Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Table of Contents

Click on TABLE OF CONTENTS above to access a list of all Government and Politics articles.
Cultural Renaissance

During the late 1960s and 1970s, Newfoundland and Labrador experienced what has been variously called a cultural renaissance, revival, or revolution.
Megaprojects

Information about Megaprojects undertaken by the Smallwood government to further industrialize Newfoundland and Labrador.
The 2005 Offshore Arrangement

The 1985 Atlantic Accord promised to make Newfoundland and Labrador the principal beneficiary of the offshore oil industry
The Peckford Government 1979-1989

The pursuit of resource management dominated Peckford's time in office. Offshore oil, the fisheries, and hydroelectric developments topped the agenda.