Grand le Pierre

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Grand Le Pierre
Town
Motto(s): 
Small town, Big hearts
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Grand Le Pierre
Location of Grand Le Pierre in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°40′57″N54°47′00″W / 47.6825°N 54.7834°W / 47.6825; -54.7834
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total176
  Density1.5/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Highways NL Route 211.svg Route 211

Grand Le Pierre is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 176 in the Canada 2021 Census. [1]

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History

During the 1990s, the council of Grand Le Pierre, led by Mayor George Fizzard, conceived a plan to establish a water bottling plant in the town. The plant would receive runoff water from Gisborne Lake, located within the town's area boundary, and then exported through a facility that was planned to be built in the town's harbour. Newfoundland's Premier at the time, Brian Tobin, first approved this plan but later retracted his approval, disallowing the project to continue, this decision sparked outrage in the community, as it was expected that 150 jobs were to become available if the plant was established. No considerations of reviving this been project has been made in the years since its termination. [2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grand Le Pierre had a population of 176 living in 76 of its 98 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. "Gisborne decision angers Grand Le Pierre hopefuls". CBC News. October 21, 1999. Retrieved May 13, 2023.