Port Union
Settlement
View of Port Union's historic buildings
View of Port Union's historic buildings
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Founded byWilliam Coaker
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Official namePort Union Historic District National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1999
Highways Route 230

Port Union is a historical community overlooking Trinity Bay and Catalina Harbour, on the east side of the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

William Coaker founded the town as the base for the Fishermen's Protective Union in 1916. It was the base for the publication of the Fishermen's Advocate journal.

In 1999, the original part of the town and the nearby hydroelectric plant were designated a National Historic Site of Canada.[1]

In 2005, Port Union was amalgamated with Catalina and Melrose to form the town of Trinity Bay North.

In 2012, the local fish plant closed.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Port Union Historic District. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "7 fish plants declared permanently closed". CBC News. May 24, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sealing the deal: Chinese investors eye Port Union fish plant". Cbc.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ "From seafood to smokables: Newfoundland fish plant to be converted to cannabis". Cbc.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

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