Turks Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Turks Cove was a settlement in Trinity District. The first postmistress was Bridget Moore.
Other Post Mistrisses include Anastasia Antle and Alice Ryan who was postmaster for 30 years up until 1972
There are Antles, Ryans, Conways and Moores in the cove. The community
has never had more than 60 people and now, due to the job opportunities in Alberta
, population stands at less than 30.
The cove is semi-circular and has some fantastic scenery. Local trees are small, close to the ocean
, but a kilometer or so inland there is enough for firewood
as well as lumber
for houses and boat building.
There were a few fishermen left in the 1960's but their methods could not keep up with the higher technology and larger vessels used by others and it has slowed to where now only one, Terry Kelly, remains. Fishing even up to 1972 was carried out with 16th century methods because the poverty of the local people
could not allow expansion and purchase of little more than cod traps.
The harbor
is open and vulnerable to the most severe of all winds
, those from the North West. Stages, wharves and boats disappear during the tail ends of hurricanes or even squalls, but worse was the arctic ice that invade each spring. Even after the disastrous Newfoundland Light and Power "Live Better Electrically" campaign, people continued to heat with wood. Electric ranges did take a hold eventually though and most houses now have electric heat backing up wood.
A one room school served as a means of education until 1964 when the Catholic system closed and bussed students to the nearby town of Winterton
.
Other Post Mistrisses include Anastasia Antle and Alice Ryan who was postmaster for 30 years up until 1972
There are Antles, Ryans, Conways and Moores in the cove. The community
Community
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has never had more than 60 people and now, due to the job opportunities in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, population stands at less than 30.
The cove is semi-circular and has some fantastic scenery. Local trees are small, close to the ocean
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
, but a kilometer or so inland there is enough for firewood
Firewood
Firewood is any wood-like material that is gathered and used for fuel. Generally, firewood is not highly processed and is in some sort of recognizable log or branch form....
as well as lumber
Lumber
Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
for houses and boat building.
There were a few fishermen left in the 1960's but their methods could not keep up with the higher technology and larger vessels used by others and it has slowed to where now only one, Terry Kelly, remains. Fishing even up to 1972 was carried out with 16th century methods because the poverty of the local people
People
People is a plurality of human beings or other beings possessing enough qualities constituting personhood. It has two usages:* as the plural of person or a group of people People is a plurality of human beings or other beings possessing enough qualities constituting personhood. It has two usages:*...
could not allow expansion and purchase of little more than cod traps.
The harbor
Harbor
A harbor or harbour , or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter from stormy weather, or else are stored for future use. Harbors can be natural or artificial...
is open and vulnerable to the most severe of all winds
WINDS
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, those from the North West. Stages, wharves and boats disappear during the tail ends of hurricanes or even squalls, but worse was the arctic ice that invade each spring. Even after the disastrous Newfoundland Light and Power "Live Better Electrically" campaign, people continued to heat with wood. Electric ranges did take a hold eventually though and most houses now have electric heat backing up wood.
A one room school served as a means of education until 1964 when the Catholic system closed and bussed students to the nearby town of Winterton
Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador
Winterton is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was originally named Sille Cove or Scilly Cove. In 1912 the town was named Winterton for Sir James Spearman Winter, former Prime Minister of Newfoundland....
.