The Newfoundland Ridge is an ocean ridge in the northern Atlantic Ocean , located on the east coast of Canada . It was the site for major volcanic activity in the Barremian Aptian period. ref http www odp.tamu.edu publications 210 IR chap 01 c1 f2.htm ref See also Portal Volcanism of Canada Volcanism of Canada Volcanism of Eastern Canada References reflist coord 40 4 55.5 N 48 0 0 W display title Category Seamounts of the Atlantic Ocean Category Volcanism of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland geo stub marine geo stub ... more details
For Irish Language Scottish Gaelic in Canada Canadian Gaelic Infobox language name Newfoundland Irish nativename Gaeilge Thalamh an isc familycolor Indo European states Canada region Newfoundland island Newfoundland , mostly on Avalon Peninsula speakers possibly none moribund language moribund or extinct ... Goidelic languages Goidelic fam5 Irish language Irish map Newfoundland Irish Shore.png mapcaption The Irish Shore of Newfoundland island Newfoundland s Avalon Peninsula . iso3 no ISO code for this dialect Newfoundland Irish lang ga Gaeilge Thalamh an isc is an extinct dialect of the Irish language specific to the island of Newfoundland island Newfoundland , Canada . It was very similar to Munster ... , Wexford , Kilkenny , Tipperary , and County Cork Cork . Irish settlement of Newfoundland Seven Kingdom of England English colonies were established by royal charter in Newfoundland between 1610 and 1628 ... to Newfoundland in the 17th and 18th centuries only spoke Irish. Citation needed date February ... Newfoundland The Most Irish Place Outside of Ireland , Brian McGinn, the Irish Diaspora Studies scholarly ... Louis O Donel requested a Franciscan missionary for the parishes of St. Mary s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. Mary s and Trepassey, Newfoundland and Labrador Trepassey , indicating that it was absolutely ... that ten men in Newfoundland had a Gaelic language as their mother tongue PDFlink http www.stats.gov.nl.ca ... Gaelic in Canada . Scholars at Memorial University of Newfoundland concluded that Newfoundland Irish ... Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage , Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web site ref See also Irish ... Gaelic in Canada Newfoundland English References Reflist External links http ics.leeds.ac.uk papers vp01.cfm?outfit ids&folder 158&paper 159 Newfoundland The Most Irish Place Outside of Ireland http www.heritage.nf.ca dictionary Dictionary of Newfoundland English Online PDFlink http www.stats.gov.nl.ca ... of North America Category Irish diaspora in Canada no Newfoundland irsk sco Newfoondland Erse ... more details
Infobox zoo zoo name Newfoundland Insectarium location Reidville, Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada CAN coordinates coord 49.194685 N 57.43382 W members image established 1998 type insectarium director Lloyd Hollett curator visitors website http www.nfinsectarium.com The Newfoundland Insectarium is a museum insectarium located just outside Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada . The main display features a wide variety of mounted insects from around the world, organized by geographical region. One exhibit covers the insects of Newfoundland and Labrador . Live insects are dispersed around the mounted displays, including tarantulas , scorpions , and cockroach cockroaches . The museum also includes a glass beehive with live honeybees , a leafcutter ant colony, a recently extended convert 92 ft adj on butterfly house and a walking trail. The Newfoundland Insectarium was founded by Lloyd Hollett and Gary Holloway and opened in 1998. Lloyd Hollett is now the primary owner and director. Lloyd and his wife now run the Insectarium along with seasonal student empolyees from May to October yearly. It is located along Newfoundland and Labrador Route 430 Route 430 on the road to Gros Morne National Park , and as of July 1st, 2011 has received over 250,000 visitors. The building itself was formerly a dairy barn , and was originally built in 1946. The original cedar frame is still in place. External links and references http www.nfinsectarium.com Official website Category Insectariums Category Museums in Newfoundland and Labrador Category Natural history museums in Canada ... more details
Targa Newfoundland is an annual convert 2200 km mi sing on long road rally . It is held over a seven day period in September of each year on the paved roads of the eastern and central parts of Newfoundland island Newfoundland . File Mazda 6 Newfoundland Targa 2005.jpg left thumb Mazda RX 8 used in the rally ... as well as against other vehicles. File Mitsubishi with Targa Newfoundland plate.jpg right thumb ... placed novice team. The Targa Newfoundland is made possible though the efforts of 2,200 volunteers and members of 70 Newfoundland communities. Event Format The competitive portion of Targa Newfoundland begins and ends in the city of St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s . The format ... Rules and Regulations 08 05 22.pdf Targa Newfoundland Rules and Regulations Manual, Volume 2 ref Prologue ... Avalon The 11th Annual Targa Newfoundland will run From Sept. 8 15, 2012. List of Past Winners Targa ... 2002 Targa Newfoundland 2002 flagicon Australia Len Cattlin flagicon Australia Gayle Cattlin 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback 0 01 36 2003 Targa Newfoundland 2003 flagicon United States http www.marinij.com ... Targa Newfoundland 2004 flagicon United States Bill Arnold flagicon United States Tamara Hull 1972 BMW Bavaria 0 00 10 2005 Targa Newfoundland 2005 flagicon United States Bill Arnold flagicon Canada Alan Ryall 1972 BMW Bavaria 0 00 45 2006 Targa Newfoundland 2006 flagicon Canada http www.openroadmotorsports.com ... Evan Gamblin 1979 Porsche 911 0 02 30 2007 Targa Newfoundland 2007 flagicon United States Roy Hopkins flagicon United States Adrienne Hughes 1969 BMW 2002 0 01 46 2008 Targa Newfoundland 2008 2009 Targa Newfoundland 2009 2010 Targa Newfoundland 2010 2011 Targa Newfoundland 2011 flagicon Canada Scott ... resu2002 targa2002 Targa2002Press0.htm 2002 Targa Newfoundland Results by Rally Scoring ref ref http www.rallyscoring.com results Resu2003 Targa index.htm 2003 Targa Newfoundland Results by Rally Scoring ... Newfoundland Results by Rally Scoring ref ref http www.rallyscoring.com results 2005 Targa Targa2005TargaByClass0.htm ... more details
in this template. Infobox Horse name Newfoundland Pony image Newfoundland Ponies.jpg image caption Newfoundlands in Change Islands features altname nickname country Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland group1 std1 group2 std2 note End Infobox Horse info. Article Begins Here The Newfoundland pony is a breed of pony originating in Newfoundland island Newfoundland formerly used as a Working ... sense. Newfoundland ponies are generally hard workers and easy keeper s. Physical Characteristics Physical characteristics of the Newfoundland pony include a height of 11 14.2 Hand unit hands ... brownish in color though other colors are common some Newfoundland ponies experience mild to drastic ... pounds , its hooves are small, hard, and its tail is low set. Newfoundland Ponies can come in a variety ... chestnut , black horse black , and bay horse bay . History The ancestors of the Newfoundland pony arrived in Newfoundland from the British Isles . The ancestors were predominantly Exmoor but also included ... and merged into one common type, which is now recognized as the Newfoundland pony . In the past, the Newfoundland pony was used for ploughing, assisting with gardens, hauling fishing nets, gathering ..., the Newfoundland Pony s uses were taken over by machines, and the pony population dropped. The population ... Breeds Canada . More than 12,000 Newfoundland ponies were once known to roam Newfoundland, mostly ... in the 1960s when the need for a Newfoundland pony to assist with the chores was replaced by supermarkets ... than 100 ponies then in existence, the Newfoundland Pony Society was formed. One of its founding members was Dr. Andrew Fraser who was a veterinarian trained in Scotland who had moved to Newfoundland ... to find and document the last remaining ponies in the Newfoundland Pony Society Registry. Dr. Fraser later wrote a book on the Newfoundland Pony in 1992 called The Newfoundland Pony The Lone Member ... of Newfoundland and Labrador enacted the Heritage Animal Act and the Newfoundland Pony ... more details
Bay in southwestern Newfoundland in 1971. Such communities as this were depopulated through resettlement programs of the provincial government between 1954 and 1975. Resettlement in Newfoundland and Labrador ... of resettlement Push and Pull Factors resettlement were thrust upon Newfoundland outport outport ... and nearly 30,000 people moved. ref name encyclopedia p585 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador ... viewed as one of the most controversial government programs of the post Confederation Newfoundland and Labrador. ref name encyclopedia p585 Beginnings The history and commerce of Newfoundland and Labrador ... url http www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com index.cfm?PgNm TCE&Params A1ARTA0005718 title Newfoundland ... p585 In 1953 the Newfoundland Department of Welfare offered small amounts of financial assistance .... John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s . For example in 1874 the population of St. John s was 30,574 ... of St. John s had more than doubled to 65,256 people. ref name encyclopedia p587 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland ... Peninsula . The construction of paper mills in both Grand Falls Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador ... to growth in other areas such as Botwood and Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador Deer Lake . Mineral discoveries at places such as Wabush and Labrador City , St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador St. Lawrence , Baie Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador Baie Verte and Buchans also contributed to the movement ... bases were built at Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador Stephenville , Argentia and Goose Bay . ref name encyclopedia p588 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador , Volume four, p. 588, ISBN 0 ... Church in the northern part of Labrador was relocating the Inuit to centres such as Hebron, Newfoundland and Labrador Hebron and Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador Nain . Dr. Wilfred Grenfell , in his efforts ... of populations in areas such as St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador St. Anthony and Charlottetown Labrador , Newfoundland and Labrador Charlottetown not sure about Charlottetown wasn t that later ... more details
About the island in the North Atlantic Ocean the Canadian province of which it is a part Newfoundland and Labrador other uses Newfoundland disambiguation Use mdy dates date July 2011 Infobox islands name Newfoundland image name image caption image size locator map Location map Canada Newfoundland caption float center width 220 lat 49 long 56 marksize 16 map caption Newfoundland island native name native ... title Province country admin divisions Flagu Newfoundland and Labrador country admin divisions title ... city St. John s, Newfoundland St. John s country largest city population 100,646 population 479,105 ..., 2007 ref br br Seat of Government Government of Newfoundland and Labrador br http www.gov.nl.ca br ... Senate br 6 of 6 in NL and 105 total br br Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly br 44 of 48 total Image Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg 175px Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador br Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador small br Flag of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador 1980 to present small Image Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 175px Newfoundland Flag br Union Flag small br Flag of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador 1949 to 1980 and flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland 1931 1949 small Image Newfoundland Red Ensign.png 175px Newfoundland Red Ensign br Dominion of NewfoundlandNewfoundland Red Ensign small br Civil ensign of the province and Dominion of Newfoundland 1907 1965 small Newfoundland IPAc en icon audio Newfoundland.ogg ... of the Provinces and territories of Canada Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . The province s official name was also Newfoundland until 2001, when Geographical renaming its name was changed to Newfoundland and Labrador the postal abbreviation was later changed from NF to NL . The island of Newfoundland originally called Terra Nova , from New Land in old Italian language Italian was visited ... claimed Newfoundland as England s first overseas colony under Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I of England ... more details
for the community of the same name in Labrador Charlottetown, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador Infobox settlement See Template Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions name Charlottetown native name native name lang ISO 639 2 code e.g. fr for French. If more than one, use lang instead settlement type Community image skyline image alt image caption image flag flag alt image seal seal alt image shield shield alt nickname motto image map map alt map caption pushpin map Newfoundland pushpin label position left pushpin map alt Location of Charlottetown, Newfoundland pushpin map caption Location of Charlottetown, Newfoundland latd 48 latm 26 lats 02 latNS N longd 54 longm 00 longs 25 longEW W coor pinpoint coordinates type coordinates display inline coordinates footnotes coordinates region CA NL subdivision type Countries of the world Country subdivision name CAN subdivision type1 Provinces and territories of Canada Province subdivision name1 NL subdivision type2 Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador Census division subdivision name2 Division No. 10, Newfoundland and Labrador 10 subdivision type3 subdivision name3 established title established date founder seat type seat government footnotes leader party leader title leader name unit pref Metric or US or UK area footnotes area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area water percent area note elevation footnotes elevation m population footnotes population total population as of population density km2 auto population demonym population note timezone1 Newfoundland Standard Time Zone NST utc offset1 3 30 ... of Canada Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . It is located on the island of Newfoundland island Newfoundland within Terra Nova National Park . See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador Category Populated coastal places in Canada Category Designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland geo stub ... more details
For wider usage of the term outport see Outport . Image Carlb fogo newfoundland ducks 2002.jpg right thumb 300px Outport scene from Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador Fogo Island Image CN Outport Ferry Hopedale.png right thumb 300px Canadian National ferry Hopedale in the outport community on La Poile Bay , Newfoundland. Image GrandBanksDory.png right thumb 300px Typical outport transportation in La Poile Bay, Newfoundland An outport is the term given for a small isolated coastal community in the Canada Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . Originally the term was just used for coastal communities on the island of Newfoundland island Newfoundland but the term has also been adopted for those on the mainland area of Labrador as well. History Outports are some of the oldest European settlements in Canada to this day, many of them having been established by Portuguese, Spanish ... permanent settlement of Newfoundland illegal. Seventeenth century English fishermen and fish ... status of Newfoundland s clandestine settlements discouraged the type of infrastructure investments .... On the island of Newfoundland, residents of the capital city of St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador ... or coastal ferry and settlements were located on the coast. The Newfoundland Railway railway construction ... genocide as rural Newfoundland society became decimated. The cod moratorium of 1992 was another ... proportion of the provincial population remains in outports along the rugged coasts of Newfoundland ... called Solitude Trilogy The Latecomers profiled Newfoundland outports. Notes Reflist See also Fishing stage Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador ... Heritage website fishing history expanded villages coord missing Newfoundland and Labrador DEFAULTSORT Newfoundland Outport Category Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador Category Geography of Newfoundland and Labrador Category Fishing communities in Canada de Outport ... more details
Infobox newspaper name The Independent image Image Theindependent logo.png center 200px type online newspaper format Compact newspaper Compact foundation 2001 owners political Centrism Centre headquarters St. John s, Newfoundland editor Gavin Simms website http theindependent.ca The Independent is an online newspaper which covers news, opinions and local events, trends, and issues in Newfoundland and Labrador . The original weekly paper version of The Independent was founded in 2001. The current online version launched in February, 2011. External links http theindependent.ca Official Site DEFAULTSORT Independent Category Newspapers published in St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada newspaper stub Newfoundland stub ... more details
Norstead A Viking Village and Port of Trade is a reconstruction of a Viking Age settlement. Located near L Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland island Newfoundland , Norstead won the provincial Attractions Canada award for Best New Attraction in 2000, and was the centerpiece of a series of events held that year to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of the Vikings arrival. The site also houses a 54 foot replica Viking knarr which sailed from Greenland to L Anse aux Meadows in 1998 with a crew of nine men. External links http www.norstead.com main.asp Norstead A Viking Village and Port of Trade coord missing Newfoundland and Labrador Category Viking reenactment Category Museums in Newfoundland and Labrador Category Open air museums in Canada Category Living museums in Canada Category Viking Age museums ... more details
countries flag Newfoundland inflation rate inflation source date subunit ratio 1 1 100 subunit name ... , 2 coin article Coins of the Newfoundland dollar used banknotes 25 , 40 , 50 , 80 , 1, 2, 5, 10 ... mint website obsolete notice Y The dollar was the currency of the colony and Dominion of Newfoundland from 1865 until 1949, when Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland became a province of Canada . It was subdivided into 100 Cent currency cent s . History In 1865 History of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland adopted the gold standard, and the dollar replaced the Newfoundland pound pound at a rate ... system. It also had the effect of aligning the Newfoundland unit to the dollar unit in the British ... Pieces of Eight . Newfoundland was unique in the British Empire in that it was the only part to introduce its own gold coin in conjunction with its gold standard. Newfoundland two dollar coins were minted intermittently until the Newfoundland banking crash of 1894 . In 1895, following this banking crisis, the Canadian banks moved into Newfoundland and the value of the Newfoundland dollar was adjusted to set it equal to the Canadian dollar, a devaluation of 1.4 . The Newfoundland dollar was replaced by the Canadian dollar at par when Newfoundland Canadian Confederation joined Canada in 1949. The other British North American colonies adopted the American unit around the same time that Newfoundland ... Dollars to be the new American unit of currency. The Newfoundland decimal coinage would have corresponded ... with the Pound sterling sterling coinage. Coins main Coins of the Newfoundland dollar In 1865, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 20 cents, and 2 dollars. The Newfoundland one cent ... bank , the Commercial Bank of Newfoundland began issuing notes denominated in pounds and dollars ... be that these notes were not intended for use as Newfoundland dollars. In the 1880s, both the Commercial Bank and the Union Bank of Newfoundland issued notes denominated solely in dollars. Denominations ... more details
The Newfoundland Act was an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that confirmed and gave effect to the Terms of Union agreed to between the then separate British Dominions Dominions of Canada and Dominion of NewfoundlandNewfoundland on March 23, 1949. It was originally titled the British North America Acts British North America Act.2C 1949 British North America Act 1949 , but was renamed in Canada on the patriation of the Canadian Constitution from the United Kingdom in 1982 . In exchange for Newfoundland becoming a province, the Canadian government took over the Newfoundland railway, Gander airport, public broadcasting, telegraph services and other services that fell under federal control. The federal government assumed responsibility for Newfoundland s debt. ref Dominion Delegation, St. John s Telegram , December 11, 2005 ref Newfoundland was also given statutory subsidies, a special subsidy of 1.1 million, the right to enter into tax rental agreements with the federal government and an additional transitional grant of 3.5 million, diminishing by 10 per cent per year for a total of 12 years. Also, as a safety net, it was agreed a Royal Commission would review finances. ref Dominion Delegation, St. John s Telegram , December 11, 2005 ref References reflist 2 External links http www.solon.org Constitutions Canada English nfa.html Newfoundland Act text UK LEG title British North America Act 1949 c.22 path ukgpa 1949 22 type ukpga Category Acts of the United Kingdom Parliament involving Canada Category Constitution of Canada Category History of Newfoundland and Labrador Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1949 Category Legal history of Canada Category 1949 in Canada Category 1949 in international relations Category Dominion of Newfoundland pl Akt nowofundlandzki pt Ato de Terra Nova ... more details
The Newfoundland , also called the Newfoundland Local , ref name dohner cite book title The Encyclopedia of Historic and Endangered Livestock and Poultry Breeds last Vorwald Dohner first Jane publisher Yale University Press year 2001 isbn 9780300088809 ref is a breed of sheep native to Newfoundland island Newfoundland . The islands of Newfoundland are mainly supported through fisheries, but a persistent population of sheep has been present since the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and a native landrace has developed since that time. Though it has never been fully recognized as a breed, Newfoundland sheep are a distinct genetic base. ref name ekarius cite book title Storey s Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Pigs last Ekarius first Carol year 2008 publisher Storey Publishing isbn 9781603420365 ref Both Border Cheviot and North Country Cheviot are known to have been major contributors to Newfoundland bloodlines, and there may have also been contributions from other breeds such as the Suffolk sheep Suffolk , Border Leicester , Dorset sheep Dorset and Scottish Blackface . ref name dohner Newfoundland sheep show fairly wide variability, but are generally medium sheep Very few ewes are horned, and rams can be either horned or polled livestock polled . All Newfoundlands are characterized by a great deal of hardiness, able to survive off of poor native forage. ref name dohner Newfoundland Sheep are medium size and come in multiple colours. Rams are mostly horned and some ewes are horned as well. Coinciding with a general decline in sheep populations in the region, Newfoundland sheep of the native type decline to less than 200 individuals at one point. Thanks to attention by universities, rare breed organizations, and farmers, numbers have increased, but the breed is considered critically endangered still. ref name ekarius References references Category Sheep breeds originating in Canada Category Sheep breeds sheep stub ... more details
Infobox rail railroad name Newfoundland Railway railroad abbr Newfoundland Railway logo filename Newfoundland Railway herald.png logo size 150 locale Newfoundland island Newfoundland start year 1898 end ... hq city St. John s, Newfoundland marks NFLD metric 1 The Newfoundland Railway was a Rail transport railway which operated on the island of Newfoundland island Newfoundland from 1898 to 1988. With a total ... in North America. ref cite web url http www.heritage.nf.ca society railway.html title Railway Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage publisher Memorial University of Newfoundland accessdate 2008 02 06 ... images branchline map 12.gif Newfoundland Railway map In 1880, a committee of the Newfoundland Legislature recommended that a narrow gauge railway be built from the colonial capital in St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s to Halls Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Halls Bay , convert 547 ... and Royal Occasions publisher Colin Churcher accessdate 12 July 2009 ref By 1884, the Newfoundland Railway Company had built convert 92 km mi abbr on west to Whitbourne, Newfoundland and Labrador Whitbourne ... on branch line from Whitbourne to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador Harbour Grace the Harbour ... to build a branch from the junction at Whitbourne to the ports of Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador Placentia and Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador Argentia between 1886 and 1888. Robert G. Reid Image Railwaystamp.jpg 250px thumb right Newfoundland Railway stamp The colonial government sought ..., first to St. George s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. George s and finally to Channel Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador Port aux Basques . The route itself was diverted inland up the Exploits valley and over the Gaff Topsails, Newfoundland and Labrador Gaff Topsails some of the highest .... This extension to the system was initially operated as the Newfoundland Northern and Western Railway ... s company to take over operation of the bankrupt Newfoundland Railway Company and its sister Harbour ... more details
Refimprove date January 2007 Newfoundland English is a name for several Accent linguistics accent s and dialect s thereof the English language English found in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador . Most of these differ substantially from the English commonly spoken elsewhere in Canada . Many Newfoundland ... Kilkenny Kilkenny and County Cork Cork . Still others blend elements of both. A vast majority of Newfoundland .... ref name 2006 Statistics Canada National Census Newfoundland and Labrador cite web url http www40.statcan.gc.ca l01 cst01 demo26b eng.htm title 2006 Statistics Canada National Census Newfoundland and Labrador publisher Statistics Canada date 2009 07 28 ref ref name A Short History Newfoundland Historical Society, A Short History of Newfoundland and Labrador , St. John s, NL, Boulder Publications, 2008. ref The dialects that comprise Newfoundland English developed because of Newfoundland s history as well as its geography. Newfoundland was one of the first areas settled by England ... exploration sponsored.html title Early settlements in Newfoundland accessdate 2007 09 27 ref before peaking in the early 19th century. Newfoundland was a United Kingdom British colony until ... in 1949. Newfoundland island Newfoundland is an island in the Atlantic Ocean , separated by the Strait ... of those on the North American continent. Historically, Newfoundland English was first recognized ... a glossary of Newfoundland words. Other names for Newfoundland English Newfoundland English ... used. Phonological and grammatical features Some Newfoundland English differs from General Canadian English in vowel pronunciation e.g., in much of Newfoundland, the words English language vowel changes ... and syntax e.g., in Newfoundland the word bes IPA bi z is sometimes used in place of the normally ... of Archaism archaic adverbial phrase adverbial intensifiers e.g., in Newfoundland that play ... ethnic origin as well as relative isolation. For many decades Newfoundland had very few roads connecting ... more details
an official Screecher certificate. This practice is a marketing gimmick developed by the Newfoundland ... Street, St. John s George Street , the entertainment district of downtown St. John s, Newfoundland ... Newfoundland Screech official site Newfoundland stub Screech Category Rums Category Cuisine of Newfoundland and Labrador Category Culture of Newfoundland and Labrador Category Canadian distilled ... more details
For the French spoken by Newfoundland Acadian s Acadian French Infobox language name Newfoundland French nativename Fran ais terre neuvien pronunciation states CAN region Port au Port Peninsula , Newfoundland island Newfoundland speakers 500, Language death moribund familycolor Indo European fam2 Italic ... au Port Newfoundland French or Newfoundland Peninsular French refers to the French spoken on the Port au Port Peninsula part of the so called French Shore of Newfoundland island Newfoundland . The francophone ... s of the Maritimes . For this reason, Newfoundland French is most closely related to the Normandy ..., heavy contact with Acadian French &mdash and especially widespread bilingualism with Newfoundland ... typology lexical features of Newfoundland French constitute a distinct dialect is not presently .... Distribution Newfoundland French communities include Cape St. George, Newfoundland and Labrador Cap St Georges , St. George s Bay Newfoundland and Labrador Petit Jardin , St. George s Bay Newfoundland and Labrador Grand Jardin , St. George s Bay Newfoundland and Labrador De Grau , St. George s Bay Newfoundland and Labrador Rousseau Rouge , St. George s Bay Newfoundland and Labrador La Pointe Luc , Three Rock Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Trois Cailloux , Mainland, Newfoundland and Labrador La Grand terre , Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse, Newfoundland and Labrador L Anse aux Canards , Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse, Newfoundland and Labrador Maisons d Hiver and Lourdes, Newfoundland ..., Newfoundland and Labrador Stephenville . These francophones speak in the Acadian French Acadian dialect of French, and not Newfoundland French. History Origins France contested ownership of Newfoundland from 1662 until 1713, when it ceded the island to Great Britain as part of the Treaty of Utrecht . During the Seven Years War France and Spain vied for control of Newfoundland and the valuable ... ownership of the region was transferred from France to the History of Newfoundland and Labrador ... more details
orphan date March 2010 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland is oft represented in the media, for good or for bad. Sometimes it is referred to as an extremely remote place, other times as the place through which many English speaking settlers passed before heading on to points within the American heartland, having the closest port of call to the British Isles. Literature In English Alligator novel Alligator by Lisa Moore writer Lisa Moore ref http www.amazon.ca dp 0887841953 Amazon.ca s page on Lisa Moore s Alligator ref The Boat Who Wouldn t Float Boat Who Wouldn t Float, The by Farley Mowat The Colony of Unrequited Dreams Colony of Unrequited Dreams, The by Wayne Johnston writer Wayne Johnston Galore by Michael Crummey ref http www.amazon.ca dp 0385663145 Amazon.ca s page on Michael Crummey s Galore in which Newfoundland is clearly mentioned. ref House of Hate novel House of Hate by Percy Janes The Navigator of New York Navigator of New York, The by Wayne Johnston writer Wayne Johnston its chief protagonist, Devlin Stead, was raised in Newfoundland by his aunt and uncle. ref http www.amazon.ca dp 067697533X Amazon.ca s page on Wayne Johnston s Navigator of New York ref Random Passage by Bernice Morgan River Thieves by Michael Crummey The Shipping News Shipping News, The by Annie ... Crummey Rare Birds by Edward Riche In Other Languages Een landingspoging op Newfoundland English An attempt to land in Newfoundland , a book of short stories by Willem Frederik Hermans , in Dutch ... in Newfoundland which later spurred a TV show. The Great Eastern radio show The Great Eastern was a comedy ... Corporation of Newfoundland . TV shows Dooley Gardens Gullage s Hatching, Matching and Dispatching ... Labrador has been a recognized part of the colony, country or province of Newfoundland for hundreds ... this page may be temporary. ref References references DEFAULTSORT Newfoundland In Fiction Category Newfoundland and Labrador in fiction Newfoundland stub Lit stub ... more details
Rugby team teamname Newfoundland Rock Commented out because image was deleted image NFLD rock logo.jpg fullname Newfoundland Rock Rugby Football Club union Rugby Canada br Newfoundland Rugby Union nickname The Rock founded 1984 location St. John s, Newfoundland & Labrador countryflag Canada url rockrugby.ca ground Swilers Rugby Park capacity 6,500 coach Flag icon Canada Flag icon Ireland Patrick Parfrey chairman Flag icon Canada Flag icon Ireland Noel Browne league Rugby Canada Super League RCSL 1998 2008 br Rugby Canada National Junior Championship RCNJC 2009 present pattern la1 rock pattern b1 rock pattern ra1 rock leftarm1 body1 000000 rightarm1 shorts1 00000 socks1 770020 pattern la2 white hoops pattern b2 whitehoops pattern ra2 white hoops leftarm2 770020 body2 770020 rightarm2 770020 shorts2 000000 socks2 770020 The Newfoundland Rock are a Canadian rugby union team based in St. John s, Newfoundland & Labrador . The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship RCNJC and draws most of its players from the Newfoundland Rugby Union , one of fourteen Rugby Unions that have representative teams in the RCNJC. The organization was originally a competitor at the senior men s level. However, with a 2009 restructuring of Canada s rugby competitions, their place has been taken by a successor organization, the Atlantic Rock , a regional team in the Americas Rugby Championship . The Rock play their home games at Swilers Rugby Park in St. John s. History In 1998, Rugby Canada and the provincial unions agreed to form the Rugby Canada Super League RCSL . Fourteen unions ... league. External links http www.rockrugby.ca Official Site Newfoundland Rock Rugby Canada Super League Rugby union in Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Category Canadian rugby union teams Category Sport in St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador Category Sports teams in Newfoundland and Labrador Canada rugbyunion team stub fr Newfoundland Rock ... more details
About the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador the island that makes up part of it Newfoundland island other meanings of NewfoundlandNewfoundland disambiguation Newfoundland Use mdy dates date March 2012 Infobox Province or territory of Canada Name Newfoundland and Labrador AlternateName Fullname Province of Newfoundland and Labrador EntityAdjective Provincial Official Logo Coat of arms of Newfoundland and Labrador.png Flag Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg CoatOfArms Coat of arms of Newfoundland and Labrador.png Map Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.svg Flower File Purplepitcherplant.jpg ... by some Newfoundlanders. ref Capital St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s LargestCity St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s LargestMetro St. John s CMA Premier Kathy Dunderdale PremierParty Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador PC Viceroy Edward Roberts ... Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly PostalAbbreviation NL formerly NF PostalCodePrefix List ... Resource boom in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador url http www.statcan.gc.ca daily quotidien ... for Newfoundland br UTC 4 for Labrador Black Tickle and North HouseSeats 7 SenateSeats 6 ISOCode CA NL Website www.gov.nl.ca Newfoundland and Labrador IPAc en n ju f a n l n d n d l b r d ... Canada Atlantic region , it incorporates the island of Newfoundland island Newfoundland and mainland ... s population resides on the Island of Newfoundland including its associated smaller islands , of which over half live on the Avalon Peninsula . The island of Newfoundland has its own dialects of Newfoundland English English , Newfoundland French French , and Newfoundland Irish Irish . The English dialect in Labrador is similar to that of Newfoundland. Labrador also has its own dialects of Innu language Innu aimun and Inuktitut . Newfoundland and Labrador s capital and largest city, St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s , is Canada s 20th largest Census geographic units of Canada ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 File Ella C. Ehrhardt General Store .jpg thumb Ella C. Ehrhardt General Store in Newfoundland Newfoundland pronounced new found land is a small, unincorporated area unincorporated community in Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania Dreher Township , Wayne County, Pennsylvania Wayne County , Pennsylvania , United States . It is home to the South Elementary school of the Wallenpaupack Area School District . The South Elementary currently houses Kindergarten through 5th grade students. Two emergency services are headquartered in Newfoundland. Newfoundland Area Ambulance Association and the Greene Dreher Volunteer Fire Association. They provide coverage for the village and surrounding Dreher Township in addition to portions of adjoining Greene, Sterling, Palmyra, Lehigh and Coolbaugh Townships. Major Roads in Newfoundland include PA 507, PA 191, PA 196, and PA 447. PA 390 is a minor one, only running near the western side. Neighboring towns are Greentown, Sterling, Tafton, and Hamlin. It is most famously known as host to the Greene Dreher Sterling Fair every Labor Day weekend. Newfoundland is also host to an annual fireman s picnic and parade every Independence Day United States 4th of July weekend. Coord 41 18.4 N 75 19.2 W type city region US PA display title Wayne County, Pennsylvania WaynePA geo stub Category Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania Category Populated places in Wayne County, Pennsylvania ro Newfoundland, Pennsylvania ... more details
The Newfoundland Herald is a weekly magazine available throughout Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada , published in St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s . Owned by Stirling Communications International, a company run by Geoff Stirling , the Herald is part news magazine , part entertainment magazine, and includes television listings for the province. It is generally distributed in convenience stores, supermarkets, and through door to door delivery. Founded as The Sunday Herald on May 12, 1946, the Herald was originally a tabloid newspaper format tabloid newspaper with, in Stirling s words, a little something for everyone . ref http www.nfherald.com aboutus.html The Newfoundland Herald About us ref After Stirling s CJON DT CJON TV came on the air, the publication s focus gradually shifted towards celebrity and entertainment features, eventually switching to a magazine format, and becoming Newfoundland s primary source of TV listings. TV Guide Canada TV Guide was never widely available in the province. Since the early 2000s, current events related items and cover stories have been more common, as the publication seeks to reduce its dependence on the TV listings aspects given the growing influence of electronic program guide s. Presently, new issues of the Herald are generally released on Monday and dated the following Sunday, with listings running Sunday to Saturday. The Herald frequently cross promotes with sister media outlets CJON DT NTV and CHOZ FM OZ FM NTV programs are featured frequently sometimes, in the case of NTV s newscasts, multiple times a year on the Herald s front cover, whereas competing channels shows are seldom featured. References Reflist External links http www.nfherald.com The Newfoundland Herald Category Weekly magazines Category Canadian entertainment magazines Category Canadian news magazines Category Television magazines Category Publications established in 1946 Category Media of Newfoundland and Labrador entertainment mag stub ... more details
Infobox Dogbreed akcgroup Working akcstd http www.akc.org breeds newfoundland index.cfm ankcgroup Group ... en.doc site www.fci.be 22N C2 B050 06.11.1996 22&hl en&ie UTF 8 image Newfoundland dog Smoky.jpg image caption A typical black Newfoundland kcukgroup Working kcukstd http www.thekennelclub.org.uk item ... br652.html ukcgroup Guardian Dog Group ukcstd http www.ukcdogs.com WebSite.nsf Breeds Newfoundland ... Here Image Adamcoat.jpg thumb right 350px A Newfoundland dog lying next to its combed out seasonal undercoat. The Newfoundland is a breed of giant dog breed large dog . Newfoundlands can be black, brown ... of Newfoundland Dominion of Newfoundland Dominion of Newfoundland , now part of Canada ... size, tremendous strength, calm dispositions, and loyalty. Newfoundland dogs excel at water ... item 57 Newfoundland Breed Standard The Kennel Club , Exceptionally gentle, docile nature .. webbed ... kg 100 120 lb , placing them in the Giant weight range. Some Newfoundland dogs have been known to weigh over 90 kg 200 lb . The largest Newfoundland on record weighed 120 kg ... Kennel Club AKC standard colors of the Newfoundland dogs are black, brown, gray, and landseer .... It is a taller, more narrow white dog with black markings not bred with a Newfoundland. ref name Club2006 The Newfoundland s extremely large bones give it mass, while its large musculature ... dog paddle. Unlike other dogs, the Newfoundland moves its limbs in a down and out motion, which can be seen as a modified breaststroke . This gives it more power with every stroke. Temperament The Newfoundland ... temper. ref name tkc ref name akc http www.akc.org breeds newfoundlandNewfoundland Breed Standard American ... in Peter Pan. The Newfoundland in general is good with other animals, but their size can create problems if not trained. Health Image Newfoundlanddogstamp.jpg thumb right Newfoundland Dog Stamp There are several ... at an early age. It is common that Newfs live to be 8 to 10 years of age. History The Newfoundland ... more details
Taxobox name Newfoundland Wolf image status EX extinct 1911 but dated 1930 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Carnivora familia Canidae genus Canis species Gray Wolf C. lupus subspecies C. l. beothucus trinomial Canis lupus beothucus trinomial authority Glover Morrill Allen Allen & Thomas Barbour Barbour , 1937 The Newfoundland wolf Canis lupus beothucus was a subspecies of the gray wolf , Canis lupus , which existed on the island of Newfoundland island Newfoundland off the east coast of Canada . This extinct wolf was said to have been a large, white animal with a black stripe down its spine. Recently, coyotes , Canis latrans or eastern coyotes from mainland Canada ref cite web url http www.env.gov.nl.ca env wildlife publications coyotenews2.pdf title Coyotes on the island of Newfoundland accessdate 2007 09 02 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20071031015946 http www.env.gov.nl.ca env wildlife publications coyotenews2.pdf Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 10 31 ref have filled the Ecological niche niche formerly occupied by the Newfoundland wolf. History European settlers were quick to view the wolf as a cattle killer, and so set out to destroy the island population by setting a bounty on the animal. On September 14, 1839, the colonial government proclaimed a wolf bounty of five pounds. Hunting, trapping and vigorous predator control methods quickly reduced the wolf population on the island. This, combined with a reported caribou population decline, seem the most likely causes of the wolf s demise. By 1911 the last wild wolf was shot, although ... Native American inhabitants of Newfoundland the Beothuk who are likewise extinct. need to check whether ... mnotes8.asp The Rooms Museum Notes Newfoundland Wolf http www.uwsp.edu geo faculty heywood Geog358 extinctm NewfWolf.htm The Newfoundland Wolf References Reflist Category Extinct carnivorans Category Fauna of Newfoundland island Wolf Category Mammal extinctions since 1500 Category Wolves Category Extinct ... more details
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