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Ramea is a small village in
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located on Northwest Island, one of a group of five major islands located off the south coast of
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,
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. The island is approximately 3.14 km long by 0.93 km wide (1.95 miles by 0.58 miles). The other major islands in the
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are Great (or Big) Island, Middle Island, Harbour Island, and South West Island. Ramea is inaccessible by road and is serviced by an intra-provincial ferry in
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History

The community, originally settled in the early 19th century for its proximity to rich fishing grounds and safe anchorages, was once a thriving fishing village. The town of Ramea was incorporated in 1951. It was probably named for Le Ramée, a street in
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, the capital of
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. From 1949 to 1970, businesswoman Marie Penny owned and operated John Penny & Sons, one of the largest frozen fish companies in Newfoundland during the 20th century. Since the cod moratorium of 1992, the isolated community has struggled to survive, having declined to about 50% of its peak population of 1,120 in the 1970s. In 1993, St. Boniface All Grade School, the only school in the community, burnt down. The school was later rebuilt. A
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for Ramea was held in 2009. Ramea is home to a large number of plants, which include the purple pitcher plant and bakeapple. Furthermore, the island and surrounding islands serve as a fall and winter home to many migratory seabirds.


Wind energy

In 2004, Ramea was chosen for the site of Canada's first wind-diesel demonstration project was completed with the support of CETC-Ottawa. Six 65 kW wind turbines were installed on the island of Ramea, Newfoundland. The objective of the project was to demonstrate that the Wind-Diesel Integrated Control System (WDICS) can be used to displace diesel power generation by introducing wind to the island's grid and to show significant energy efficiency and reliability for northern, remote or isolated locations. The wind-diesel pilot program generates around 400,000 kWh electricity annually. Ramea was selected as the pilot site for a Wind-Hydrogen power system. The project is being undertaken by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro in partnership with
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and Frontier Power Systems. The wind-hydrogen system was due for completion in April 2010. In 2018 it was reported that the project was experiencing difficulties and was shut down.


Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by
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, Ramea 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.


Activities

There are a number of walks on the island. The walk also includes the wind-diesel plant. Walking to the island's highest point on top of Man O'War Hill offers excellent views of
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and across to White Bear Bay. Every year the islands host to a traditional music festival on the second weekend of August. Hunting of different species of seabirds, such as Eider Ducks and Murres (Turres).


Neighbouring communities

West -
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East - Grey River


See also

*
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 ...
* Ramea Islands


References


External links


The Town of Ramea
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