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Death by 1,000 Cuts: The Rise and Fall of Little Bay Islands

The community of Little Bay Islands is situated in the mouth of Little Bay, in the part of Notre Dame Bay known as Green Bay. Green Bay is named because the hills are green with trees to the water’s edge. Little Bay Islands is made up of two islands, with a beautiful harbour with two narrow entrances, very sheltered from the winds and seas. In 1891, the population was 316, by 1935 it had grown to 560 and stayed around that figure until 1960, quite a population for that time. It was ...

This Province Needs More Entrepreneurs Like Pat Quinlan

After writing so many letters over the years about the fishery and rural N.L., I would be remiss if I didn’t write this one. Pat Quinlan, Nov. 8, 1929 – Dec. 15, 2017. Although I didn’t know Pat personally, I knew a lot about him. He is one of the outstanding Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who have kept this province alive by investing a lot of time and money into the inshore fishery and rural N.L. and I hope the family carries on his tradition. There are many more in this ...