Barachois Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Barachois Brook is a Canadian
community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
. It is on the western coast of the province, on Bay St. George, located 3 miles south of Stephenville Crossing
.
The post office was established there in 1963. The first Postmaster was Churchill J. Messervey.
It has a population of roughly 400 people as of 2011
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police
office is located in the community where police still use the facility for under the influence offenders in which they have overnight stays when the office in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
has no room. There is also an airstrip in the community, which is no longer in use.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
. It is on the western coast of the province, on Bay St. George, located 3 miles south of Stephenville Crossing
Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland and Labrador
Stephenville Crossing is a Canadian town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador on the island of Newfoundland. The town is located at the easternmost limit of Bay St...
.
The post office was established there in 1963. The first Postmaster was Churchill J. Messervey.
It has a population of roughly 400 people as of 2011
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
office is located in the community where police still use the facility for under the influence offenders in which they have overnight stays when the office in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
Stephenville is a Canadian town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland....
has no room. There is also an airstrip in the community, which is no longer in use.