Port Union, Newfoundland and Labrador

Port Union is a historical community overlooking Trinity Bay and Catalina Harbour, on the east side of the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the only union-built town in North America.^[1]

Port Union
Settlement
View of Port Union's historic buildings
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Founded by	William Coaker
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Port Union Historic District National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1999
Highways	Route 230

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.^[2]

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.^[3][4][5]

See also

• Fishermen's Protective Union
• List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Newfoundland outport

References

1. "Welcome to Historic Port Union - Our History". historicportunion.ca. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
2. Port Union Historic District. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
3. "7 fish plants declared permanently closed". CBC News. May 24, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
4. "Sealing the deal: Chinese investors eye Port Union fish plant". Cbc.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
5. "From seafood to smokables: Newfoundland fish plant to be converted to cannabis". Cbc.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

External links

• Historic Port Union Website

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