Corner Brook

For the submarine, see HMCS Corner Brook (SSK 878).
Corner Brook
City
City of Corner Brook

Overlooking City of Corner Brook

Coat of arms
Motto: "Our Spirit... Your Success"
Coordinates: 48°57′N 57°57′W / 48.950°N 57.950°W / 48.950; -57.950
Country  Canada
Province  Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division 5
Settled 1956
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Mayor Charles Pender
 • MHA Gerry Byrne (L)
Eddie Joyce (L)
 • MP Gudie Hutchings (L)
Area[1]
 • City 148.26 km2 (57.24 sq mi)
 • Metro 255.10 km2 (98.49 sq mi)
Elevation 0 - 304 m (0 – 998 ft)
Population (2011)[2]
 • City 19,886
 • Density 135.5/km2 (351/sq mi)
 • Metro 26,623
 • Metro density 104.4/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
 • Summer (DST) Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s) 709
Website cornerbrook.com

Corner Brook (2011 population: 19,886 CA 26,623) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Located on the Bay of Islands at the mouth of the Humber River, the city is the largest population centre in the province after St. John's. As such, Corner Brook functions as a service centre for western and northern Newfoundland. It is located on the same latitude as Gaspé, Quebec, a city of similar size and landscape on the other side of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Corner Brook is the most northern city in Atlantic Canada.

It is the administrative headquarters of the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nations band government.[3] The Mi'kmaq name for the nearby Humber River is "Maqtukwek".[4]

History

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19455,464—    
195113,835+153.2%
195623,225+67.9%
196125,185+8.4%
197126,309+4.5%
198124,339−7.5%
198622,719−6.7%
199122,410−1.4%
199621,893−2.3%
200120,103−8.2%
200620,083−0.1%
201119,886−1.0%
[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] The 1945 and 1951 population figures have been adjusted to reflect the city's amalgamation on January 1, 1956.

The area was surveyed by Captain James Cook in 1767. The Captain James Cook Historic Site stands on Crow Hill overlooking the city.[12] By the middle of the 19th century the population of Corner Brook was less than 100, and the inhabitants were engaged in fishing and lumber work.[13]

The area was originally four distinct communities, each with unique commercial activities: Curling, with its fishery; Corner Brook West (also known as Humber West or Westside) with its retail businesses; Corner Brook East (also known as Humbermouth and the Heights) with its railway and industrial operations; and Townsite (known as Corner Brook), home to the employees of the pulp and paper mill. In 1956, these four communities were amalgamated to form the present-day City of Corner Brook.

Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill
The Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill

Corner Brook is home to the Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill (owned by Kruger Inc.), which is a major employer for the region. The city has the largest regional hospital in western Newfoundland. It also has a wide array of shopping and retail businesses and federal and provincial government offices. It is also home to Grenfell Campus, Memorial University, as well as campuses of Academy Canada and College of the North Atlantic. Corner Brook is also home to the province's newest high school, Corner Brook Regional High, which is an amalgamation of the former Regina and Herdman Collegiate high schools.

Sports

Corner Brook is home to Marble Mountain Ski Resort, a downhill skiing resort, and Blow-Me-Down trails, a cross country ski area.[14]

The Corner Brook Royals play in the Central West Senior Hockey League and were the winners of the 1986 National Title, The Allan Cup. The Royals play their home games at the Pepsi Centre, formerly the Canada Games Centre. The arena was built in 1997 and was one of the main venues used when the city of Corner Brook hosted the 1999 Canada Games.[15]

Corner Brook was host of the 2011 Special Olympics Provincial Winter Games from February 18–20.[16] The city also twice hosted Raid the North Extreme, a televised 6-day multi-sport expedition race held in wilderness locations across Canada, and was a leg of the ITU World Cup Triathlon.[17]

Arts and culture

The Arts and Science building of Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook

Corner Brook is home to Grenfell Campus, Memorial University where a strong and vivacious arts community exists both within the school and well into the public. Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre among other institutions thrive in promoting the arts on all levels from visual arts to theatre and well beyond.

Corner Brook is home to Stage West Theatre Festival, a summer theatre festival running through the month of July, and Gros Morne Summer Music, a classical music festival that spans July and August.

The March Hare literary festival occurs every March and celebrates poetry and written works from around the world, featuring poets from around Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and the world. Atlantic Canada's largest poetry festival was founded in the late 1980s by poet and playwright Al Pittman, and Corner Brook author, historian Rex Brown.

In April, the April Rabbit showcases new and young writers.

Corner Brook is also home to the region's only community radio station, Bay of Islands Radio. Presently broadcasting through the internet only, the station is awaiting authorization from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to broadcast on the FM radio band. The radio station is located on Brook Street, in the city's downtown district.[18][19][20][21]

Municipal government

The City Hall building for Corner Brook

The Corner Brook City Council has five city councillors, in addition to a mayor and deputy mayor. The current mayor of the city is Charles Pender. The deputy mayor is Bernd Staeben. Municipal elections in Corner Brook are held every four years, on the last Tuesday in September. In the 2009 municipal elections held on September 29, 2009; Neville Greeley was elected mayor in a close race against incumbent Charles Pender (2005-2009). In the most recent elections held on September 24, 2013, Greeley did not run for re-election and Charles Pender was again elected mayor over councillor Donna Francis.[22] The current mayor and council were sworn in on September 29, 2013.[23]

Transportation

Along the Trans-Canada Highway

Route 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, passes the south side of the city on a high ridge before descending to the east, into the Humber Valley.

The city is accessed by air services at Stephenville International Airport, 65 km (40 mi) southwest, and Deer Lake Regional Airport, 55 km (34 mi) northeast.

Corner Brook Transit is a privately operated local bus service.[24] The city is also served by four taxi cab companies.

Climate

Corner Brook

Corner Brook has a humid continental climate typical of most of Newfoundland. It is warmer in summer than St. John's due to less maritime exposure, whereas winters are colder than in the provincial capital. In terms of its overall climate, it is quite maritime, especially taking into account how the climate is in mainland Canada on similar latitudes. Precipitation is heavy year-round, resulting in heavy snowfall in winter.

Climate data for Corner Brook (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)		 14.0
(57.2)		 20.5
(68.9)		 22.5
(72.5)		 27.2
(81)		 35.0
(95)		 34.4
(93.9)		 34.4
(93.9)		 31.1
(88)		 25.0
(77)		 21.7
(71.1)		 16.7
(62.1)		 35.0
(95)
Average high °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 0.8
(33.4)		 6.4
(43.5)		 12.4
(54.3)		 17.4
(63.3)		 22.0
(71.6)		 21.6
(70.9)		 17.1
(62.8)		 10.8
(51.4)		 5.0
(41)		 0.4
(32.7)		 9.0
(48.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.1
(21)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 2.6
(36.7)		 8.0
(46.4)		 12.8
(55)		 17.3
(63.1)		 17.3
(63.1)		 13.0
(55.4)		 7.5
(45.5)		 2.3
(36.1)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 5.2
(41.4)
Average low °C (°F) −9.6
(14.7)		 −10.6
(12.9)		 −7.2
(19)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 3.4
(38.1)		 8.2
(46.8)		 12.6
(54.7)		 12.9
(55.2)		 8.8
(47.8)		 4.0
(39.2)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 1.3
(34.3)
Record low °C (°F) −31.7
(−25.1)		 −31.7
(−25.1)		 −29.4
(−20.9)		 −18.5
(−1.3)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 1.1
(34)		 0.0
(32)		 −2.8
(27)		 −7.8
(18)		 −16.1
(3)		 −20.6
(−5.1)		 −31.7
(−25.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 144.8
(5.701)		 105.6
(4.157)		 93.3
(3.673)		 80.4
(3.165)		 86.3
(3.398)		 87.0
(3.425)		 91.8
(3.614)		 107.2
(4.22)		 105.5
(4.154)		 112.2
(4.417)		 122.4
(4.819)		 149.2
(5.874)		 1,285.8
(50.622)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 105.5
(41.54)		 77.6
(30.55)		 51.6
(20.31)		 24.3
(9.57)		 5.2
(2.05)		 0.2
(0.08)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0.1
(0.04)		 6.2
(2.44)		 36.7
(14.45)		 94
(37)		 401.3
(157.99)
Source: Environment Canada[25]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses". Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada (2006). "Corner Brook Community Profile". Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  3. ↑ http://qalipu.ca/
  4. ↑ http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/rlsn/RLS_V08.pdf
  5. ↑ 140.pdf Archived January 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine., Canada Year Book 1955
  6. ↑ 126.pdf Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine., Canada Year Book 1957-58
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2014-08-30., Canada Year Book 1967
  8. ↑ , E-STAT Table
  9. ↑ , 1996 Census of Canada: Electronic Area Profiles
  10. ↑ , Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
  11. ↑ , Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses
  12. ↑ Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism website
  13. ↑ "Fast Facts & History". City of Corner Brook. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  14. ↑ http://blowmedown.ca/
  15. ↑ http://www.pepsicentre.ca/About%20Us.html
  16. ↑ http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2011/tcr/0118n04.htm
  17. ↑ http://www.triathlon.org/events/event/2001_corner_brook_itu_triathlon_world_cup
  18. ↑ "Bay of Islands Radio hopes meeting can help salvage its future". Gary Kean, The Western Star. November 25, 2014
  19. ↑ "Bay of Islands Radio wants a location to go FM". Western Star, Gary Kean, May 08, 2014
  20. ↑ "Bay of Islands Radio has a new home. Gary Moore stopped by for a tour.". CBC Radio.
  21. ↑ "New home available for Bay of Islands Radio". The Western Star, Chris Quigley, November 27, 2014
  22. ↑ http://www.cornerbrook.com/results/
  23. ↑ http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2013-09-30/article-3411387/New-Corner-Brook-council-sworn-in/1
  24. ↑ City of Corner Brook. Transit
  25. ↑ Environment Canada—, accessdate 28 April 2016
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