"Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador (HNL) is the governing body of all amateur hockey ice hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador is a branch of Hockey Canada. Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador (HNL) was founded as the Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association (NAHA) on December 20, 1935 in the St. John's Law offices of Robert S. Furlong on 315 Duckworth Street to govern hockey in all regions of Newfoundland. Furlong was the first President of NAHA and kept that position until 1952. NAHA became a member of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) in 1966."
"2006 census. Historically, Newfoundland was also home to unique varieties of French and Irish, as well as the extinct Beothuk language. In Labrador, the indigenous languages Innu-aimun and Inuktitut are also spoken. Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and largest city, St. John's, is Canada's 20th-largest census metropolitan area and is home to almost 40 percent of the province's population. St. John's is the seat of government, home to the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador and to the highest court in the jurisdiction, the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal. A former colony and then dominion of the United Kingdom,"
"south of St. John's, near Deer Lake and in the Codroy Valley. Elsewhere the soil is mostly unsuitable for farming. Potatoes, rutabagas, known locally as ""turnips"", carrots and cabbage are grown for local consumption. Wild blueberries, partridge berries and bakeapples are harvested commercially and used in jams and wine making. Newfoundland and Labrador had a population of 505,469 (2005 estimate) and a population density of 1.27 per km (3.1 per sq mi). The provincial capital is St. John's, which had a population of 181,113 in 2005). St John's is located at the extreme eastern edge of the island on the"
"kept their existing call letters. However, other commercial radio stations in St. John's that went to air after 1949 use the same range of prefixes (""CF""–""CK"") currently in use elsewhere in Canada, with the exception of VOCM-FM, which was permitted to adopt the VOCM callsign because of its corporate association with the AM station that already bore that callsign. VO remains in use in amateur radio. ""allNewfoundlandLabrador"" is the city's daily online newspaper, which focuses on business news from across the province. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of"
"in 1949. The city now serves as the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, therefore the provincial legislature is located in the city. The Confederation Building, located on Confederation Hill, is home to the House of Assembly along with the offices for the Members of the House of Assembly (MHAs) and Ministers. The city is represented by ten MHAs, four who are members of the governing Progressive Conservative Party, three that belong to the New Democratic Party (NDP), and three that belong to the Liberal Party. Lorraine Michael, leader of the NDP since 2006, represents the district of Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi."
"Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (, ; ; Newfoundland Irish: ) is the most easterly province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it comprises the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador to the northwest, with a combined area of . In 2013, the province's population was estimated at 526,702. About 92% of the province's population lives on the island of Newfoundland (and its neighbouring smaller islands), of whom more than half live on the Avalon Peninsula. The province is Canada's most linguistically homogeneous, with 97.6% of residents reporting English (Newfoundland English) as their mother tongue in the"
"Charlottetown, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador Charlottetown is a town of about 290 people in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was said to be founded by Benjamin Powell in 1950 and named for Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: ""I thought that maybe someday the place would be the capital of the bay, the same way Charlottetown is the capital of Prince Edward Island."" Situated on a sheltered inlet on the Labrador coast, Charlottetown was served by a coastal ferry service until the completion of the Trans-Labrador Highway in 2002. There is also a small airport. Charlottetown provides a bridgehead"
"Peninsula is inundated by four main bays and a number of smaller bays. The four main bays are; Trinity Bay, Conception Bay, St. Mary's Bay and Placentia Bay. The largest bay would be Placentia Bay. The capital St. John's, of the province is located in this division along with the second largest of the three cities of the province, Mount Pearl. The majority of the towns and villages are located along the coast in much of the four main bays as mentioned. Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division covering the entire"
"and services to the remote community of Norman's Bay. There is a hotel in the town and many people have occupations related to the shrimp fishery. Charlottetown, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador Charlottetown is a town of about 290 people in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was said to be founded by Benjamin Powell in 1950 and named for Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: ""I thought that maybe someday the place would be the capital of the bay, the same way Charlottetown is the capital of Prince Edward Island."" Situated on a sheltered inlet on the Labrador coast, Charlottetown"
"Mount Pearl Mount Pearl is the second-largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The city is located southwest of St. John's, on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. Mount Pearl is part of the St. John's metropolitan area, the 20th largest metropolitan area in Canada. Mount Pearl dates back to 1829, when Commander James Pearl and his wife, Lady Anne Pearl, arrived in Newfoundland with a Crown grant of one thousand acres (4 km²) of land, a reward for Commander Pearl's 27 years of distinguished service in the Royal Navy. In 1830, Commander Pearl"
"Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador Paradise is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. . The town is a part of the St. John's Metropolitan Area and borders the City of St. John's, the City of Mount Pearl, the Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, and the town of Conception Bay South. According to the 2011 Canadian census the population of Paradise is 17,695, after recording a 41% increase in population over five years. While parts of Paradise have been inhabited since the late nineteenth-century, its growth only took off in the 1830s and 1870s"
"to be a cool summer subtype of a humid continental climate. The provincial capital is St. John's, located at the extreme eastern edge of the island on the Avalon Peninsula. About half of the province's economy is based on its abundant natural resources, notably petroleum, minerals, forestry and the fishery. Newfoundland is roughly triangular, with each side being approximately , and having an area of . Newfoundland and its associated small islands have a total area of . Newfoundland extends between latitudes 46°36'N and 51°38'N. It lies at similar latitudes to Great Britain, and the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. Labrador"
"Labrador Labrador ( ) is a geographic and cultural region within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle. It is the largest and northernmost geographical region in Atlantic Canada. Labrador occupies the eastern part of the Labrador Peninsula. It is bordered to the west and the south by the Canadian province of Quebec. Labrador also shares a small land border with the Canadian territory of Nunavut on Killiniq Island. Though Labrador covers 71 percent of the province's land area, it"
"Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador Hopedale (Inuit: ""Agvituk"") is a town located in the north of Labrador, the mainland portion of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Hopedale is the legislative capital of the Inuit Land Claims Area Nunatsiavut, and where the Nunatsiavut Assembly meets. As of 2014 it has a population of 583. Hopedale was founded as an Inuit settlement named ""Agvituk"", Inuktitut for ""place of the whales"". In 1782, Moravian missionaries from Germany arrived in the area to convert the population. They renamed the settlement Hopedale (""Hoffental"" in German) shortly afterward. The Hopedale Mission is still standing and"
", Newfoundland is the world's 16th-largest island, Canada's fourth-largest island, and the largest Canadian island outside the North. The provincial capital, St. John's, is located on the southeastern coast of the island; Cape Spear, just south of the capital, is the easternmost point of North America, excluding Greenland. It is common to consider all directly neighbouring islands such as New World, Twillingate, Fogo and Bell Island to be 'part of Newfoundland' (as distinct from Labrador). By that classification, Newfoundland and its associated small islands have a total area of . According to 2006 official Census Canada statistics, 57% of responding"
"the nearest airport to Corner Brook and the most busy in the western part of the island. Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador Deer Lake is a town in the western part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town derives its name from Deer Lake and is situated at the outlet of the upper Humber River at the northeastern end of the lake. The first settlers in the area arrived from Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia in 1864. Originally loggers and trappers, the settlers later took up farming. In 1922, a work"
"of the headland and was initially used as a hotel, the Hotel Newfoundland. In the Lower Battery area where US Army Dock Road is now located, there were at one time, railway tracks. The Grand Concourse, is a network of walkways that covers the metropolitan area of the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Capital, St. John's, as well as its neighbouring communities of Mount Pearl and Paradise. It is 125 km long and links rivers, lakes and ponds, parks and green spaces, and historical sites such as Fort Waldegrave. This fort can be found by following the walkway indicated on the"
"Street. The current home, a Romanesque Revival building was opened in 1904. Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador is the superior court for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal) has jurisdiction to hear appeals in both criminal and civil matters from the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division), Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Family Court), Provincial Court (indictable offences) and designated boards and administrative tribunals. The Supreme Court consists of 22 judicial seats including the position of Chief Justice."
"reflects the community's strong ties to the southeast of Ireland. St. Bride's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. Bride's is a small town on the Cape Shore of Newfoundland, Canada. Located 166 km Southwest of the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, St. Bride's is a fishing community with a population of approximately 386 persons as of 2006. The largest codfish ever caught, weighing in at 125 lbs, was landed here in 1905. St. Bride's is the largest community on the Cape Shore, and serves as an administrative centre. It is home to Fatima Academy and several businesses and government services."
"provincial capital of Regina: Oil and gas activity is regulated by the Saskatchewan Industry and Resources (SIR). Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada's third largest oil producing province, producing about 4.4% of Canada's petroleum in 2015. This consisted almost exclusively of light crude oil produced by offshore oil facilities on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. In 2015 these offshore fields produced an average of of light crude oil. Newfoundland has one oil refinery, the Come By Chance Refinery, which has a capacity of . The refinery was built before the discovery of oil offshore Newfoundland to process cheap imported oil and"
"to Grade 12, is the only school in Hopedale. DJ's Convenience, Big Land Grocery, Northland Enterprises (with Sylvia's Take Out) are the only stores selling food and other convenience goods in town. AngajukKâk are equivalent of mayor in Hopedale and are elected every four years. The incumbent is Marjorie Flowers Past AngajukKâk: There are few local attractions: Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador Hopedale (Inuit: ""Agvituk"") is a town located in the north of Labrador, the mainland portion of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Hopedale is the legislative capital of the Inuit Land Claims Area Nunatsiavut, and where the Nunatsiavut"
"live on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, site of the capital and historical early settlement. Since 2006, the population of the province has started to increase for the first time since the early 1990s. In the 2006 census the population of the province decreased by 1.5% compared to 2001, and stood at 505,469. But, by the 2011 census, the population had risen by 1.8%. Population of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1951 ""Source: Statistics Canada"" Largest municipalities by population Languages of the population (2011) The largest single religious denomination by number of adherents according to the 2011 National Household Survey was"
"in Labrador and in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The black spruce is the official tree of the whole province. In 1973, the government of Newfoundland asked the citizens of the province to adopt special projects to commemorate the event of the 25th anniversary of Newfoundland’s 1949 confederation with Canada. Michael S. Martin, the Member of the House of Assembly for the district of Labrador South took this as an opportunity to do something significant to celebrate Labrador’s heritage as part of Newfoundland. The entire province of Newfoundland was without its own identity when it came to a flag,"
"town council voted 4-3 against installing an LGBT pride crosswalk. Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador Springdale is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, which had a population of 2,971 people in 2016, up from 2,764 in the Canada 2006 Census. The community is located on the Northwestern shores of Hall's Bay, in Central Newfoundland, near the mouth of Indian River. One of the largest towns in north central Newfoundland, the town hosts the Springdale Braves (male) and the Springdale Bravettes (female) hockey teams. They also host the Springdale Bluefins swim team. The town has a small harbour, a hospital, and"
"Confederation Building (Newfoundland and Labrador) The Confederation Building serves as the home of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It is located on Confederation Hill overlooking Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city, St. John's. The brick- and concrete-clad building has 11 storeys and is tall. It was completed in 1960 at a cost of $9 million to replace the Colonial Building. A lantern is located at the top of the copper roof of the central tower and acts as a beacon when turned on at night. In 1982, construction began on the West Block extension, a modern 7-storey structure, which"
"Demographics of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is a province of Canada on the country's Atlantic coast in northeastern North America. The province has an area of and a population in 2011 of 514,563, with approximately 95% of the provincial population residing on the Island of Newfoundland (including its associated smaller islands), with nearly half of the population residing on the Avalon Peninsula. People from Newfoundland and Labrador are called ""Newfoundlanders,"" ""Labradorians"" (as appropriate), or ""Newfoundlanders and Labradorians"". ""Source: Statistics Canada"" More than half the population identified their ethnocultural ancestry as Canadian, while two-fifths identified English ancestry, and one-fifth"
"Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation is a provincial crown corporation of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is responsible for managing the importation, sale and distribution of beverage alcohol within the province. The name is officially abbreviated NLC, although ""Labrador"" was added to the official full company name after the abbreviation was established. The Corporation's headquarters is on Kenmount Road in St. John's. It operates 28 retail stores and one distribution centre, and also licences and services over 140 agency stores in the smaller communities. Each year, NLC engages in the manufacture"
"elected unopposed by acclamation. One of its first major decisions was a unanimous vote in favour of abolishing the rules on transparency, ethics, conflict of interests, and land use set in place by the previous town council. After public backlash against the town council's decisions on social media, it unanimously voted in March 2018 to use public funds to hire a criminal lawyer to probe their online critics. Witless Bay Witless Bay is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located on the Irish Loop, 35 km south of the provincial capital, St."
"see the sun,"" referring to the sunrise in North America. In 1987 the municipality was amalgamated with the smaller rural settlement of Shoe Cove. Pouch Cove Pouch Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The population is 2,069 according to the Canada 2016 Census. It is located on the northeast Avalon Peninsula, 27 kilometers north of St. John's, the province's capital city. The origin of Pouch Cove dates back to 1611, when fisherman from British ships, together with carpenters and other artisans, established a settlement. The town was officially incorporated in 1970. The post office"
"Marystown Marystown is a town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a population of 5,506 . Situated 306 km from the province's capital, St. John's, it is on the Burin Peninsula. Until the early 1990s, its economy was largely based on shipbuilding, and it is due in part to this that the town experienced a population increase of 295% in just over a decade. The town was also dependent on the fish plant for employment. Though the shipyard still holds a presence in the town, residents have had to look elsewhere for economic subsistence in the last"
"a net influx of 320 anglophones from Quebec. (All net inter-provincial movements of more than 500 persons and all official minority movements of more than 100 persons are given.) Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations in the province by population Demographics of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is a province of Canada on the country's Atlantic coast in northeastern North America. The province has an area of and a population in 2011 of 514,563, with approximately 95% of the provincial population residing on the Island of Newfoundland (including its associated smaller islands), with nearly half of the population residing"
"Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador Holyrood is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division 1, on Conception Bay. It is approximately a 30 minute drive from the capital city of St. John's. During King William's War, the village was destroyed in the Avalon Peninsula Campaign. The town is famous for being at the bottom of the bay and having a large cross on the top of the predominant mountain ""George Cove.""Holyrood is also renowned for its squid fishery and caplin ""rolling"" which happens in late spring, early summer. ""Rolling"" refers to the mating"
"Harbour Grace Harbour Grace is a town in Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. With roots dating back to the sixteenth century, it is one of the oldest towns in North America. It is located about 45 km northwest of the provincial capital, St. John's. The town has a population of 3,074 (2006), engaged primarily in fishing and fish processing. The alternative spelling Harbor Grace was current at one time. Harbour Grace was an important port and fishing centre from the earliest days of European exploration of North America and was a"