Below is a list of events that took place in Newfoundland and Labrador and have had a substantial impact on Canada’s Industrial History. All information for these events can be found by clicking on the event; you will be redirected to Parks Canada’s website.
Beothuks, National Historic Event. Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Beothuks lived a nomadic life, hunting and gathering and fishing along the coast.
French Shore Treaty. Port au Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador. From the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713-1904, the French had the right to fish and dry their catches on the Newfoundland and Labrador coast. The French renounced their right to fish on the shore in 1904.
Newfoundland Outport Nursing and Industrial Association (NONIA). Pool’s Cove, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. This association is known among nursing organizations as it served isolated communities across Canada by bringing health care to Newfoundland’s outports. Women reformers founded the organization in 1924. Although this organization had its main impact on the health care communities, its roots lay in handicraft production.
Role of Placentia. Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador. Placentia is recognized as an important fishing station and later became the capital of the French fishing colony.
Shore Crew of Newfoundland and Labrador. 54 Marine Drive, Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador. This national historic event recognizes the impact women had in the Newfoundland household-based inshore and Labrador fisheries.
Transatlantic Flights. Harvey Street, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador. Between 1919 and 1937, pioneer aviators undertook uncharted flights across the North Atlantic.
Wabana Iron Ore Mines. St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. From 1895-1966 men from Bell Island and elsewhere in Newfoundland mined one of the world’s largest areas of red hematite iron ore.