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Churchill Park, St. John's

The neighbourhood of Churchill Park in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador is located in the city's centre. The neighbourhood is bordered by Freshwater Road to the west, Empire Avenue to the south, Kenna's Hill, Kingsbridge and Torbay Roads to the east and Elizabeth Avenue to the north. Its main east-west thoroughfares are Elizabeth Avenue and Empire Avenue, and its main north-south thoroughfares are Portugal Cove Road and Allandale Road. The neighbourhood borders the campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland to the north, and as a result, it is home to a sizable student population. The area is made up of single-family homes, mostly built in the 1950s and 1960s. The area was the first modern suburb of the city of St. John's, and one of the first residential suburbs in all of Canada, with development plans dating back as early as 1944. Initially, it was planned to be a "garden city," with single-family homes on small cul-de-sacs, generous lots, serviced with nearby parks and trails. Post-Confederation, development of the area changed to include social housing blocks and housing cooperatives, which remain today in the west end of Churchill Park. The architecture and design was planned by Paul Meschino. Churchill Park is home to the Churchill Square shopping centre, which is the area's main commercial centre. Bell Aliant's main switching station for the city is located in Churchill Park. City parks include Kelly's Brook Park, Lions' Park, Larch Place Park and St. Patrick's Park, along with its namesake Churchill Park. Due to its proximity to the university campus, many of the homes in the west end of the neighbourhood (west of Allandale Road) are rented out to students, thus making it the city's principal student ghetto. Its proximity to campus makes renting costs higher than other areas of the city, such as Rabbittown or Georgestown. Houses in the west end of the neighbourhood are mostly small bungalows and social housing projects. The east end is much more affluent, with larger houses and an established and less transient population. See also Neighbourhoods in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Churchill Park is a wealthy, higher income area of St. John's that is close to the main campus of Memorial University. Higher end condos, a well-known high school (Holy Heart) and a daily farmer's market are all within the area. Rent in the area ranges from $1,000 a month to $4,000 a month for a full house. Churchill Park is close to the Churchill Square (known to locals as 'The Square') shopping area which has higher end boutiques, small grocery stores and independent offices for finance and lifestyle companies. The primary student ghetto is in an area with increasing prices; students can expect to pay upwards of $1,500 a month for a student house rental. References
Gonzaga High School

Gonzaga Regional High School is an educational establishment located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The school began as a Jesuit sponsored all-boys school from grades 9 to 11. It is now a non-denominational coeducational institute for students from Grade 10 (Level 1) to Grade 12 (Level 3), with a 4th level available for those wishing to repeat courses, or those who need more credits to pass. It is adjacent to the former Jesuit St. Pius X Church. Its sports teams are known as the Vikings. Achievements In the 1973–1974 school year, a team from Gonzaga (Players: Gerry Beresford, Peter Chafe, Tom Harrington, Seth Reddy, alternate: Michael Bautista) won the national championship of the television quiz show Reach for the Top. In 2009, 2010, and 2012, Gonzaga's concert band, jazz band and choir competed in the Heritage Festival held in New York City. Both years they won the Festival Sweepstakes Award for the highest overall average of the Festival. In 2010, The Telegram named Gonzaga High School the second best high school in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the best in St. John's. Notable alumni John Abbott, politician Andrew Furey, surgeon and politician, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Tom Harrington, radio and television journalist Gemma Hickey, LGBTQ rights activist and author Darrell Power, musician, former member of Great Big Sea Teddy Purcell, professional hockey player Anthony Stack, Brigadier General in Canadian Forces Greg Thomey, actor and comedian Danny Williams, politician, former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Building The main tower of Gonzaga highschool is a 4-storey block of classrooms. Administration offices, gymnasium, skilled trade workshop and adjoining music rooms (in former chapel) are located in the street level portion of the school set outside the footprint of the tower. In 1987–1988, Gonzaga received major renovations and had multiple extensions built on adding a skilled trades workshop, drama rooms and no less than 12 new classrooms on the 4 floors. In accommodation with accessibility standards an elevator was added. New washrooms were constructed for the transition from an only boys school. See also List of Jesuit sites References
Government House (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Government House is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. The house was a by-product of the wave of administrative initiatives that took place during the 1820s, including the royal charter of 1825 which bestowed official colonial status for Newfoundland. The first governors of Newfoundland were naval officers who resided on their flagship, anchored in St. John's harbour. However, Admiral Richard Edwards decided it would be more apt for the Governor to live ashore, and thenceforth the governor resided at Fort Townshend, where the first Government House was constructed. Completed in 1781, it was intended to be a summer house for the governors, but remained in constant use until the present structure was finished in 1831. Never intended for winter use, the inhabitants complained of the cold, and Francis Pickmore even died there in the winter of 1818. The building plans for Government House were drawn up in England. The Ordinance had told the Treasury that workmen's wages were too high in Newfoundland, and subsequently, workmen in Scotland were engaged and arrived in St. John's to begin construction in April 1827. The original plan as conceived by Governor Cochrane was for a Palladian style two-storey house, plus basement. When completed in 1831, Government House cost £38,175, which was five times the original estimate; equal to £3277019.13 today. The two-storey building consists of a centre block flanked by slightly lower wings on the east and on the west. The exterior is of rough, red sandstone quarried at Signal Hill, trimmed with English Portland stone. The construction of the new Government House was meant to reflect the proper status of the governor of a province that was now a proper British colony, and a key part of the Empire. The principal rooms for entertaining—a salon, dining room, and ballroom—along with the main entrance hall were laid out in such a manner as to allow for ceremonial processions, and pomp befitting a governor. The Lieutenant-Governor's residence is where dignitaries visiting the province are greeted. Inside are also reception rooms, offices and support facilities; the Lieutenant-Governor's office is the site of swearing-in ceremonies for Cabinet ministers, where Royal Assent is granted, and where the Lieutenant-Governor receives the Premier. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. See also Government Houses of Canada Government Houses of the British Empire Lieutenant-Governors of Newfoundland and Labrador References External links Official website of Government House Newfoundland Heritage - Government House
Palazzo del Governo (Terranova e Labrador)

Il Palazzo del Governo (in inglese Government House) è un edificio storico della città di St. John's nella provincia di Terranova e Labrador in Canada. Il palazzo è la residenza ufficiale del vicegovernatore di Terranova e Labrador. Storia I primi governatori di Terranova erano ufficiali della marina britannica che risiedevano sulla loro nave ammiraglia, ancorata nel porto di St. John's. Tuttavia, l'ammiraglio Richard Edwards decise che sarebbe stato più opportuno che il governatore vivesse a terra, e da allora il governatore risiedette a Fort Townshend, dove venne costruito il primo Palazzo del Governo. Completato nel 1781, questo era stato concepito come residenza estiva per i governatori, ma rimase in uso continuato fino al completamento dell'attuale edificio nel 1831. Non essendo stato progettato per l'uso invernale, i suoi abitanti pativano il freddo; addirittura, il governatore Francis Pickmore vi morì durante l'inverno del 1818. I progetti per il nuovo Palazzo del Govero furono redatti in Inghilterra. Le autorità militari avevano informato il Tesoro che i salari degli operai a Terranova erano troppo alti e, di conseguenza, furono assunti operai in Scozia, che arrivarono a St. John's per iniziare la costruzione nell'aprile del 1827. Quando fu completata nel 1831, i lavori erano costati £38.175, cinque volte più del preventivo iniziale. L'edificio è tutelato come sito storico nazionale del Canada dal 1982. Descrizione L'edificio, di stile palladiano, si sviluppa su due piani ed è composto da un corpo centrale affiancato da due ali laterali leggermente più basse a est e a ovest. La facciata è realizzata in arenaria rossa grezza estratta da Signal Hill con dettagli in pietra chiara. Note Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Palazzo del Governo (Terranova e Labrador) Collegamenti esterni Sito ufficiale, su govhouse.nl.ca.
Wasserkraftwerk Granite Canal

Das Wasserkraftwerk Granite Canal befindet sich auf der zur kanadischen Provinz Neufundland und Labrador gehörenden Insel Neufundland. Das Wasserkraftwerk Granite Canal gehört zu einem größeren Wasserkraftprojekt. Abstrom befindet sich das Wasserkraftwerk Upper Salmon. Vom oberstrom gelegenen Granite Lake führt ein 7,2 km langer Kanal zum Kraftwerk. Der See wird durch einen Staudamm am Granite Lake Brook auf eine Höhe von 309 m aufgestaut. Gespeist wird der Granite Lake vom oberstrom gelegenen aufgestauten See Burnt Pond, von welchem ein Kanal zum Granite Lake führt, sowie vom Victoria Lake, dessen Wasser wiederum zum Burnt Pond umgeleitet wird. Das Kraftwerk nutzt eine Fallhöhe von 37 m zum östlich gelegenen Meelpaeg Lake. Das Wasserkraftwerk ging 2003 in Betrieb. Es besitzt eine Kaplan-Turbine mit einer Leistung von 40 MW. Die Ausbauwassermenge liegt bei 122,4 m³/s. Die durchschnittliche Jahresenergieproduktion beträgt 220 GWh. Betreiber der Anlage ist Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, eine Tochtergesellschaft von Nalcor Energy. Einzelnachweise
Granite Canal Hydroelectric Generating Station

The Granite Canal Hydroelectric Generating Station is a component of the Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Corporation's Bay d’Espoir Hydro Electric Development system. The generating station has a rated capacity of 40 MW with an annual average energy production of 224 gigawatt hours (GWh). The generating unit at Granite Canal utilizes approximately 37 metres of head with a rated plant flow of 122.4 cubic metres per second. The unit is equipped with a Kaplan turbine and was first synchronized on May 26, 2003. A fish habitat compensation system was included in this development to ensure any aquatic habitat loss was avoided, reduced or replaced. A Fish Habitat Compensation Agreement was signed with Fisheries and Oceans Canada to ensure proper construction, utilization and long term viability of the facility. References
Green Island (Catalina), Newfoundland and Labrador

Green Island is located in eastern Newfoundland off the east coast of the Bonavista Peninsula near the entrance to Catalina Harbour. The nearest town is Port Union. Lighthouse A lighthouse on Green Island was established in 1857, and a foghorn was added in 1883. The lighthouse keepers were the entire population of the island which was reported for most of the 19th century and up until that of 1935. See also List of lighthouses in Canada References
Hebron (Newfoundland en Labrador)

Hebron is een voormalige missiepost in het uiterste noorden van de Canadese regio Labrador. De Moravische Broeders begonnen in 1829 met de bouw van de missie om de Inuit uit de streek te evangeliseren. Sinds de sluiting in 1959 is het een spookdorp dat vanwege zijn historisch belang echter geregeld door toeristen bezocht wordt. Geschiedenis De Moravische Broeders richtten in 1771 te Nain hun eerste missiepost in Labrador op. In 1829 stichtten ze Hebron op een locatie 200 km ten noorden van Nain, te midden van toendragebied. In 1837 was Hebron klaar om bewoond te worden en was het daarmee de meest noordelijke nederzetting in de provincie. Honderden Inuit vestigden zich in de nieuwe nederzetting, alwaar de Broeders hen evangeliseerden. Hebron werd onder leiding van de Evangelische Broedergemeente echter ook een medisch, administratief en juridisch centrum. Het leven te Hebron was zwaar, met zich geregeld voordoende uitbraken van kinkhoest, griep en pokken. De nederzetting werd vooral zeer zwaar getroffen door de Spaanse griep. De ziekte brak er uit in november 1919 en verspreidde zich er razendsnel. Op tien dagen tijd kwamen 84 van de naar schatting 100 Inuit die er toen woonden om het leven. Sluiting van Hebron In 1955 werden de slechte levensomstandigheden aangeklaagd door de International Grenfell Association. Na een akkoord met de Moravische Broeders werd er in 1959 beslist om het dorp te ontvolken en de inwoners te hervestigen naar grotere, zuidelijker gelegen plaatsen in Labrador. Dit gebeurde zonder enige inspraak van de 58 huishoudens die toen op de site woonden. Tegen eind 1959 was Hebron een spookdorp geworden. Sindsdien is Nain de meest noordelijke permanente nederzetting in de provincie. Na de sluiting In 1976 werd de plaats erkend als National Historic Site of Canada, vanwege haar belang in de geschiedenis van evangelisatie van de Inuit en als goed voorbeeld van een Moravische missiepost. Ze wordt geregeld aangedaan door toeristen, onder andere door cruiseschepen die er halt houden op weg naar het nationaal park Torngat Mountains. In 2005 bood Danny Williams, de premier van Newfoundland en Labrador, formeel zijn excuses aan voor de gedwongen hervestiging van de Inuit van de missieposten van Hebron en Nutak. De excuses vonden plaats in het kader van de oprichting van Nunatsiavut, een autonome regio voor de Inuit die zich uitstrekt over het noorden en noordoosten van Labrador. Zie ook Lijst van National Historic Sites of Canada in Newfoundland en Labrador
Wasserkraftwerk Hinds Lake

Das Wasserkraftwerk Hinds Lake befindet sich auf der zur kanadischen Provinz Neufundland und Labrador gehörenden Insel Neufundland. Das Wasserkraftwerk ging im Jahr 1980 in Betrieb. Es befindet sich am Ostufer des Grand Lake. Gespeist wird es vom 309 m hoch gelegenen Hinds Lake (), einem See auf dem Buchan’s Plateau. Dessen natürlicher Abfluss, der Hinds Brook, wurde weitestgehend blockiert. Ein Damm und ein Wehr () begrenzen den Hinds Lake nach Westen hin. Ein 5,9 km langer Zuleitungskanal führt das Wasser vom Westende des Hinds Lake zum oberen Ende der Druckleitung. Das Kraftwerk ist mit einer Francis-Turbine bestückt. Deren Leistung liegt bei 75 MW. Die Ausbauwassermenge beträgt 40 m³/s. Die Fallhöhe beträgt 214 m. Das Einzugsgebiet umfasst 651 km². Der mittlere Abfluss beträgt 19,5 m³/s. Die durchschnittliche Jahresenergieproduktion liegt bei 340 GWh. Betreiber der Anlage ist Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro. Einzelnachweise
Hinds Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station

The Hinds Lake Generating Station is a hydroelectric power plant located within the Newfoundland Highland forests ecoregion, in western Newfoundland on the eastern shore of Grand Lake. It makes use of 220 m of head between Hinds Lake on the Buchans plateau and Grand Lake. The plant operates under an average net head of 214 m. The average rated flow of 20.3 m3/s generates 75 megawatts (MW) electrical power with an average annual production of 352 GWh. The unit, which is equipped with a francis turbine, was first synchronized on December 12, 1980. The feasibility of a hydro electric development in the area was known of in the early 1960s when Bowater Power Company had completed plans to build a power station on Hinds Brook, which flows from Hinds Lake to Grand Lake. However, the Bowater Power Company decided not to undertake the project when it was learned that the Newfoundland and Labrador Power Commission was building a large generating station at Bay d'Espoir (Bay d’Espoir Hydro Electric Development), and that it would be more economical to buy power from the Commission than to build their own generating plant. References
ГЕС Hinds Lake

ГЕС Hinds Lake — гідроелектростанція на канадському острові Ньюфаундленд. Знаходячись перед ГЕС Дір-Лейк, становить верхній ступінь каскаду у сточищі річки Хамбер, яка впадає до затоки Святого Лаврентія на західному узбережжі острова. Забір води для роботи станції організували з озера Hinds Lake, яке через Hinds Brook дренується до озера Гранд-Лейк (в свою чергу через Junction Brook має стік ліворуч до Хамбер). Для цього на витоку Hinds Brook звели греблю висотою 24 метри, що створює підпір у водоймі з площею поверхні 52,5 км2, перетворюючи її на водосховище об'ємом 275 млн м3. Від греблі по правобережжю прямує підвідний канал завдовжки 6 км, який переходить у напірний водоводів довжиною біля 1,4 км. Останній спускається по схилу плато Buchan до машинного залу, розташованого неподалік західного берегу озера Гранд-Лейк. Основне обладнання станції складається з однієї турбіни типу Френсіс потужністю 75 МВт, яка використовує чистий напір у 214 метри та забезпечує виробництво 340 млн кВт-год електроенергії на рік. Примітки
Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School

Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School is a public high school located in the downtown to midtown area of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. History Built in the 1950s by the Presentation sisters and the Sisters of Mercy, it was originally an all-girls school called "Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School for Girls". The first classes were held in November 1958. Outline Historically the student population has often exceeded 1000 students, making it one of the largest in the province. Holy Heart offers several Advanced Placement courses, and is also the only school in Newfoundland that currently offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. It is also one of the few schools in the province providing courses in English as a Second Language. Academic standards are high at this institution and the teaching instruction offered typically includes a higher number of instructors and teachers with post-graduate degrees; many teachers at Holy Heart also teach at Memorial University. Holy Heart's students have had strong showings in regional and provincial high school sports leagues, with teams in soccer, hockey, basketball, rugby, and other sports. Students have also had successes with national academic programs such as SHAD and the Canada Wide Science Fair, and at provincial competitions in drama, debating, and other activities. The music program at the school is nationally and internationally renowned. The Holy Heart of Mary Chamber Choir, formerly led by Susan Quinn and now led by Robert Colbourne, won a gold medal at the International Youth and Music Festival in Vienna, Austria, in 1996, and has continued to win local and national awards since then, including First Prize for under-19 school choirs at the National Music Festival of Canada in 2007. It also performed at Carnegie Hall in May 2010. Several choir alumni perform in another amateur choir managed by Quinn, the Quintessential Vocal Ensemble. The instrumental program, formerly led by Grant Etchegary, a recipient of the Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence, and now led by Mary Brennan, enjoys a similar reputation throughout Canada. The Holy Heart Auditorium, attached to the school, was refurbished in 2006 and again in 2012 and has played host to a number of concerts from outside the school community. The theatre is open to students and staff during the academic day; students have full access to theatrical equipment. The Holy Heart Performing Arts Program hosts their classes and shows here, lead and directed by John Rao. In 2024, the Holy Heart of Mary Improv Team placed first place in the Canadian Improv Games. References External links Official website
Holyrood Thermal Generating Station

The Holyrood Thermal Electric Generating Station built by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Corporation is located near the community of Holyrood, in Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Overview The initial installation included two 150 megawatt (MW) turbine generators which are propelled by steam heated by two large oil burning furnaces. The Number 6 fuel oil used in the plant to keep the furnaces going is delivered by shuttle tankers to the marine terminal constructed as part of the project. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro's Holyrood Thermal Generating Station burns No. 6 heavy fuel oil at the rate of approximately 6,000 barrels (950 m3) per day, per unit at full load to produce steam at 1000 degrees Fahrenheit (540 degrees Celsius) and 13,790 kPa at a rate of over 500 megagrams per hour. In an average year it puts out pollution equivalent to 300,000 cars on the road. In a thermal generating station, fuel is burned in a boiler to convert water to steam. The high-pressure steam is directed into a turbine that is connected to an electrical generator that produces electricity as it turns. A seawater condenser is used for cooling the spent steam from the turbine, converting it back to water that is reused in the boiler. Holyrood uses over 250,000 litres per minute of sea water for cooling on each unit and 900,000 litres per day of fresh water for make up purpose. The plant generators operate at 16,000 volts and 7000 amperes transformed up to 230,000 volts for transmission on the island grid to all parts of the system. It generates on average 15 to 25% of Newfoundland’s electricity—up to 30% of the island’s electricity needs at peak in the winter months. The plant has three smokestacks, one 360 ft (109.8 m) tall and two 300 ft (91.5 m) tall. These are the tallest freestanding structures built on land in Newfoundland. History Holyrood was placed in service in 1971 with two 150 MW units. A third 150 MW unit was added in 1980 to increase the output to 450 MW. In 1988/89 the original two units were modified to increase the plant capacity to 490 MW. In January 2014, six–1.825 MW diesel generators were installed for the purpose of providing black start power. In 2017, these diesel generators were connected to Island Interconnected System. In 2015, a 123.5 MW diesel combustion turbine was installed. See also List of power stations in Canada List of tallest structures in Canada References
Bakers Brook Pond

Der Bakers Brook Pond ist ein See im Gros-Morne-Nationalpark in der kanadischen Provinz Neufundland und Labrador. Lage Der Bakers Brook Pond befindet sich in den Long Range Mountains im Westen der Insel Neufundland. Der langgestreckte See hat eine Länge von 9,1 km und eine maximale Breite von 1,1 km. Die Wasserfläche beträgt 7,4 km². Der Bakers Brook Pond ist in Ost-West-Richtung ausgerichtet. Er wird im Süden von den 756 m hohen Rocky Harbour Hills, im Norden vom 795 m hohen Big Level flankiert. Der See wird über den Bakers Brook nach Westen zum Sankt-Lorenz-Golf entwässert. Der Bakers Brook Pond wurde ähnlich wie der 7,5 km weiter nördlich gelegene Western Brook Pond vor etwa 25.000 bis 10.000 Jahren während der letzten Kaltzeit durch Gletscher geformt. Die Gletscher sind in der Zwischenzeit abgeschmolzen und damit einhergehend hat sich das Land gehoben. Der See liegt heute auf einer Höhe von 110 m und weist eine maximale Wassertiefe von 118 m auf. Weblinks Bakers Brook Pond bei Natural Resources Canada Einzelnachweise