Corner Brook, city (1991 pop. 22,410), W Newfoundland, N.L., Canada, on the Humber River. It is Newfoundland's second largest city and has a large pulp and paper mill. Other industries include lumbering, salmon fishing, and quarrying. Sir Wilfred Grenfell College is there. Nearby is Gros Morne National Park.
Corner Brook
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| City of Corner Brook | |||
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| Motto: Our Spirit... Your Success | |||
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| Coordinates: 48°57′N 57°57′W / 48.95°N 57.95°W | |||
| Country | Canada  |
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| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador  |
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| Established | 1956 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Neville Greeley | ||
| - Governing Body | Corner Brook City Council | ||
| - MP | Gerry Byrne | ||
| - MHA | Tom Marshall, Danny Williams, Terry Loder | ||
| Area [1] | |||
| - City | 148.27 km2 (57.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 255.10 km2 (98.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0 - 304 m (0 - 998 ft) | ||
| Population (2006)[2] | |||
| - City | 20,083 | ||
| - Density | 135.5/km2 (350.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 26,623 | ||
| - Metro Density | 104.4/km2 (270.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | NST (UTC-3:30) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | NDT (UTC-2:30) | ||
| Postal Code | A2H | ||
| Area code(s) | 709 | ||
| NTS Map | 012A13 | ||
| GNBC Code | AAEOU | ||
| Website | City of Corner Brook | ||
Corner Brook (2006 pop.: 20,083) is a Canadian city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Located on the Bay of Islands at the mouth of the Humber River, the city is the largest population centre in the province outside the Avalon Peninsula. As such, Corner Brook functions as a service centre for western and northern Newfoundland.
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History
James Cook, the famous British cartographer was the first European explorer to survey and record the geography of the Bay of Islands, including the area that is now Corner Brook. Throughout the summer of 1767, he surveyed most of the area, and copies of the maps he created are displayed at the Captain James Cook Monument in Corner Brook.
The area was originally four distinct communities 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.
Today
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, as well as shopping and retail, federal and provincial government offices, and Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, a division of the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Corner Brook is also home to the province's newest high school, Corner Brook Regional High.
In recent years Corner Brook has become a small, but growing centre for film and television production in Eastern Canada. The Atlantic Studios Cooperative in Corner Brook is the largest sound stage in Atlantic Canada and is located in the Pepsi Centre, the city's multi-purpose arena facility.
Corner Brook holds a unique Canadian record. Corner Brook is the oldest community of its size (over 25,000) in Canada. Other communities of this size have either grown into larger ones (+75,000), were amalgamated with other communities or collapsed.
Sports
Corner Brook is home to the Corner Brook Royals of the West Coast Senior Hockey League, The team plays in the Pepsi Centre, formally the Canada Games Centre, which was built in 1999 when the city of Corner Brook along with the towns of Deer Lake, Pasadena, and Stephenville hosted the Canada Games.
Corner Brook is the only city with the distinction of twice hosting Raid the North Extreme, a televised 6-day multi-sport expedition race held in incredible wilderness locations across Canada. In 2004, Raid the North Extreme served as the Adventure Racing World Championship, bringing the eyes of the adventure travel world onto Corner Brook.[3]
Municipal government
Main article: Corner Brook City Council
The city council has five city councillors with a Mayor, and Deputy Mayor. The current mayor of the city is Nev Greeley. Municipal elections in Corner Brook are held every four years on the last Tuesday in September. The last election was held on September 29, 2009 and Nev Greeley was elected mayor in a close race against incumbent Charles Pender. The new City Council and Mayor were sworn in on October 4, 2009.
List of recent Corner Brook mayors:
| Politician | Term |
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| Neville Greeley | 2009-present |
| Charles Pender | 2005 - 2009 |
| Priscilla Boutcher | 2001 - 2005 |
| Dave Luther | 1997 - 2001 |
Transportation
Route 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, passes the south side of the city on a high ridge before descending into the Humber valley to the east.
The city is accessed by air services at Stephenville International Airport, 80 km southwest, and Deer Lake Airport, 55 km northeast.
Corner Brook Transit is a privately operated local bus service; the city is further served by four taxi cab companies.[4]
Climate
| Weather data for Corner Brook | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58) |
14 (57) |
20.5 (69) |
22.5 (73) |
27.2 (81) |
33.3 (92) |
34.4 (94) |
34.4 (94) |
31.1 (88) |
25 (77) |
21.7 (71) |
16.7 (62) |
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| Average high °C (°F) | -2.5 (28) |
-3.2 (26) |
1.1 (34) |
6.4 (44) |
12.1 (54) |
17.7 (64) |
21.8 (71) |
21.1 (70) |
16.7 (62) |
10.5 (51) |
4.9 (41) |
0.2 (32) |
8.9 (48) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -9.7 (15) |
-11.2 (12) |
-7.1 (19) |
-1.1 (30) |
3.3 (38) |
8.4 (47) |
12.6 (55) |
12.6 (55) |
8.6 (47) |
3.8 (39) |
-0.3 (31) |
-5.7 (22) |
1.2 (34) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -31.7 (-25) |
-31.7 (-25) |
-29.4 (-21) |
-18.5 (-1) |
-7.5 (19) |
-4.4 (24) |
1.1 (34) |
0 (32) |
-2.8 (27) |
-7.8 (18) |
-16.1 (3) |
-20.6 (-5) |
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| Precipitation mm (inches) | 148.3 (5.84) |
99.3 (3.91) |
95.8 (3.77) |
70.7 (2.78) |
77.5 (3.05) |
84.1 (3.31) |
91 (3.58) |
98.6 (3.88) |
104.3 (4.11) |
123.6 (4.87) |
125.7 (4.95) |
151.9 (5.98) |
1,270.8 (50.03) |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] 2009-07-14 | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profile - Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
- ^ Statistics Canada (2006). "Corner Brook Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1005018&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&Data=Count&SearchText=Corner%20Brook&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=1005018. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ Corner Brook Community Profile, pg 10 - high profile events
- ^ City of Corner Brook. Getting Around Town
- ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 14 July 2009
- ^ |Greeley New City Mayor 2009
External links
- Richard Symonds, Architecture and Planning of the Corner Brook Townsite 1923-1925, Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Railway Society of Newfoundland - Maintains historic train display at Humbermouth in Corner Brook
- Corner Brook website
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