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- The Move
A video on the resettlement of the Rumboldt family
in 1968.
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Home  Virtual Exhibits Resettlement Fair Island
Fair Island
A series of small islands on the north side of Bonavista Bay, off shore from Centreville, Fair Island was a fishing settlement
throughout its long history. In the second half of the 19th century, the increasing population made inshore fishing less viable
and residents became heavily involved in the Labrador fishery. When that fishery began to fail in the 1930s and beyond, many left
the fishery to become loggers in that region. The community was resettled under the provincial government's centralization program
between 1959 and 1961. They moved primarily to Centreville, a planned community, and nearby Trinity, Bonavista Bay, but also Hare
Bay, Black Duck Cove and Catalina, Trinity Bay. The images show life on Fair Island prior to resettlement and also one of the
houses moved under the program.
St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Fair Island
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Loyal Orange Lodge / Society of United Fishermen's Hall, Fair Island
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