British Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
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British Harbour is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador
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The British Harbour settlement reached a peak population of 224 in 1901, but had declined to 78 by 1969. It was abandoned as part of the Resettlement Program of the Newfoundland Government. The program attempted to relocate people from settlements with "no great future" to more viable locations throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.
A song by Terry Kelleher called Eulogy for British Harbour tells about the community of British Harbour being emptied of its population in the 1960s by the "infamous Resettlement Program of the Newfoundland Government". The song is found on the record Storm Child, recorded in 1980 and recently rereleased on CD.
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...
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The British Harbour settlement reached a peak population of 224 in 1901, but had declined to 78 by 1969. It was abandoned as part of the Resettlement Program of the Newfoundland Government. The program attempted to relocate people from settlements with "no great future" to more viable locations throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.
A song by Terry Kelleher called Eulogy for British Harbour tells about the community of British Harbour being emptied of its population in the 1960s by the "infamous Resettlement Program of the Newfoundland Government". The song is found on the record Storm Child, recorded in 1980 and recently rereleased on CD.