Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Grand Falls-Windsor is a community in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located on the north bank of the Exploits River, 25 kilometres southwest of its mouth at the Bay of Exploits.
Grand Falls and Windsor (previously Grand Falls Station) existed as independent entities until they were amalgamated into their current hyphenated status in 1991.
Grand Falls was built as a "company town" around forestry and the pulp and paper industry, by the British-owned Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company Limited, in the early 1900s. The company was responsible for all town activities until 1961, when the first municipal council was elected. The mill is still in operation and is now owned by Abitibi-Consolidated. The town has since grown to become one of the largest communities in Newfoundland, and the second largest outside of the Avalon Peninsula.
The immediate area surrounding the town is rich in wildlife such as moose, caribou, black bear, fox, and grouse. The Exploits River is the largest in the Province and the salmon fishing attracts anglers from around the world. The Salmonid Interpretation Centre, which is located outside of town at the site of the salmon ladder, is the largest of its kind in North America, and it provides spectacular views of waterfalls and salmon jumping them. Each July, the town hosts the Exploits Valley Salmon Festival, one of the largest music festivals in Atlantic Canada.
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 13,340
- % Change (1996-2001): -5.8
- Dwellings: 5,253
- Area (sq. km.): 54.48
- Density (persons per sq. km.): 244.9
Notable people of Grand Falls-Windsor
- Gordon Pinsent, television, theatre, and film actor
See also
| North: Division No. 6, Subd. C | ||
| West: Division No. 6, Subd. C |
Grand Falls-Windsor |
East: Exploits River |
| South: Exploits River |