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48-532: The Marine Institute contains unique facilities such as two full ships bridge simulators and the world's largest flume tank. It offers degrees, diplomas, certifications and industry training for the maritime sector. In 1964, Newfoundland Premier Joey Smallwood opened the College of Fisheries, Navigation, Marine Engineering and Electronics, at the former Parade St. campus of Memorial University College (now Memorial University of Newfoundland ). The Fisheries College, as it

96-522: A Canadian Film Award for Best Actor in a Non-Feature at the 22nd Canadian Film Awards . In 1974, he was featured alongside Newfoundland media mogul Geoff Stirling and director Michael Rubbo in Rubbo's Waiting for Fidel . In 1998, Wayne Johnston 's novel The Colony of Unrequited Dreams presented a fictionalized portrayal of Smallwood. CJON-DT , Geoff Stirling's television station, conducted several interviews with Smallwood, particularly during

144-611: A Liberal candidate in Bonavista in 1932. During the Great Depression , Smallwood worked for various newspapers and edited a two-volume collection titled The Book of Newfoundland . He also hosted a radio program, The Barrelman , beginning in 1937, that promoted pride in Newfoundland's history and culture. He was very successful in this job with a voice for radio that was easily recognizable throughout all of Newfoundland. He left

192-629: A hung parliament , with Smallwood's Liberals winning 20 seats to the Progressive Conservatives' 21. The Labrador Party 's lone MHA, Tom Burgess , threw his support to Smallwood, resulting in a three-month deadlock. However, under the threat of a revolt in his own caucus, Smallwood was forced to resign in January 1972 in favour of the PCs' Frank Moores . Smallwood was voted out as Liberal leader soon afterward. In 1975, he took most of his followers into

240-537: A change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 19,806 . With a land area of 147.88 km (57.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 130.7/km (338.6/sq mi) in 2021. Near Corner Brook is Marble Mountain Ski Resort , a downhill skiing resort, and Blow-Me-Down trails, a cross country ski area. The Corner Brook Royals currently play in the West Coast Senior Hockey League and were

288-470: A knighthood. In 1989, a new Marine Atlantic ferry, MV  Joseph and Clara Smallwood , was placed in service; she was paid off in 2011. On December 17, 1991, a week before his 91st birthday, Smallwood died. He was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in St. John's, Newfoundland. His wife Clara, who died in 1996, is buried beside him. "I don't need you. I've been elected. But you need me. I'm sitting on top of

336-440: A mixed bag, with the most favourable results in hydroelectricity, iron mining, and paper mills. Part of Smallwood’s industrialization legacy is the 1969 agreement locking Newfoundland into selling electricity from the power dam at Labrador’s Churchill Falls to Quebec until the year 2041—at a fixed rate that is now roughly one-tenth of the market price. Smallwood was willing to side with corporations in his drive to industrialise

384-484: A newspaper and moved to New York City in 1920. In New York, he worked for the socialist newspaper The Call . Smallwood returned to Newfoundland in 1925, where he soon met and married Clara Oates (23 October 1901 – 14 April 1996). In 1925, he founded a newspaper in Corner Brook . In 1928, he acted as district campaign manager for Sir Richard Squires , Prime Minister of Newfoundland]. He also ran unsuccessfully as

432-556: A service centre for western and northern Newfoundland. It is located on the same latitude as Gaspé, Quebec , a city of similar size and landscape on the other side of the Gulf of St. Lawrence . Corner Brook is the most northern city in Atlantic Canada . It is the administrative headquarters of the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nations band government . The Mi'kmaq name for the nearby Humber River

480-600: A strong arts community exists both within the school and well into the public. The campus houses the Grenfell Art Gallery . The Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre among other institutions thrive in promoting the arts on all levels from visual arts to theatre. In 2015, the City's newest theatre and gallery, the Rotary Arts Centre , opened. Theatre Newfoundland Labrador is Corner Brook's professional theatre company. It

528-521: A wide array of shopping and retail businesses and federal and provincial government offices. It is home to Grenfell Campus, Memorial University , as well as campuses of Academy Canada and College of the North Atlantic . Corner Brook celebrated its Come Home Year from July 19–28, 2019. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Corner Brook had a population of 19,333 living in 8,868 of its 9,552 total private dwellings,

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576-680: Is "Maqtukwek." The area was surveyed by Captain James Cook in 1767. The Captain James Cook Historic Site stands on Crow Hill overlooking the city. By the middle of the 19th century, the population of Corner Brook was less than 100, and the inhabitants were engaged in fishing and lumber work. The area was originally four distinct communities, each with unique commercial activities: Curling , with its fishery; Corner Brook West (also known as Humber West or Westside) with its retail businesses; Corner Brook East (also known as Humbermouth and

624-710: Is Linda Chaisson. Municipal elections in Corner Brook are held every four years on the last Tuesday in September. In the 2021 municipal elections held on September 28, 2021, Jim Parsons was re-elected mayor. Route 1 , the Trans-Canada Highway , passes the south side of the city on a high ridge before descending to the east into the Humber Valley. The city is accessed by air services at Deer Lake Regional Airport , 55 km (34 mi) northeast. Corner Brook Transit

672-667: Is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada. Corner Brook is the fifth largest settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the largest outside the Avalon Peninsula . Located on the Bay of Islands at the mouth of the Humber River , the city is the second-largest population centre in the province behind St. John's , and smallest of three cities behind St. John's and Mount Pearl . As such, Corner Brook functions as

720-402: Is a privately operated local bus service. The city is also served by four taxi cab companies. Corner Brook has a humid continental climate ( Dfb ) typical of most of Newfoundland. It is warmer in summer than St. John's due to less maritime exposure, whereas winters are colder than in the provincial capital. In terms of its overall climate, it is very maritime-like, especially considering how

768-639: The Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland in 1943 to operate a pig farm at the Newfoundland Airport at Gander . As soon as prosperity returned in 1942, action began to end the Commission of Government . Newfoundland, with a population of 313,000 (plus 5,200 in Labrador), seemed too small to be independent. At this point, Smallwood was a well-known radio personality, writer and organizer; he

816-723: The Liberal Party , Smallwood was elected premier of the new province. Smallwood ran Newfoundland virtually unchallenged for 23 years. He governed with large majorities for virtually his entire tenure. During his first six terms, he never faced more than eight opposition MHAs. He vigorously promoted economic development through the Economic Development Plan of 1951, championed the welfare state (paid for by Ottawa), and attracted favourable attention across Canada. He emphasised modernisation of education and transportation to attract outsiders, such as German industrialists, because

864-487: The Newfoundland Reform Liberal Party , which elected four candidates in that year's election . He retired for good at the end of the term. In his retirement, Smallwood resumed writing; he published several books ,including an autobiography titled I Chose Canada . Later in his life, he began an ambitious project compiling a comprehensive Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . The five volume set

912-541: The Atlantic Gypsum Plant. (For more history on the subject, see Latvians and Baltic Germans in Corner Brook .) Corner Brook is home to the Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill (owned by Kruger Inc. ), which is a major employer for the region. The city has the largest regional hospital in western Newfoundland. The Western Memorial Regional Hospital opened to patients and clients on June 2, 2024. It also has

960-479: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on October 6, 2016, and commenced FM broadcasting on November 5, 2017. The radio station is located on Cobb Lane, in the city's downtown district. The Corner Brook City Council has six city councillors and a mayor. The highest voting winning councillor becomes Deputy Mayor. The current mayor of the city is Jim Parsons . The deputy mayor

1008-564: The Gulf of St. Lawrence and picking up moisture, resulting in "sea-effect" snow (similar to "lake effect" snow in US locations like Muskegon and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan). The "sea effect" snow comes in addition to the heavy snow that can accompany mid-latitude storms, called "nor'easters," that approach the area from the U.S. Northeastern and New England states. Such storms can bring high winds and heavy precipitation, with possibly changing precipitation types in

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1056-573: The Heights) with its railway and industrial operations; and Townsite (known as Corner Brook) to house employees of the pulp and paper mill, laid out in 1923 by Thomas Adams using Garden City principles. In 1956, these four communities were amalgamated to form the present-day City of Corner Brook. Between 1948 and 1958, about 70 people from Latvia and Germany settled in Corner Brook. They came as part of then Premier Joseph Smallwood's New Industries program. They built and worked at North Star Cement and

1104-540: The Ocean Technology sector. 47°35′11.19″N 52°44′10.04″W  /  47.5864417°N 52.7361222°W  / 47.5864417; -52.7361222 Joey Smallwood Joseph Roberts Smallwood PC CC (December 24, 1900 – December 17, 1991) was a Newfoundlander and Canadian politician. He was the main force who brought the Dominion of Newfoundland into Canadian Confederation in 1949, becoming

1152-721: The Offshore Safety and Survival Centre (OSSC) and the Centre for Marine Simulation (CMS). The School of Ocean Technology was established in May 2007 with a $ 1 million investment from the government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The school focuses on technologies that enable safe, efficient, and effective activity in ocean industries. This includes ocean instrumentation and equipment, marine information and communication technologies, ocean mapping and underwater technology. The school will also provide education and training as well as industrial outreach for

1200-664: The Offshore Safety and Survival Centre (OSSC) training centre in Foxtrap , the Safety and Emergency Response Training Centre (SERT) in Stephenville , harbour-side facilities at pier 25 in St. John's and Holyrood , and ships of up to 130 feet (40 m) in length. Marine is academically organized into three primary structures: the School of Fisheries, the School of Maritime Studies, and the School of Ocean Technology The School of Fisheries focuses on

1248-660: The Special Olympics Provincial Winter Games in February 2011. The city also twice hosted Raid the North Extreme , a televised six-day multi-sport expedition race held in wilderness locations across Canada, and was a leg of the ITU World Cup Triathlon. In 2004, Corner Brook hosted the annual World Broomball Championship . Corner Brook is home to Grenfell Campus , Memorial University , where

1296-586: The United States, which could be a major source of capital. Smallwood carried his cause in a hard-fought referendum and a runoff in June and July 1948 as the decision to join Canada (rather than restoration of independent dominion status) carried 77,869, against 71,464, or 52.3%. A strong rural vote in favour of Canada overwhelmed the pro-independence vote in the capital of St. John's . Catholics (mostly of Irish descent) in

1344-558: The city desired independence to protect their parochial schools, leading to a Protestant backlash in rural areas. The promise of cash family allowances from Canada proved decisive. Smallwood was a member of the 1947 Ottawa Delegation that negotiated the Terms of Union with Canada. He created another newspaper, The Confederate , to promote Confederation. The 1948 referendums resulted in Confederation being approved, and in 1949, as leader of

1392-501: The climate is in mainland Canada on similar latitudes. Precipitation is heavy year-round but highest in December and January and lowest in April and May, with relatively dry, stable conditions extending into July many years. The Corner Brook area lies in an especially heavy snow belt because of cold Arctic air masses from mainland Canada, coming from the west or northwest, crossing the waters of

1440-457: The first premier of Newfoundland , serving until 1972. As premier, he vigorously promoted economic development, championed the welfare state , and emphasized modernization of education and transportation. The results of his efforts to promote industrialization were mixed, with the most favourable results in hydroelectricity , iron mining and paper mills. Smallwood was charismatic and controversial. While many Canadians today remember Smallwood as

1488-508: The leadership against John Crosbie . In the ensuing contest, Smallwood sent Cabinet ministers to delegate selection meetings with notebooks, detailing who voted for which slate of delegates. They brought Crosbie delegates to his residence, forcing them to sign affidavits supporting Smallwood's leadership. The affidavits would later be published in local newspapers. By Newfoundland's seventh general election in 1971 , Smallwood's government had become tired and complacent. The election resulted in

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1536-413: The local economic elite would not invest in industrial development. Although he had had socialist leanings in his youth, he often sided with bankers and became hostile to the militant unions that sponsored numerous strikes. He relied heavily on the expertise of German industry in his repeated attempts to industrialise Newfoundland in the post-Confederation period. His efforts to promote industrialisation were

1584-566: The mainland." He succeeded in putting the Canada option on the ballot. His main opponents were Peter Cashin and Chesley Crosbie . Cashin, a former finance minister, led the Responsible Government League , warning against cheap Canadian imports and the high Canadian income tax. Crosbie, a leader of the fishing industry, led the Economic Union Party , seeking responsible government first, to be followed by closer ties with

1632-443: The man who brought Newfoundland into Canada, the opinions held by Newfoundlanders and their diaspora remain sharply divided as to his legacy. Smallwood was born at Mint Brook, near Gambo , Newfoundland , to Charles and Minnie May Smallwood. His grandfather, David Smallwood, was a well-known maker of boots in St. John's. Growing up in St. John's , as a teenager he worked as an apprentice at

1680-641: The proceedings of the Convention, which were broadcast over the radio, to publicise the benefits of union with Canada. He founded and led the Confederate Association that supported the Confederation option in the Convention during the 1948 Newfoundland referendums . At the convention Smallwood emerged as the leading proponent of confederation with Canada, insisting, "Today we are more disposed to feel that our very manhood, our very creation by God, entitles us to standards of life no lower than our brothers on

1728-440: The province. He granted foreign companies concessions to encourage development and even intervened in a labour dispute in 1959. The International Woodworkers of America had struck to get higher wages and better working conditions in the logging camps. In a controversial move, Smallwood decertified and effectively made the union illegal, replacing it with a government-sponsored union. During his long career as Premier, Smallwood

1776-498: The public chest, and not one red cent will come out of it for Ferryland unless Greg Power is elected [to Ottawa]. Unless you vote for my man, you'll be out in the cold for the next five years ... Those settlements which vote against Greg Power will get nothing – absolutely nothing." Smallwood was featured in two National Film Board of Canada documentaries: In 1970, he was the subject of Julian Biggs 's documentary film A Little Fellow from Gambo , for which he unusually received

1824-440: The use, sustainability and management of aquatic resources and the marine environment; primarily, aquaculture, harvesting, food processing and safety. It encompasses the Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources (CSAR) and the Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development (CASD). The School of Maritime Studies focuses on the marine transport industry and its related fields; primarily, ship operations and vessel design. It encompasses

1872-503: The various works by Al Pittman and Our Frances by Berni Stapleton . Corner Brook is home to Gros Morne Summer Music , a classical music festival that spans July and August. The Hangashore Folk Festival was a folk festival based in Corner Brook from 1980–1994. For 32 years, the March Hare literary festival ran every March. It celebrated poetry and written works by poets and writers from around Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and

1920-646: The winners of the 1986 National Title, the Allan Cup . The Royals play home games at the Corner Brook Civic Centre , formerly called the Canada Games Centre and the Pepsi Center. The arena was built in 1997 and was one of the main venues used when the city of Corner Brook hosted the 1999 Canada Games . The Corner Brook Civic Centre is currently owned by The City of Corner Brook. Corner Brook hosted

1968-425: The world. Atlantic Canada's largest poetry festival was founded in the late 1980s by poet and playwright Al Pittman and Corner Brook author and historian Rex Brown . The last March Hare was held in 2018. Corner Brook is also home to the region's only community radio station, BayFM ( CKVB-FM 100.1, or BOIR). The station was previously only available online. However, the station received its broadcast licence from

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2016-497: The years after he left politics; many of these were extended dialogues with Stirling on various esoteric topics. Many of Smallwood's interviews, as well as numerous solo films and speeches he made, are rebroadcast during the Captain Atlantis block of freeform telecasts that CJON carries very early on Saturday mornings. Corner Brook [REDACTED] Route 450 Corner Brook ( 2021 population : 19,333 CA 29,762)

2064-492: Was a nationalist who had long criticized British rule. In 1945, London announced that a National Convention would be elected in Newfoundland to advise on what constitutional choices should to be voted on by referendum. Union with the United States was a possibility, but London rejected that option and instead offered two options: a return to dominion status or continuation of the unpopular Commission. Canada issued an invitation to join on generous financial terms. In 1946, Smallwood

2112-626: Was completed by a charitable foundation after Smallwood's death. Smallwood's publishing firm, Newfoundland Book Publishers (1967) Ltd., published Volumes 1 and 2; the Smallwood Heritage Foundation completed and published Volumes 3, 4, and 5. In 1986, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada , after hesitating because he felt that he should be more honoured for bringing Newfoundland and Labrador into Canada and he would have liked to have had The Right Honourable added to his name as well as

2160-476: Was elected as a delegate to the Newfoundland National Convention , which was organized to make recommendations to London about the future of Newfoundland that would be placed before the people of the country in a constitutional referendum. Smallwood supported joining Canada, arguing that union with Canada would bring prosperity. His skills as a radio broadcaster served him well. He was able to use

2208-731: Was founded in 1979 by Maxim Mazumdar , and it operates a year-round professional theatre company from its home base, Corner Brook. From September to May, their Sarah McDonald Youth Theatre offers classes in acting, stagecraft and music to youth aged 6 to 8 and produces several youth and community-oriented productions in and around the city. From May to September, it puts together a professional repertory summer festival in Cow Head , Gros Morne National Park and regular national and international touring of plays like Tempting Providence by Robert Chafe , With Cruel Times in Between by Sarah McDonald , based on

2256-535: Was often accused of being autocratic and self-aggrandising. He brought libel suits against The Telegram and he would threaten to pull government advertising over stories. He kept a tight rein on his ministers, regarding them as extensions of his own authority rather than as colleagues. Additionally, the House of Assembly did not have a question period , unlike most other provincial legislatures. Smallwood announced his retirement in 1969, only to change his mind and run for

2304-486: Was then known colloquially, was moved in 1985 to its current Ridge Road building and renamed to the Institute of Fisheries and Marine Technology. 1992 saw the name change again, as the institution became affiliated with Memorial University as The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland. Marine's main campus is located on Ridge Road, overlooking the city of St. John's. Satellite facilities include

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