Corner Brook has a thriving visual and performing arts community and is well known for poetry, song, art and craftsmanship. Corner Brook has a thriving visual and performing arts community and is well known for poetry, song, art and craftsmanship.
Corner Brook (2011 population: 19,886 CA 26,623) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Located on the Bay of Islands at the mouth of the Humber River, the city is the largest population centre in the province after St. John's. As such, Corner Brook functions as a service centre for western and northern Newfoundland. 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. It also has a wide array of shopping and retail businesses and federal and provincial government offices Send this article to a friend. Bill Lundrigan, a well-known city businessman, has died at age 68. Mr. Lundrigan, a member of the Corner Brook family whose construction/engineering/manufacturing company-W.J. Lundrigans Ltd. - built many pieces of infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador, lost his battle with cancer Thursday morning. Bill was an icon in the chamber of commerce movement across the province, said Shawn Woodford, the Greater Corner Brook Board of Trade's president. I've been involved in the chamber at the provincial level for the past 12 or 13 years and have known Bill for a long time. CORNER BROOK Regardless of where anybody ranks Corner Brook in a report of Canada’s best places to live, it is number one according to Leo Bruce. The fact that Corner Brook placed relatively low on that doesn't mean it's one of the worst places to live -- that is a misinterpretation. But while I'm at it, I think Corner Brook is a very good place to live -- with potential to be even better. Find a Port. Newfoundland's fourth-largest city, Corner Brook is the hub of the island's west coast. Hills fringe three sides of the city, which has dramatic views of the harbor and the Bay of Islands Corner Brook, Newfoundland's fourth-largest city, Corner Brook is the hub of the island's west coast. Hills fringe three sides of the city, which has dramatic views of the harbor and the Bay of Islands. The town is also home to a large paper mill and a branch of Memorial University. Newfoundland's fourth-largest city, Corner Brook is the hub of the island's west coast. Hills fringe three sides of the city, which has dramatic views of the harbor and the Bay of Islands 1 Corner Brook is the snowiest city in Canada. 2  Corner Brook is a one hour drive from Gros Morne National Park, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. 3  Corner Brook is the smallest city to have ever hosted the Canada Winter Games. 1 Corner Brook is a one hour drive from Gros Morne National Park, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. 2  Corner Brook is the smallest city to have ever hosted the Canada Winter Games. 3  They hosted them between February 20 and March 6, 1999. The Humber River is a World Class Salmon River. The river is also ideal for rafting and kayaking. Corner Brook has a thriving visual and performing arts community and is well known for poetry, song, art and craftsmanship. Each year in March a celebration of poetry called the March Hare is hosted by the city.  The Corner Brook Cave System is a little known geologic feature of Newfoundland's west coast but it is defiantly one of the areas hidden gems. The system has at least three entrances that I know of. One is very easy to find as it is located just off the road a few hundred meters from the parking lot. The wet entrance as it is known is where Corner Brook Stream naturally diverts into the cave system for its brief underground run.
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