Category: Newfoundland

Due to significant economic migration away from many of the small rural towns these events draw many generations to celebrate. In 2000, there was a provincial “Come Home Year” in Newfoundland and Labrador where many people came back to visit their various communities. 2022 was also a “Come Home Year”. What is Come Home Year […]

Orangemen’s Day commemorates the Battle of the Boyne, which took place in 1690 outside Drogheda, now in the Republic of Ireland. It is a provincial holiday in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Monday closest to July 12. Why is it called Orangemen’s day? Irish Protestants celebrate Orangemen’s Day — also known as The Twelfth or […]

In 1497 he sailed west from Bristol hoping to find a shorter route to Asia, a land believed to be rich in gold, spices and other luxuries. After a month, he discovered a ‘new found land’, today known as Newfoundland in Canada. Why did Europeans come to Newfoundland? Fishing. Explorers soon realized that the waters […]

The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Newfoundland is to fly which costs €290 – €850 and takes 19h 21m. What is the fastest way to get from Ireland to Newfoundland? The quickest way to get from Ireland to Newfoundland is to fly and bus which costs €310 – €900 and takes 13h 56m. […]

Foxes aren’t part of the legal list, therefore, not legal to import nor own in the province of Newfoundland. Can you own a fox as a pet in Canada? It is illegal to keep wild foxes as pets in B.C. under the BC Wildlife Act. Exotic foxes like Fennec Foxes are also not allowed as […]

At Salmonier Nature Park We currently have two red foxes on site. Where is the best place to find foxes? Finding Foxes Foxes travel on the edge of habitats—for example, where a meadow and forest join, or in a suburban area with dense vegetation containing plentiful prey. Foxes are skillful scavengers and eat fruit, insects, […]

John’s water dog with both bemusement and admiration: “A thin, short-haired, black dog came off-shore to us to-day. The animal was of a breed very different from what we understand by the term Newfoundland dog in England. St. John’s water dog Variety status Extinct. Not recognized as a breed by any major kennel club. Are […]

The leatherback sea turtle is the only species of marine turtle common to the waters of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the most widely traveled of all the seven species of marine turtles. Are there any turtles in Newfoundland? In Newfoundland and Labrador’s coastal waters, leatherback turtles can be seen during the summer and early […]

Newfoundland has no native turtle species. Are there any turtles in Newfoundland? In Newfoundland and Labrador’s coastal waters, leatherback turtles can be seen during the summer and early fall as they swim close to the surface to feed on jelly fish. Most sightings occur in southern Newfoundland. Where do turtles live on land? Land turtles […]

Humphrey Gilbert. On this day August 5, 1583 Humphrey Gilbert claimed Newfoundland for the English crown. It was the first English colony in North America and the beginning of what became the British Empire. When was Newfoundland claimed for England by Sir Humphrey Gilbert? 1583Today in 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed Newfoundland for the English […]