Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

The Business of Film

Making a movie can be expensive, labour intensive, technically complex and artistically daunting.
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.
Paternalism Among St. John's Merchants

How paternalism was advantageous for St. John's merchants during World War I and the Depression.
Trade and Commerce

A history of the merchant community in Newfoundland and its effect on trade and commerce
Alfred Valdmanis

One of the more bizarre aspects of the Smallwood government's early attempts at economic diversification was the involvement of Alfred Valdmanis.
The "New Industries"

German firms established thirteen of the sixteen manufacturing plants created in Newfoundland during the 1950s due to Alfred Valdmanis' business contacts.
Harmon Corporation

The Harmon Corporation was opened after the Americans left the Harmon Airfield Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland, in 1966.
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.