| Corner Brook | |||
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| — City — | |||
| City of Corner Brook | |||
| Overlooking City of Corner Brook | |||
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| Motto: "Our Spirit... Your Success" | |||
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Canada | ||
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Census division | 5 | ||
| Settled | 1956 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Neville Greeley | ||
| • MHA | Tom Marshall (PC) Vaughn Granter (PC) Eddie Joyce (L) |
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| • MP | Gerry Byrne (L) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 148.27 km2 (57.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 255.10 km2 (98.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0 - 304 m (0 – 998 ft) | ||
| Population (2006)[1] | |||
| • City | 20,083 | ||
| • Density | 135.5/km2 (350.9/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 26,623 | ||
| • Metro density | 104.4/km2 (270.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30) | ||
| Area code(s) | 709 | ||
| Website | cornerbrook.com | ||
Corner Brook (2006 population: 20,083 CA 26,623) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Located on the Bay of Islands at the mouth of the Humber River, the city is the largest population centre in the province outside the Avalon Peninsula. As such, Corner Brook functions as a service centre for western and northern Newfoundland.
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| Census | Population |
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| 1951 | 10,227 |
| 1961 | 25,185 |
| 1971 | 26,309 |
| 1981 | 24,339 |
| 1991 | 22,410 |
| 2001 | 20,103 |
| 2006 | 20,083 |
The area was originally four distinct communities with unique commercial activities. Curling, with its fishery; Corner Brook West (also known as Humber West or Westside) with its retail businesses; Corner Brook East (also known as Humbermouth and the Heights) with its railway and industrial operations; and Townsite (known as Corner Brook), home to the employees of the pulp and paper mill. In 1956, these four communities were amalgamated to form the present-day City of Corner Brook.
Corner Brook is home to the Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill (owned by Kruger Inc.), which is a major employer for the region. The city has the largest regional hospital in western Newfoundland, as well as shopping and retail, federal and provincial government offices, and Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. Corner Brook is also home to the province's newest high school, Corner Brook Regional High, which is an amalgamation of the former Regina and Herdman Collegiate High Schools.
In recent years, Corner Brook has become a small but growing centre for film and television production in Eastern Canada. The Atlantic Studios Cooperative in Corner Brook is the largest sound stage in Atlantic Canada. It is located in the Pepsi Centre, the city's multi-purpose arena facility. Corner Brook holds a unique Canadian record. Corner Brook is the oldest community of its size (over 25,000) in Canada. Other communities of this size have either grown into larger ones (+75,000), were amalgamated with other communities or collapsed.
Corner Brook is home to the Corner Brook Royals of the West Coast Senior Hockey League.[2] Winners of the 1986 National Title, The Allan Cup.[3] The team plays their home games at the Pepsi Centre, formerly the Canada Games Centre. The arena was built in 1997; it was one of the main venues used when the city of Corner Brook - along with the towns of Deer Lake, Pasadena, and Stephenville - hosted the 1999 Canada Games.[4]
Corner Brook is the only city with the distinction of twice hosting Raid the North Extreme, a televised 6-day multi-sport expedition race held in wilderness locations across Canada. In 2004, Raid the North Extreme served as the Adventure Racing World Championship.[5]
Corner Brook was also the host of the 2011 Special Olympics Provincial Winter Games from February 18–20.[6][7]
Corner Brook is also home to Marble Mountain, a downhill skiing resort, and Blow-Me-Down trails, a cross country ski area.
The city was a leg of the ITU World Cup Triathlon for seven years running.
Corner Brook is home to Grenfell Campus, Memorial University where a strong and vivacious arts community exists both within the school and well into the public. Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre among other institutions thrive in promoting the arts on all levels from visual arts to theatre and well beyond.
Artists living and working within the community include Jordan Bennett, Jillian Murphy, and Christian Cardell Corbet.
Corner Brook is home to Newfoundland and Labrador's first legally registered non-profit Pride organization where an annual Pride Parade for the LGBT community takes place on a yearly basis. The organization was founded by Christian Cardell Corbet.[8][9]
The City Council has five city councillors, in addition to a Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The current mayor of the city is Neville Greeley. Municipal elections in Corner Brook are held every four years, on the last Tuesday in September. The last election was held on September 29, 2009; Greeley was elected mayor in a close race against incumbent Charles Pender.[10] The current City Council and Mayor were sworn in on October 4, 2009. On March 16, 2011 the city held its only by-election since 2009 in which Gary Kelly was elected.[11][12]
Route 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, passes the south side of the city on a high ridge before descending to the east, into the Humber Valley.
The city is accessed by air services at Stephenville International Airport, 65 km (40 mi) southwest, and Deer Lake Regional Airport, 55 km (34 mi) northeast.
Corner Brook Transit is a privately operated local bus service.[13] The city is served by four taxi cab companies as well.
| Climate data for Corner Brook | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
14 (57) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25 (77) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.7 (−25.1) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
0 (32) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 148.3 (5.839) |
99.3 (3.909) |
95.8 (3.772) |
70.7 (2.783) |
77.5 (3.051) |
84.1 (3.311) |
91 (3.58) |
98.6 (3.882) |
104.3 (4.106) |
123.6 (4.866) |
125.7 (4.949) |
151.9 (5.98) |
1,270.8 (50.031) |
| Source: Environment Canada[14] | |||||||||||||
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