Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Company Towns: A look at Buchans and Grand Falls-Windsor

The examination of two company towns, Buchans and Grand Falls-Windsor. Company towns are towns which were based exlusively upon one industry.
Rural Depopulation in Newfoundland

For almost every year since Confederation, more people have been leaving rural communities in Newfoundland than have been those moving in.
19th-Century Internal Migration

During the 19th century, migrants often moved to new areas of the country to supprot themselves and their families.
Labrador Linerboard

In 1973, the Labrador Liner Limited opened and started production of a linerboard mill in Stephenville.
The Growth of Manufacturing in St. John's 1870s-1914

About the period of manufacturing growth in St. John's from the 1870s to 1914.