Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
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| Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Motto: Our Spirit... Your Success | |
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| Country | Canada  |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador  |
| Established | 1956 |
| Government | |
| - City Mayor | Charles Pender |
| - Governing Body | Corner Brook City Council |
| - MP | Gerry Byrne |
| Area [1] | |
| - City | 148.27 km² (57.2 sq mi) |
| - Metro | 255.10 km² (98.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| - City | 20,083 |
| - Density | 135.5/km² (350.9/sq mi) |
| - Metro | 26,623 |
| - Metro Density | 104.4/km² (270.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | NST (UTC-3:30) |
| Postal Code | A2H |
| [1] Source: Stats Canada | |
| Website: Corner Brook website | |
Corner Brook (2006 pop.: 20,083) is a Canadian city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Located on the Bay of Islands at the mouth of the Humber River, the city is the largest population centre in the province outside the Avalon Peninsula and functions as a service centre for western and northern Newfoundland.
James Cook, the famous British cartographer and explorer was the first to survey and record the geography of the Bay of Islands, including the area that is now Corner Brook. Throughout the summer of 1767 he surveyed most of the area, and copies of the maps he created are displayed at the Captain James Cook Monument in Corner Brook.
The area was originally four distinct communities with unique commercial activities. Curling, with its fishery; Corner Brook West (also known as Humber West or Westside) with its retail businesses; Corner Brook East (also known as Humbermouth and the Heights) with its railway and industrial operations; and Townsite (known as Corner Brook), home to the employees of the pulp and paper mill. In 1956, these four communities were amalgamated to form the present-day City of Corner Brook.
In 1999, Corner Brook, along with Deer Lake, Pasadena, and Stephenville, hosted the Canada Games. The Canada Games Centre, now called the Pepsi Centre, was built for this event.
Corner Brook is home to the Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill (owned by Kruger), which is a major employer for the region. The city has the largest regional hospital in western Newfoundland, as well as shopping and retail, federal and provincial government offices, as well as Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, a division of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
In recent years Corner Brook has become a small, but growing centre for film and television production in Eastern Canada. The Atlantic Studios Cooperative in Corner Brook is the largest sound stage in Atlantic Canada and is located in the Pepsi Centre, the city's multi-purpose arena facility.
Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, passes the south side of the city on a high ridge before descending into the Humber valley to the east. The city is accessed by air services at Stephenville Airport (45 minutes south) and Deer Lake Airport (40 minutes north).
[edit] See also
- List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Ernest Harmon Air Force Base
- List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador
[edit] External links
- Railway Society of Newfoundland - Maintains historic train display at Humbermouth in Corner Brook
- Corner Brook website
- Corner Brook 50th Anniversary
- Atlantic Studios Cooperative
- Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profile - Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
 Subdivisions of Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Census divisions | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 |
| Cities | Corner Brook · Mount Pearl · St. John's |
| Other communities | Bishop's Falls · Bonavista · Botwood · Carbonear · Channel-Port aux Basques · Clarenville · Deer Lake · Ferryland · Fogo · Gander · Grand Falls-Windsor · Happy Valley-Goose Bay · Harbour Grace · Labrador City · Marystown · Nain · Pasadena · Peterview · Placentia · Red Bay · St. Anthony · Stephenville · Woody Point |
