Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde is a provincial electoral district of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. The district covers the eastern edge of Trinity Bay and the tip of Conception Bay. As of 2011,there are 6,968 eligible voters living within the district.
Carbonear-Harbour Grace is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. In 2011 there were 9,205 eligible voters living within the district.
Carbonear is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. It overlooks the west side of Conception Bay and had a history long tied to fishing and shipbuilding. Since the late 20th century,its economy has changed to emphasize education,health care,retail,and industry. As of 2021,there were 4,696 people in the community.
Victoria is a landlocked town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada,located approximately midway on the Bay de Verde Peninsula portion of the Avalon Peninsula.
Jamie A. Korab,ONL is a Canadian curler and politician. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for the Liberal Party in the 2024 Waterford Valley provincial by-election. Korab was the lead for the gold medal-winning Canadian men's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics skipped by Brad Gushue. Prior to provincial politics,Korab served on St. John's City Council representing Ward 3 from 2017 to 2024.
Jerome Kennedy KC,,is a Canadian lawyer and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador,who served in the cabinets of Premier Kathy Dunderdale and Danny Williams.
Heart's Delight-Islington is a town on the south side of Trinity Bay in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador,located on Newfoundland and Labrador Route 80. The Post Office was established in 1954. The first Postmistress was Maggie Chislett.
John Rorke was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Carbonear in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1866 to 1882 as a Conservative and Confederate.
George William Clarke was a lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Carbonear in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1956 to 1971.
Brigus Junction is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
George Sweeney is a former politician in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. He represented Carbonear-Harbour Grace in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1998 to 2007 as a Liberal.
SS Kyle is a 220-foot (67 m) steam ship that is aground in the harbour of the Town of Harbour Grace,Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. She ran ashore in February 1967. Intended to transport supplies and provide transportation from Carbonear to Labrador,she was also used to transport infantry to Canada during World War II. After her grounding on the shores of Riverhead,Harbour Grace,she has had several owners,from the Earle Brothers Freighting Company,Dominion Metals,and the Government of Newfoundland. Plans to have the vessel moved to the town of Salmon Cove,Newfoundland,and turned into a museum were later aborted due to financial implications.
Augustus Taylor Rowe was a Canadian physician and politician. He served as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Carbonear from 1971 to 1975. He also spent three years as the province's Health Minister within the cabinet of the former Premier Frank Moores from January 1972 to 1975.
Arthur D. Reid was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Carbonear and Carbonear-Harbour Grace in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 1998. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. He was born at Carbonear. Prior to provincial politics,Reid served as a member of the Carbonear town council as deputy mayor and later mayor from 1982 to 1989.
Roderick Moores was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Carbonear in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1975 to 1982. He was a member of the Liberal Reform Party. He was born at Carbonear.
Division No. 1,Subdivision H is an unorganized subdivision on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. It is in Division 1 and contains the unincorporated communities of Clowns Cove,Flatrock,Freshwater,Halfway House,Perry's Cove and Spout Cove.
Bristol’s Hope is an unorganized subdivision on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. It is in Division 1 and contains the unincorporated community of Bristol's Hope.
Division No. 1,Subdivision L is an unorganized subdivision on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. It is in Division 1 and contains the unincorporated communities of Bareneed,Black Duck Pond,Blow Me Down,Coley's Point South,Hibb's Cove,Pick Eyes,Port de Grave,Ship Cove and The Dock
Andrew Peacock is a Canadian author and retired veterinarian residing in Freshwater-Carbonear,Newfoundland. His debut book,Creatures of the Rock:A Veterinarian's Adventures in Newfoundland was long-listed for the 2015 Leacock Medal for Humour and won the 2015 Newfoundland Book Award.
