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Matching Articles"Economy" (Total 36)

Arts and Economy

The arts industry in Newfoundland and Labrador provides the province's people with a heightened quality of life while at the same time contributing to the local economy.
When Clarenville was the Colas Capital of Newfoundland

A brief history of colas plant in Clarenville, Newfoundland, and of Terence O'Meara who oversaw its construction.
Strategies of Diversification

The labour force of Newfoundland and Labrador is now more highly diversified than is usually realized.
Electrifying Labrador

Hamilton River was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's largest hydro electric projects.
Industrialization and Diversification

For the first three hundred years after European settlement, the economy of Newfoundland and Labrador depended almost solely on the fisheries
Work and Labour

A brief history of work and labour, both paid and unpaid, in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Land-Based Industries of the Early 1900s

Government officials promoted various land-based industries during the first half of the 20th century.
Economic Impacts of the Cod Moratorium

The fishery closure ended almost 500 years of fishing activity in Newfoundland and Labrador, where it put about 30,000 people out of work.
The Railway Settlement Act & the Newfoundland Government Railway

The Railway Settlement Act and the Newfoundland Government Railway (1920-49)--Society--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
Oil Industry and the Newfoundland Economy

Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil industry has made significant contributions to the provincial economy in recent decades.
Post-Moratorium Fisheries

Following the 1992 cod moratorium, Newfoundland and Labrador's fishing industry shifted from a groundfishery to a shellfishery.
Social and Economic Impacts

The growth of land-based industries during the first half of the 20th century helped diversify Newfoundland and Labrador's economy into sectors other than the fishery.
Tourism after Confederation

Newfoundland and Labrador's tourism industry continued to grow after Confederation, but at a slow pace.
Tourism before Confederation

Newfoundland's tourism industry dates back to the 1890s, when advances in rail and ocean transportation made the colony more accessible than before.
Women Shop Workers, Water Street

Overview of the Women Shop Workers of Water Street.
Costs Table of Geological Hazards

Table of the Costs of Newfoundland and Labrador's Geological Hazards
Costs of Geological Hazards

Estimating the cost of geological hazards is extremely difficult.
Alfred Valdmanis

One of the more bizarre aspects of the Smallwood government's early attempts at economic diversification was the involvement of Alfred Valdmanis.
Great Depression - Impacts on the Working Class

The Great Depression was a time of widespread poverty and suffering in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Events Leading up to the Great Depression

Factors that caused the eventual Great depression that began in the fall of 1929 and did not end until World War II.

Matching Articles"Economy" (Total 36)

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