Goulds, Newfoundland and Labrador

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Goulds is a community and former town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, with a population of about 12, 000.

Located southwest of the city centre of St. John's, Goulds was a former town. In 1991, it was amalgamated with the town of Wedgewood Park into the city of St. John's.

Though both Wedgewood Park and Goulds have disincorporated, Goulds, unlike Wedgewood Park, is a rural community within the limits of the City of St. John's.

There are three schools in the Goulds: Goulds Elementary for grades K-6, St. Kevin's Junior High School for grades 7-9, and St. Kevin's High School for grades 10-12.

[edit] Transportation

Some of the highways going through Goulds include:

Main Road (Highway 10); link to Kilbride and into downtown St. John's
Petty Harbour Road (Highway 11); link to Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove, Cape Spear, and also into downtown St. John's
Robert E. Howlett Memorial Drive (Highway 3); currently links to Mount Pearl (at Pitts Memorial Drive) and will eventually link with new route known as Bifurcation Road

In addition, Goulds is served by the Metrobus public transportation system, with service connecting with the community of Kilbride and The Village Shopping Centre.