Saint Anthony Newfoundland is fading away. Watch this CBC TV report about the decline.

[jimintoronto]

Further to my recent post about the decline of the Newfoundland out ports, watch this CBC TV report about the town of Saint Anthony , a place with a population of 2500 people that is slowly dying out. The surrounding rural district used to have about 25,000 residents, but now it is down to 15,000 people. The fish plant employs about 45 people, but the average age of the female workers is 55. The young people are all leaving for jobs in other parts of the Province, or to other parts of Canada. The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is shrinking as the years go by.

Link. Government encourages residents to abandon their small communities - YouTube

 

[Geezerette]

Thanks for sharing that. There were some other videos there too about the Newfoundland situation. Very sad, heart wrenching. Such basically fine people.
The Fishing industry dependent towns have shrinking & closed along the eastern seaboard of US as well….The whole complicated thing of everyone always thinking the cod population would just go on forever, and it was seriously declining, too much being taken out of both US & Canadian waters. I don’t know enough about it ( the industry) to know whether the actions taken re control of fishing were right or wrong. I understand there are controls on salmon fishing too.

 

[rgp]

Further to my recent post about the decline of the Newfoundland out ports, watch this CBC TV report about the town of Saint Anthony , a place with a population of 2500 people that is slowly dying out. The surrounding rural district used to have about 25,000 residents, but now it is down to 15,000 people. The fish plant employs about 45 people, but the average age of the female workers is 55. The young people are all leaving for jobs in other parts of the Province, or to other parts of Canada. The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is shrinking as the years go by.

Link. Government encourages residents to abandon their small communities - YouTube

No offence to the folks that live there but ...... IMO it takes a 'certain' kind of person to live there . Younger people want an easier way of life , and most folks in general aren't crazy about the long cold winters.

It is a shame because it is beautiful !!

 

[fuzzybuddy]

If you can't put food on your table, it's either starve or move. The economy that drew people to Newfoundland is now forcing them away. I live in what was 'coal country'. There are no more huge coal mines. It's an economically depressed area. Young people have moved away for jobs. It's almost one huge nursing home. Changing economics are harsh masters.

 

[Sunny]

OTOH, in Pennsylvania many of the coal mines have been replaced by hi-tech jobs. Some of the locations have shifted, but let's not get too misty-eyed about the loss of backbreaking, dead end jobs below ground that killed many workers with black lung disease and other horrors.

About Newfoundland I know absolutely nothing, but people have always moved away from places with a bad natural climate and few choices. This has always been a part of life. We humans are a restless species. It is only natural to move away from places with limited options, to seek out a better quality of life.

 

[Geezerette]

Yes indeed. Coal mines are closing here in NM due to closing of coal fired power plants for air pollution/climate reasons.Saw the same thing in W. Va and parts of PA. And the breadwinners and towns not prepared for anything else.