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Grand Bank (electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grand Bank is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to the 1974 redistribution, the district was called Burin. The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by Burin-Grand Bank.
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Defunct provincial electoral district | |
Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
District created | 1966 |
Last contested | 2011 |
Demographics | |
Population (2006) | 10,060 |
Grand Bank covers the southernmost part of the Burin Peninsula. The fishery, particularly deep-sea activity, has historically driven the economy of towns like Grand Bank, Fortune and Lawn. Mining was once prominent in St. Lawrence area, but no longer. Other communities include: Epworth, Frenchman's Cove, Grand Beach, Garnish, L'Anse au Loup, Lamaline, Lewin's Cove, Little St. Lawrence, Lord's Cove, Point au Gaul, Point May, St. Lawrence, Salmonier, Taylor's Bay, Tides Brook and Winterland.