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    The Confederation of Newfoundland On March 31‚ 1949‚ Newfoundland became Canada’s tenth and youngest province. Joseph Smallwood played a crucial role in bringing Newfoundland into confederation. Smallwood was a journalist with an unquenchable ambition to become a father of confederation. Before confederationNewfoundland was a colony of Great Britain‚ but it was Joey Smallwood and all his efforts‚ that changed that. Because of his leadership‚ Newfoundland came into confederation and

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    Newfoundland Railway!

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    Railway The Newfoundland railway operated for a little over a century. From 1882-97 the trains ran over completed portions of a projected trans-insular line. The first passenger train across the island ran in June 1898. Regular passenger service ceased in July 1969‚ and the last freight ran in June 1988. The railbed has since been designated a "T’railway" and a linear provincial park. Built to narrow (3’6") gauge for reasons of economy‚ the Newfoundland railway was the longest such line in North

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    Newfoundland Stereotypes

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    from the province of Newfoundland and they are just like most Canadians‚ they are good-hearted‚ hard working and friendly. One main difference separates Newfoundlanders from the rest of Canada. Newfoundlanders are engulfed in stereotypes and tasteless jokes. This paper will discuss the Newfoundland stereotypes‚ how Newfoundlanders feel about these stereotypes and also how Newfoundlanders feel about being depicted the way they were in the novel The Shipping News. Newfoundland stereotypes are plentiful

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    Newfoundland Brief Intro

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    Location: The province lies between the 46th and 61st parallels. The island is located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the larger Labrador portion is on the eastern part of the Canadian mainland. The western border of Newfoundland and Labrador is Quebec the eastern border is Atlantic Ocean‚ and to the south is Prince Edward Island. Geographical Regions: There are mountains and hills‚ plateaus‚ uplands‚ and lowlands. The rocky coastline holds many bays and fjords. The highest point is on Mt

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    Wilderness Newfoundland Adventures Case Study #28 Presented to: Professor Linda Blakney Presented by: Sparkle Smile Marketing Antonette Azzi Edona Berisha Wing Yu Cheung Kerry Forrest Jinghua Xie Marketing II: MKT 2302-070 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Situation Analysis 4 3. Assumptions 9 4. Core Problem 9 5. Alternatives 10 6. Evaluative Criteria 11 7. Analysis of Alternatives 11 8. Decision and Justification 14 9. Implementation 15 10

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    Confederation

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    lawyer. It is my belief that Confederation must happen and along with that the Roman Catholic rights must be recognized. I fear that we might lose our rights as Catholics and that we might lose our unique French culture. I agree with George Etienne Cartier that Confederation is our only hope for survival. What is Confederation to you? I question whether Confederation is beneficial or detrimental to our colony? Let me tell you the 3 important reasons why Confederation is beneficial to our colony

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    As a policy adviser I am sending you this letter addressing the issues of the immigrants in Newfoundland. I understand that in 2015 the issue in Newfoundland and Labrador was that there weren’t many people in the province so the government tried to push the people of newfoundland to have more kids‚ they also tried to find pull factors to encourage immigration in newfoundland.I also found out that Later in 2016 a new agreement was signed by the federal and provincial government which will help attract

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    Newfoundland folk songs As a social touchstone‚ both a common ordeal and national symbol of honor in Newfoundland and Labrador‚ just the codfish can equal customary music. With its story power‚ unmistakable sound and solid connections to Western Europe‚ customary music speaks to the area’s history and culture‚ and structures an essential connection between the over a wide span of time. For some it is likewise a pleased and intense indication of the "exceptional Newfoundland and Labrador character

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    Confederation of Canada

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    It all began with the rebellions of 1837-1838‚ when discontent citizens of Canada were tired of the oppression brought upon by the ruling classes‚ Family Compact and Château Clique. After trying to change their “irresponsible government” and failing to do so‚ frustration turned to fury‚ their patience waning thin‚ and reformers took arms against the government. These rebellions were drastic actions taken because reformers wanted political reform in the Colonies‚ limiting the power of the oligarchies

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    Newfoundland had concluded to not unite with the other four colonies since Prince Edwards Island also had not joined confederation with Canada East‚ Canada West‚ Nova Scotia‚ and New Brunswick. Newfoundland had figured that if they joined the new government that their goods wouldn’t sell‚ as Canada already had low prices on their products. Which would mean that Newfoundland economy would decrease because their items will not be purchased? The colony also realized that taxes would increase on their

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