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Held on the North West River Beach the last weekend of July, the North West River Beach Festival is in its 36th year. The two-day event is Labrador's largest music festival. Locals, travellers and ex-pats gather at the festival to socialize and watch local performers play traditional Labrador music.
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North West River experiences generally mild summers with cold winters. Winter usually begins in mid November and lasts until mid April and summer begins in June and ends in early September. The temperature generally ranges from about −30 °C (−22 °F) at its coldest in the winters to about
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The Labrador Heritage Foundation operates a museum in the restored Hudson's Bay trading post. Various artifacts relating to the fur trade and Labrador history are cataloged and on display. The museum keeps regular hours in the Summer and can offer tours if booked ahead of time in the Winter.
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In 1981 the International Grenfell Association dissolved, leaving all properties to the Grenfell Regional Health Services Board, a locally run board, no longer relying on the support of missionaries. The hospital in North West River was closed by the provincial government in 1983.
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The town is located on a hill dividing Little Lake from the larger Lake Melville. A small band of water (North West River) connects the two. The area of North West River is located on a sandy plain surrounded by mountains. The sand and gravel forming this plain was deposited by
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Although North West River has remained small in size over the last 250 years, it remains a lively place full of history. The town offers scenic walking trails along the waterfront, through the forest or to the top of "Sunday Hill" where hikers can see a panoramic view of
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The interests of the Inuit in North West River are represented in Nunatsiavut by the Sivunivut Inuit Community Corporation. The board members of Sivunivut are elected by residents of North West River and the chairperson (currently Trudy Mesher-Barkman) serves in the
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in 1836 who would enjoy a trade monopoly over central Labrador's furs for more than 100 years. The newest of the Hudson's Bay trading posts was constructed in 1923 and still remains as museum run and maintained by the Labrador Heritage Society.
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North West River is home to a bed and breakfast, a motel, one convenience store, a gas station and garage, a barber shop, a hair salon as well as a craft shop selling local handmade crafts. Guided tours are offered by local outfitters.
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The Labrador Interpretation Centre, located on Sunday Hill Road, is designed to provide a comprehensive view into the history and culture of Labrador. The centre features an art gallery, temporary exhibit space and a small theatre.
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and the two factors in charge of a French fur trading station on the opposite bank of the river, some two or three half-breed trappers, and a small company of Montagnais Indians, temporarily encamped at the station".
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Until 1961, access to North West River was restricted to small boats. The North West River Cable Car was completed in 1960 and first used in 1961 as a way to connect the people of North West River to neighboring
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and to the road leading to Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The Cable Car remained in operation until a permanent bridge was constructed in 1981. The cable car may still be seen on permanent display near the river.
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relied on the knowledge of the land possessed by the trappers and the Innu to provide them with furs. Trappers living in and around North West River would come to the trading post to exchange furs, such as
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explored the area on foot, by canoe and with dog sledge. They were initially accompanied by Lionel Leslie. In nine months the pair travelled about 800 miles by canoe and 1500 miles by dog sledge.
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In 1743 French fur trader Louis Fornel was the first European to establish a year-long settlement at the present site of North West River. The site was primarily used to trade furs with the local
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In August, 1905, North West River was the camp site for a solar eclipse expedition sent by the government of the Dominion of Canada and including members of the
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departed North West River to complete her husband's failed mission of 1903, and provided the first detailed map of northern Labrador's interior region.
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The fur trade collapsed after the Second World War. Many trappers abandoned their traplines to work at the new air force base at nearby
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and home to a hospital and school serving the needs of coastal Labrador. North West River is the oldest modern settlement in Labrador.
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began travelling the Labrador coast providing medical services to fishermen and the Aboriginals living in Labrador, establishing the
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In 2007, the Beach Festival was moved to the North West River Waterfront instead of its traditional location on the beach.
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reserve adjacent to North West River. The combined population of the reserve and North West River was 1,867 in 2011.
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for European goods. French settlers from Quebec moved to the area surrounding North West River to work as
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Labrador was passed from the French to the British. With the arrival of the British came the
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featuring 'CRB', the only garage in town, and last garage on the highway before it ends.
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trappers and traders. Traders would also do business trading goods with the nomadic
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North West River - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 4, p. 110-111.
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spanned the river for 19 years. Before that the river was only passable by boat.
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total private dwellings, a change of 2.4% from its 2016 population of
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used North West River as the base for an expedition in which he and
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with his two companions departed North West River for his tragic
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people, for over 7,000 years due to its bountiful wildlife.
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In 2017, the town became the focus of a reality TV show,
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was formed. The mission took doctors and nurses from the
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inherited from relatives throughout central Labrador.
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Hubbard, Mina Benson (2004). Grace, Sherrill (ed.).
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View from Sunday Hill of sunset over Little Lake.
North West River is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
North West River is located in Canada
53°31′31.32″N 060°08′41.80″W / 53.5253667°N 60.1449444°W / 53.5253667; -60.1449444
Province
Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division
10
NunatuKavut
MHA
Perry Trimper
MP
Yvonne Jones
Nunatsiavut
Wally Andersen
Time zone
UTC−04:00
AST
DST
UTC−03:00
A0P 1M0
Area code
709
Highways
Route 520
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Labrador
Louis Fornel
Hudson's Bay Company
French

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