North West River
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North West River is a small town in central Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, known as one of the province’s oldest inland settlements and a historic hub for Indigenous and fur trade activity.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| category |
Populated places in Labrador
ⓘ
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| demographics | mixed Indigenous and non-Indigenous population ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
public services
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ traditional subsistence activities ⓘ |
| governingBody | North West River Town Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
health clinic
ⓘ
local museum ⓘ school ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 709 ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousPresence |
Innu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 500 ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | A0P ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Indigenous trading centre
ⓘ
fur trade hub ⓘ mission settlement ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest inland settlements in Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Indigenous cultural heritage
ⓘ
historic fur trade posts ⓘ proximity to Lake Melville ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ eastern Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Happy Valley–Goose Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Northwest River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearIndigenousCommunity | Sheshatshiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Labrador ⓘ |
| servedBy | Route 520 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Atlantic Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportConnection | road link to Happy Valley–Goose Bay ⓘ |
| waterBody |
Lake Melville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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