Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
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| Established: | 1956 |
| Area: | (city) 148.27 [1] km² (metro) 248.40 [1] km² |
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| Population density: | 135.6/km² |
| Time zone: | NST: UTC -3:30 |
| Postal code span: | A2H |
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| Mayor: | Charles Pender List of mayors of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Governing body: | Corner Brook City Council |
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Corner Brook is a city located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the Bay of Islands, at the mouth of the Humber River.
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 operations; and Townsite (known as Corner Brook), home to the employees of the pulp and paper mill. In 1956, these four communities were amalgamted 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, which is a major employer for the region. The city is a service centre for western Newfoundland with a regional hospital, shopping & retail, and 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.
Air Service to Corner brook is supplied by: Stephenville International Airport 45 minutes south of Corner Brook. Airlines: Sky Service, Sunwing and Provincial Airlines. Deer Lake Aiport is a municipal airport. 40 minutes north of Corner Brook. Airlines: Jazz, Lab Air
[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
| Image:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Newfoundland - Labrador - Nunatsiavut | |
| Census divisions | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 |
| 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 |
