La Poile

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La Poile
Local service district / designated place
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La Poile as it appeared in 1971
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La Poile
Location of La Poile in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°41′06″N58°23′42″W / 47.685°N 58.395°W / 47.685; -58.395 Coordinates: 47°41′06″N58°23′42″W / 47.685°N 58.395°W / 47.685; -58.395
CountryCanada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2021)
 • Total61
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Highways Ontario M508.svg Ferry to Rose Blanche

La Poile is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on La Poile Bay. The community is inaccessible by road and is served by a ferry via a port in Rose Blanche. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The town mainly works in lobster fishing. As of the 2021 census the population is 61 people. The community has a school offering grades K-9 and a small store. There is an Anglican church which offers services once a month. Health care is limited to a first responder and a visiting doctor who comes once a month, weather permitting.

The town was the subject of an episode of Viceland's Abandoned. [5] There is only 1 students in the local school.[ citation needed ] The last town-wide vote in 2017 did not have enough support for the residents to accept provincial money to leave the settlement under the resettlement program. [6]

Geography

La Poile is in Newfoundland within Subdivision I of Division No. 3. [7]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Poile recorded a population of 61 living in 33 of its 47 total private dwellings, a change of

Government

La Poile is a local service district (LSD) [10] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. [11] The chair of the LSD committee is Monford Organ. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Roy, Rosalyn (Mar 6, 2019). "MV Challenge One to service La Poile – Rose Blanche ferry route for next two years". The Telegram. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "12-passenger ferry in La Poile has residents 'completely fed up'". CBC News. Mar 19, 2018. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hanging on: outports on south west coast of Newfoundland still alive, despite challenges". Saltwire News. Dec 20, 2019. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ Blue, Martine (Jul 3, 2018). "Ferry frustration for LaPoile residents". The Telegram. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6172532/ [ user-generated source ]
  6. ↑ "Your request for access to information under Part II of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 [Our File #: MAPA/070/2021]". Atipp-search.gov.nl.ca. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved Feb 9, 2022.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. 1 2 "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.


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