Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse, Newfoundland and Labrador

Last updated

Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It consists of the unincorporated fishing settlements of Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse on the Port au Port Peninsula. The communities had a combined population of 57 in the Canada 2006 Census. [1]

Contents

The communities are closely associated with Franco-Newfoundlander history. [2] The communities may also be known as L'Anse-aux-Canards and Maisons-d'Hiver in French.

Black Duck Brook-Winterhouse aerial view Black Duck Brook-Winterhouse (J).jpg
Black Duck Brook-Winterhouse aerial view

Geography

Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 4. [3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse recorded a population of 172 living in 82 of its 95 total private dwellings, a change of

Government

Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse is a local service district (LSD) [5] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. [6] The chair of the LSD committee is Bernie Duffenais. [5]

See also

Related Research Articles

Piccadilly Slant-Abraham's Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the island of Newfoundland, along St. George's Bay, on the Port au Port Peninsula. The DPL consists of the fishing villages of Abraham's Cove and Piccadilly.

Upper Ferry is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is north of Port aux Basques.

Georgetown is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is southeast of Bay Roberts. It had a population of 166 in 1956.

Barachois Brook is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the western coast of the province, on Bay St. George, located just 5 km south of Stephenville Crossing.

Bartlett's Harbour is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador that is northeast of Pointe Riche on the island of Newfoundland. There was a lobster packing establishment and the Reid-Newfoundland Steamers called weekly by 1911. The village became a Canadian Post Office in 1949, on April 1. It was served by the C.N.R Express after June 1953. It had a population of 50 in 1911, 57 by 1940, 106 in 1951 and 146 in 1956.

Fairbanks–Hillgrade is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on New World Island.

Sheaves Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the Port au Port Peninsula along the shore of St. George's Bay. There is a small tourist alcove just off the highway where views of the waterfalls and the ocean are visited often.

Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Fox Island River-Point au Mal is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is northwest of Stephenville.

Little Rapids is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is east of Corner Brook.

Mainland is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the western shore of the Port au Port Peninsula approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the Stephenville International Airport. Mainland is a coastal community, bordered by both the ocean and forest. The main industry in the community has traditionally been fishing, but currently (2016) a large portion of the inhabitants leave the community seasonally to earn income.

Searston is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

St. Teresa is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Lower Lance Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Eddies Cove West is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Black Duck Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland.

Black Duck is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador that is 15 km (9 mi) east of the town of Stephenville. It is characterized by Harry's River, which runs past the community and is an Atlantic salmon fishing river.

Bay St. George South is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on the south coast of Bay St. George, a large bay on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland. Bay St. George South consists nine communities, namely Heatherton, Robinsons, Cartyville, McKay's, Jeffrey's, St. David's, St. Fintan's, Lock Leven en Highlands.

Bear Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on the northern peninsula of the island of Newfoundland.

Pynns Brook is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

References

  1. ↑ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001: Newfoundland and Labrador.
  2. ↑ "Port-au-Port Peninsula". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage.
  3. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

48°41′42″N58°54′44″W / 48.6951°N 58.9122°W / 48.6951; -58.9122


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.