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Home  Virtual Exhibits Resettlement Documents A. E. Hart Reply to Circular 4, 1957
A. E. Hart Reply to Circular 4, 1957
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Department of Public Welfare
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND
| Deputy Minister of Public Welfare, | Bonne Bay,
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| Dept. of Public Welfare, | |
St. John's. | March 20th. 1957 |
Sir:-
In reply to Circular # 4 regarding families moving from small
isolated communities in this area to larger centres in my opinion there
is only one that should be considered from a point of view of Church and
school facilities viz. Chimney Cove in the Humber district, the end of
this district south. If these people moved to Trout River they would
have the facilities above mentioned. They are all of the Anglican Faith
and a Church and three room school is situated there. From a point of
view of making a living however they can do far better at Chimney Cove
and it is known definitely that at least 50% of the families there are not
at all willing to move, at least not at the present time, if however the
mines now in its very early stage operates successfully at Trout River
they may be quite willing: to move as it would be better all round for
young and old alike.
Although there are other small communities in the area they are
not isolated neither are they without educational, medical or Church
facilities. I refer to such places as Baker's Brook, Green Point and
Belldowns Point in the Cow Head area. All these places are connected
by highroad and they find it just as easy to get to Hospital at Norris
Point as do the people of the larger places such as Rocky Hr. & Sally's
Cove. They have their own schools and Chapels and certainly can provide
a living better than if they moved to larger centres in the area where
there is no more employment available then [sic] in their own communities. For
the most part all the men fish in summer and go to the lumberwoods or
operates sawmills in winter.
In my opinion therefore I cannot see how the people in this area
could benefit by moving to larger centres other then Chimney Cove from
a point of view of Church and school facilities as well as from a
medical standpoint.
(A. E. HART) Welfare Officer
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