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The capital of Newfoundland and Labrador is St. John's.
Newfoundland Background Information
Located on Canada's Atlantic coast, Newfoundland and Labrador
consists of the island of Newfoundland, where St. John's is situated, and the mainland of
Labrador; east of Quebec.
Canada's most easterly province is also its newest; having joined the
Confederation in 1949.
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador:
The province lies between the 46th and 61st parallels with the bulk of the island portion
being below the 50th parallel.
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Where to Stay in Newfoundland
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Ramada St.
John's: 102 Kenmount Road, St. John's.
This Ramada, in St. John's, is located approximately three miles from the city's centre.
The hotel underwent a multi-million dollar renovation with all guestrooms, public areas,
restaurant and meeting rooms completely renovated as of January, 2006.
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Humber Valley
Resort (located between Deer Lake and Corner Brook) offers 150 self-contained, three
to five bedroom uniquely-configured chalets for rent.
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What to See in Newfoundland
The oldest known European settlement anywhere in The New World is
located at L'Anse aux Meadows,
where the reconstruction of three Norse buildings form the focal point of the
archaeological site - located on the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula; 433km north of
Deer Lake, along the Viking Trail (route 430) and onto route 436.
St. John's
St. John's is home to the Marine
Institute and is an ideal place to go for some iceberg
viewing.
OZ FM Skycam:
The most easterly livecam in North America overlooks Newfoundland's St. John's Harbour. If
the fog is bad, you'll see absolutely nothing.
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Official Newfoundland Tourist Information
The largest urban areas in Newfoundland and Labrador are St. John's, Corner Brook, Grand Falls-Windsor, Bay Roberts, Gander, Labrador
City, Carbonear, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Stephenville and the Goulds (now a part of the City of St.
John's).
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Activities and attractions to keep you amused on your visit to Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Newfoundland
Bicycle Tour:
This tour of Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula will not be an everyday bike trip. It
will be an excursion of rugged landscape, basic amenities, and occasionally challenging
elements.
Newfoundland Hunting and Fishing:
If you're looking for moose, barren ground or woodland caribou, black bear or some of the
worlds best salmon fishing, Newfoundland is the place for you.
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Getting To and Around Newfoundland and Labrador
If you want to avoid the notorious black flies in Labrador, the best time
to visit might be in early June; when the snow melts and the flies have yet to hatch. The
days are still quite cool and the nights can get cold though, so wrap up warm.
Newfoundland and Labrador by Air
St. John's
International Airport is the main entry point into Newfoundland although flights to Stephenville International Airport (YJT) are operated by Sunwing Airlines, from Toronto, during
the summer months.
Newfoundland also has regional airports at Deer Lake (YDF) and St. Anthony.
Established in 1948, as Newfoundland Airways, Air Labrador is now based at
Labrador's Goose Bay; flying all along the coast of Labrador and Quebec, and across to
Deer Lake and St. John's.
Provincial
Airlines, based in St John's, connects 13 communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
(Churchill Falls, Deer Lake, Goose Bay, Hopedale, Makkovik, Nain, Natuashish, Postville,
Rigolet, St. Anthony, St. John's, Stephenville and Wabush - for Labrador City) and three
in Quebec (Blanc-Sablon, Montreal and Sept Iles).
Air Canada Jazz
operate flights from Halifax (Nova Scotia) to Deer Lake, Gander, Goose Bay and St. John's;
and to Wabush from Quebec, via Sept-Iles. Online reservations are made through Air Canada, which in turn opens up
connections to the world.
Humber Valley Resort launched its inaugural direct charter flight from
London Gatwick to Deer Lake Airport in March 2004. This has now become a weekly service
with Astraeus; from December to April and June to
September.
Air St-Pierre also flies
from St. John's to the nearby islands of St-Pierre and Miquelon, a part of France in North
America; with connections to Halifax and Sydney (Nova Scotia), Moncton (New Brunswick) and Montreal (Quebec).
Newfoundland and Labrador by Road
Labrador is accessible by following Route 389 north, from Baie-Comeau
in Quebec to Labrador City. The road then becomes the
Route 500 (Trans Labrador Highway), as it travels in an easterly direction; through
Churchill Falls to Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
To continue driving, you'll need to take the ferry.
Labrador's other driving route (also called the Trans Labrador
Highway) is south from Cartwright, on Route 510, to Blanc-Sablon (Quebec); via Mary's Harbour, Red Bay and L'Anse-Au-Loup.
From Blanc-Sablon there's a ferry across to Newfoundland island.
The main road on Newfoundland is the Canada 1; from St. John's to Port
aux Basques, travelling around the north of the island.
Newfoundland and Labrador by Ship
The Goose
Bay-Cartwright ferry connects Labrador's two main driving routes; along the Trans
Labrador Highway. There may also be passenger services down to Lewisporte (Island of
Newfoundland), but read the dates.
From Blanc-Sablon to St
Barbe (Black Dove Cove), the crossing time is approximately one hour, forty-five
minutes; subject to change due to weather and ice conditions.
Car Ferry Services on Island of Newfoundland (northern):
Bell
Island - Portugal Cove.
St. Brendan's -
Burnside.
Fogo
Island - Farewell.
Change
Islands - Farewell.
Long Island -
Pilley's Island.
Little
Bay Islands - Shoal Arm.
Passenger-only services Labrador:
Goose Bay -
Rigolet - Cartwright - Black Tickle - Ports North to Nain.
Charlottetown
- Norman Bay - Pinsent's Arm - Williams Harbour - Port Hope Simpson.
Passenger-only services on Island of Newfoundland (southern):
LaPoile - Grand Bruit
- Rose Blanche.
Francois - Grey
River - Burgeo.
Gaultois - McCallum -
Hermitage.
Rencontre East - Bay
L'Argent - Pool's Cove.
South East Bight -
Petit Forte.
Newfoundland to Nova Scotia:
The Port aux Basques ferry crosses the Cabot Strait to North Sydney,
on Cape Breton (Nova Scotia) and takes between 5.5
to 7 hours, depending on the weather.
Nearer to St. John's, another ferry leaves for North Sydney from
Argentia (Jerseyside). This crossing takes around 14 hours though.
Ferry services between Nova Scotia and the Island of Newfoundland are
operated by Marine Atlantic.
Newfoundland and Labrador by Train
Train lines in Newfoundland and Labrador were mostly constructed for
iron ore transportation so there's little of interest for travellers seeking to get around
the province by rail. For real train buffs, it's a different story.
T'Railway Provincial
Park:
The Newfoundland T'Railway Provincial Park follows the route of the former Canadian
National Railway; from Port aux Basques, in the west of Newfoundland Island, to St. John's
in the east.
Quebec, North Shore and Labrador Railways linked western Labrador with
Quebec's Schefferville, to the north, and the port of Sept-Īles in the south.
Again constructed to get iron ore to the port, the line also operated
a weekly passenger service; departing Sept-Īles on Thursday and returning the following
day.
Passenger service on the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway
is now operated by Tshiuetin Rail Transportation (TRT).
TRT operates two return trips per week between Sept-Īles and Emeril
Junction, on the Trans Labrador Highway, and from Emeril Junction to Schefferville.
Tshiuetin Rail Transportation:
Call 1-866-960-0988.
Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railway:
Call 1-709-944-2490.
On 28th January, 2008 Transport Canada announced that it would
continue to support passenger rail operation between Schefferville and Sept-Īles, until
the end of 2009. Tshiuetin Rail Transportation, the first Canadian railway operator to be
owned and operated by First Nations communities, would be provided with up to $12 million
in federal funding.
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