Corner Brook
| Corner Brook | |||
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| Motto : "Our Spirit ... Your Success" | |||
| Location in Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
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| Province : | Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Region: | Census Division No. 5 | ||
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 57 ′ N , 57 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 10 m | ||
| Area : | 148.26 km² | ||
| Residents : | 19,806 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 133.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Newfoundland Time ( UTC − 3: 30 ) | ||
| Postal code : | A2H | ||
| Mayor : | Neville Greeley | ||
Corner Brook is a city ( City ) in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . It is located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the Bay of Islands south of the mouth of the River Humber . The population was 19,806 in the 2016 census. Five years earlier it was 19,886.
history
James Cook first mapped the bay in 1767, which later became Corner Brook. The present city originally consisted of four economically independent communities that were united in 1956.
In 1870 the Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador was established as the Apostolic Prefecture of West Newfoundland and in 1904 it was elevated to the status of Saint George’s Diocese . In 2007 it got its current name.
In 1999 Corner Brook hosted the Canada Games together with Deer Lake , Pasadena and Stephenville .
economy
Corner Brooks' largest employer is Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill . The city is the commercial center of western Newfoundland with shopping, hospital, government agencies and a college affiliated with the Memorial University of Newfoundland .
Sports
The Corner Brook Royals ice hockey team , which played in the Pepsi Center , resided in Corner Brook until 2012 . Also because of the hall costs, the club owner Ross Coates decided to relocate the team to the town of Deer Lake, 50 km away . The team was subsequently renamed Western Royals .
sons and daughters of the town
- Doug Grant (born 1948), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Joe Lundrigan (born 1948), ice hockey player
- Keith Brown (born 1960), ice hockey player
- Jason King (born 1981), ice hockey player
- Donald B. Dingwell (* 1958), scientist
Web links
- Official website (English).
- Website for the 50th anniversary of the city (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Corner Brook, Census 2016 . Statistics Canada. Accessed December 1, 2018.
- ^ Corner Brook Royals moving to Deer Lake. In: CBCNews. August 23, 2012, accessed February 24, 2013 .
