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.
Land-Based Industries of the Early 1900s

Government officials promoted various land-based industries during the first half of the 20th century.
Transportation and Land-Based Industries

Advances in transportation during the late 1800s and the early 1900s affected the development of the forestry and mining industries in Newfoundland and Labrador.