paradise River had a reported population of 10 in 2016 and 5 in 2021. Paradise River also used to have an airport,
Paradise River Airport Paradise River, formerly , was an aerodrome located near the community of Paradise River on the Labrador Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is ...
, though it has since closed. The community is located within the
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and observes
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