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It takes 28 hours to drive from Parliament Hill to Corner Brook, including a ferry crossing. Newfoundland’s core connection to mainland Canada is the ferry terminal at Port Aux Basques, with its regular services to Sydney, N.S.
The riding gets its name from the Long Range Mountain chain, which is the northernmost section of the Appalachian Mountains. This region has a complex geography and is covered with forests, freshwater fjords, bogs, valleys, cliffs, and shorelines indented by bays and coves.
Long Range Mountains includes all of the west coast of Newfoundland and borders the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Cabot Strait, and Atlantic Ocean.
About 1% of the riding’s population are immigrants.
Approximately 24% of the riding’s population identify as Aboriginal.
Average individual income is $38,151.
Hiking, bird and animal watching, golf, and mountain climbing are all common activities in this riding. Boating, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, whale watching, and other beach and water activities are also popular.
Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador is a professional theatre company in Cow Head. In the summer, they run the Gros Morne Theatre Festival, featuring performances, visiting artists, and workshops.
Gros Morne National Park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 because of geological history and the fact that it provides a clear example of geological phenomena like plate tectonics, glaciation and continental drift. It is also considered an “outstanding wilderness environment” that will be preserved and maintained because the site is protected from development by legislation.
Forestry was once the traditional industry, when lumber was plentiful and there were numerous sawmills in the 19th century. Today, lumber resources have been exhausted and wood must be imported. However, the pulp and paper industry is still the main employer and mills are vital to the economy.
A large regional hospital located near Corner Brook means health care is also an important job provider.
The forests of western Newfoundland have changed drastically because of the forestry industry. In response, Newfoundland and Labrador has adopted a 10-year sustainable forest management strategy that began in 2014.
Lumber mills attempt to reduce their impact on the riding’s waterways by implementing a two-treatment process to remove the toxicity before being dumped into the water.
The L’Anse aux Meadows archeological site was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1978. It is the first and only authenticated Viking settlement in North America, and dates to the 11th century. Eight complete houses were excavated between 1961 and 1968. Comparisons to sites in Greenland and Iceland revealed similar structures and artifacts. Based on the food remains found, experts think the site was only occupied for a short time.
Indigenous communities in this riding include:
Qualipu Mik’maq First Nation
