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(Redirected from Pigeon Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador) Unincorporated settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada For other uses, see Sainte-Barbe (disambiguation).

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51°12′00″N 56°45′11″W / 51.200°N 56.753°W / 51.200; -56.753

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St. Barbe is an unincorporated settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland near Pigeon Cove (sometimes spelled Pidgeon Cove). St. Barbe and Pigeon Cove together have a population of 135 as of 2016.

St. Barbe is an important transportation site for the Great Northern Peninsula and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Geography

St. Barbe is a small community located on the northwestern part of the Great Northern Peninsula of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located on Route 430, St. Barbe is also the eastern terminus of the ferry route that connects the island of Newfoundland to Labrador. MV Qajaq services the route across the Strait of Belle Isle and connects to the community of Blanc-Sablon, Quebec (near the Labrador border and Route 510), replacing MV Apollo which serviced the route 1999-2019.

Community activities

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St. Barbe is home to the region's arena. The community hosts a variety of events such as broomball, skating, and hockey, as well as the annual Straits Festival each summer.

Community and business services for St. Barbe residents include a K-12 school, Viking Trail Academy (located 25 km (16 mi) south in Plum Point). Health care is provided in Port Saunders at the Rufus Guinchard Health Centre, 130 km (81 mi) south, or Straits of Belle Isle Clinic/Flowers Cove Clinic 20 km (12 mi) north. Local fire service is based in Pigeon Cove. The community also has an RV Service Centre for travellers. Additional community, recreational, and business services are found in the communities in the Plum Point area and south (130 km (81 mi)) in Hawkes Bay, Port au Choix, and Port Saunders.

In addition to the transportation connection to Labrador, the coastline and the Long Range Mountains offer incredible scenery to visiting tourists.

See also

References

  1. Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland
  2. "CNLR 360/96 - Local Service District of Pidgeon Cove - St. Barbe under the Municipalities Act". www.assembly.nl.ca. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 8, 2017). "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. "Alternate route being taken for Labrador ferry". SaltWire Network. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  5. "MV Apollo crashes into Quebec dock just weeks after it left Labrador". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 25, 2019.
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