Rencontre East, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Rencontre East is a small, out port community in Newfoundland and Labrador
, Canada
located north east of Belleoram, and west of Terrenceville in Fortune Bay
. The population was 136 in September 2010. This small community is not connected to any surrounding areas by road but is accessible by scheduled ferry
service. All of the roads are dirt and ATV s are the main source of transportation. The community uses breakwaters
to hold the roads in place and keep the water from washing them away. The main industry is cod and lobster fishing. Rencontre East is the location of one of only a few molybdenum
mines in Canada's history. The mine was located at Ackley City at Rencontre Lake just north of the town. The mine was closed with only two-thousand tonnes of mineral being exported. Since Newfoundland was then a part of the British Commonwealth, it was not permitted to export to the United States. The USA, at that point in WW1, was a neutral country, and ore would not be sent there, with the chance that it could be used against them, However, interest in the ore has resulted in new drilling planned for 2011 to determine if enough mineral can be found to possibly restart mining. The town has two grocery stores, a volunteer fire department
, an all grade school and a community center. There are two churches, one Anglican (St. Stephens) and one Catholic (St. Josephs). The past decade in particular has seen the towns population decline sharply due to a large elderly demographic combined with a lack of industry to entice young people to stay. The school however has undergone many changes in recent years. One big thing was a new fitness room that was constructed in 2008, this room was very good news for the school and is used every day. The school also has a large playing surface outside which the students use often to play ball hockey, kick ball, and hold certain events. St. Stephen's All Grade school now has a total of just 19 students, from kindergarten to grade 12, which means a favorable student/teacher ratio and better possibilities to learn.
Rencontre East is a moderate tourism site in the summer, when people from travel to this little town for a view of the beautiful scenery and maybe even a trip to Rencontre Lake. During the summer months many residents go up Rencontre Lake to their cabins, there is no electricity and it truly is a beautiful place. In the summer there is also a small coffee shop opened just across from the government wharf where many people traveling on the ferry go to have a bite to eat. Aquaculture is proceeding in 2011, with the advent of Salmon farming. As the traditional Cod and Lobster fisheries are waning, mostly because it becoming uneconomical to do so and the age of the fishermen nearing that of retirement, modern fish farming will reverse the downturn of the town.
As of July, 2011, aquaculture in Rencontre East became fully operational, with more than 20 of the towns people working on the three sites. All together, there are more than 2 million salmon in the sites.
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...
, Canada
Canada
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located north east of Belleoram, and west of Terrenceville in Fortune Bay
Fortune Bay
Fortune Bay is a fairly large natural bay located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland, Canada. The Bay is bounded by Point Crewe on the Burin Peninsula and Pass Island at the entrance to Hermitage Bay to the northwest for a distance of 56 kilometers...
. The population was 136 in September 2010. This small community is not connected to any surrounding areas by road but is accessible by scheduled ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
service. All of the roads are dirt and ATV s are the main source of transportation. The community uses breakwaters
Breakwater (structure)
Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defence or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift.-Purposes of breakwaters:...
to hold the roads in place and keep the water from washing them away. The main industry is cod and lobster fishing. Rencontre East is the location of one of only a few molybdenum
Molybdenum
Molybdenum , is a Group 6 chemical element with the symbol Mo and atomic number 42. The name is from Neo-Latin Molybdaenum, from Ancient Greek , meaning lead, itself proposed as a loanword from Anatolian Luvian and Lydian languages, since its ores were confused with lead ores...
mines in Canada's history. The mine was located at Ackley City at Rencontre Lake just north of the town. The mine was closed with only two-thousand tonnes of mineral being exported. Since Newfoundland was then a part of the British Commonwealth, it was not permitted to export to the United States. The USA, at that point in WW1, was a neutral country, and ore would not be sent there, with the chance that it could be used against them, However, interest in the ore has resulted in new drilling planned for 2011 to determine if enough mineral can be found to possibly restart mining. The town has two grocery stores, a volunteer fire department
Fire department
A fire department or fire brigade is a public or private organization that provides fire protection for a certain jurisdiction, which typically is a municipality, county, or fire protection district...
, an all grade school and a community center. There are two churches, one Anglican (St. Stephens) and one Catholic (St. Josephs). The past decade in particular has seen the towns population decline sharply due to a large elderly demographic combined with a lack of industry to entice young people to stay. The school however has undergone many changes in recent years. One big thing was a new fitness room that was constructed in 2008, this room was very good news for the school and is used every day. The school also has a large playing surface outside which the students use often to play ball hockey, kick ball, and hold certain events. St. Stephen's All Grade school now has a total of just 19 students, from kindergarten to grade 12, which means a favorable student/teacher ratio and better possibilities to learn.
Rencontre East is a moderate tourism site in the summer, when people from travel to this little town for a view of the beautiful scenery and maybe even a trip to Rencontre Lake. During the summer months many residents go up Rencontre Lake to their cabins, there is no electricity and it truly is a beautiful place. In the summer there is also a small coffee shop opened just across from the government wharf where many people traveling on the ferry go to have a bite to eat. Aquaculture is proceeding in 2011, with the advent of Salmon farming. As the traditional Cod and Lobster fisheries are waning, mostly because it becoming uneconomical to do so and the age of the fishermen nearing that of retirement, modern fish farming will reverse the downturn of the town.
As of July, 2011, aquaculture in Rencontre East became fully operational, with more than 20 of the towns people working on the three sites. All together, there are more than 2 million salmon in the sites.