Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador

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website = [http://www.townofburlington.ca Town of Burlington Official Site]
footnotes = Burlington is an incorporated town located at the north side of the mouth of Green Bay Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Burlington, once named Northwest Arm, is a small fishing and lumbering community that was permanently settled in the mid 1800s. The community was renamed in the early part of 1915 due to a mix-up in the mail service. After many residents complained that their mail was sent to another community with a similar name, the town leaders felt the need to have a name change. Out of three separate enteries, 'Burlington' was chosen.

Geography

Towns and communities nearby

* Middle Arm
* Smith's Harbour
* Baie Verte
* Springdale

Brief business & organizations information

There was no large industry in the 1800s. The early settlers fished for cod and cleared land to grow potatoes, cabbage and small fruits. Keeping animals provided meat for the winter and milk and butter in season. Settlers built their own boats for fishing in Labrador, or they were employed by the inshore fishery. When the mines opened at Bett's Cove and at Tilt Cove some of the men went there to work.

Logging pitprops for the United Kingdom were started in 1915 by John Jennings (contractor). This industry was closed in 1918 when the sale of pitprops ended. Lumber camps opened in 1920 but closed during the Depression of the 1930s. Camps later opened for the cutting of pulpwood and continued for about ten years. In 1969 pulpwood was again the main industry, shipped out by truck from Burlington.

Culture

Statistics Canada detail demographics follow link [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=2094&PSGC=10&SGC=1008071&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=10&PlaceName=Burlington&CMA=&CSDNAME=Burlington&A=&TypeNameE=Town&Prov= here]

Notable residents

*Rex Goudie
*Shaun Majumder
*Reuben Bartlett

ee also

* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

References

External links

* [http://www.townofburlington.ca Town of Burlington Official Site]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=2094&PSGC=10&SGC=1008071&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=10&PlaceName=Burlington&CMA=&CSDNAME=Burlington&A=&TypeNameE=Town&Prov= Statistics Canada]
* [http://www.newlifedesign.ca New Life Design]