Matching Articles"20th Century" (Total 12)

  • Fisheries and the Environment
    Decades of overfishing in Newfoundland and Labrador caused the northern cod stocks to collapse during the 1990s and resulted in a moratorium.
  • Forest Industries and the Environment
    Newfoundland and Labrador's forests are a renewable resource, so long as they are harvested in a sustainable way.
  • Impacts of Mechanization of the Logging Industry
    The gradual mechanization of Newfoundland and Labrador's logging industry changed the way loggers interacted with forest ecosystems.
  • Oil and the Environment
    A major concern surrounding Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil industry is that it may do serious damage to the ocean environment.
  • The Voisey's Bay Project and the Environment
    The Voisey's Bay project has the potential to do considerable damage to the environment if not properly managed by industry and by the government.
  • Early 20th Century Exploration
    20th Century Exploration--Exploration--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
  • Bob Bartlett
    Biography of the explorer, Captain Robert (Bob) Bartlett, who skippered some of the most famous and controversial expeditions to the Arctic.
  • Drawn by the Lure of Labrador
    The story of the tragic 1903 Hubbard Expedition into the Labrador interior, and an overview of the career of Dillon Wallace.
  • The North Pole
    Between 1898 and 1909, Newfoundland and Labrador ice captain Bob Bartlett and American explorer Robert Peary made three separate attempts to reach the North Pole.
  • ERCO and Long Harbour
    One of the industries which the Smallwood government managed to lure to the province with the promise of cheap power was the ERCO.
  • Exploring 19th-Century Labrador
    An account of the failed 1887 expedition of Randle Wilson Holme (1864-1957) to reach Churchill Falls in the interior of Labrador.
  • Pinetree Radar Base: Environmental Concerns
    As a direct result of the Earnest Harmon Air Force Base, there are environmental concerns associated with Stephenville and surrounding areas.

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