Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Forest Industries: 1970-2010

Forest industries contribute much to the Newfoundland and Labrador economy.
Forest Industries

The island of Newfoundland contains 15 million acres of forest, of which more than nine million acres are considered productive.
Population Distribution and Land-Based Industries

With the construction of the railway, workers began to leave their coastal homes to find employment at new mines and mills in the island's interior.
67 Central Street, Corner Brook, NL

About the property on 67 Central Street in Corner Brook, a Registered Heritage Structure designed and built for the Newfoundland Power and Paper Company.
Bank of Montreal, Corner Brook, NL

About the Bank of Montreal in Curling, Corner Brook, NL, a Registered Heritage Structure that opened for business on September 15, 1902.
Buckingham Property, Corner Brook, NL

About the Buckingham Property, a Registered Heritage Structure in Corner Brook, NL constructed in 1924.
Corner Brook Public Building, Corner Brook, NL

About the Public Building in Corner Brook, NL, a Registered Heritage Structure that was designed by J. Melville Miller and built in the early 1900s.
Glynmill Inn, Corner Brook, NL

About the Glynmill Inn, a Registered Heritage Structure that was build in Corner Brook in 1923.