Corner Brook
Corner Brook is a city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland.
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| City of Corner Brook | |
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| Coordinates: 48°57′N 57°57′W / 48.950°N 57.950°WCoordinates: 48°57′N 57°57′W / 48.950°N 57.950°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | 5 |
| Settled | 1956 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Neville Greeley |
| • MHA | Tom Marshall (PC) Vaughn Granter (PC) Eddie Joyce (L) |
| • MP | Gerry Byrne (L) |
| Area | |
| • City | 148.27 km2 (57.25 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 255.10 km2 (98.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 - 304 m (0 – 998 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • City | 19,886 |
| • Density | 135.5/km2 (351/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 26,623 |
| • Metro density | 104.4/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Website | cornerbrook.com |
The area was originally four different communities:
- Curling, which had a fishery
- Corner Brook West, which had retail businesses
- Corner Brook East, which had railway and industrial operations
- Townsite (known as Corner Brook), home to the employees of the pulp and paper mill
In 1956, these communities combined to become the present-day City of Corner Brook.
Corner Brook is home to the Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill (owned by Kruger Inc.). Many people work at the mill. The city has the largest regional hospital in western Newfoundland. The Grenfell Campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland is here.
Corner Brook Media
The Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill
The Arts and Science building of Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook
The City Hall building for Corner Brook
Along the Trans-Canada Highway
References
- ↑ Statistics Canada (2006). "Corner Brook Community Profile". Retrieved 2008-04-10.
Other websites
Media related to Corner Brook at Wikimedia Commons