Local service district / designated place in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
McCallum is a
local service district and
designated place in the
Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador . McCallum is located on the
southern coast of the island of
Newfoundland .
[2] It is accessible only by boat or by air, and in appearance and way of life is thought by some to be as close to a
pre-20th century community as may be found. McCallum lies in an enclosed harbour and is sheltered between two hills. The community survives primarily on the fishery.
Whaling was also a major industry in the late 19th century. The
provincial government runs a ferry service to McCallum from the nearby town of
Hermitage , about an hour and a half away by boat, where the nearest road is located.
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History
McCallum takes its name from Sir
Henry Edward McCallum ,
Colonial Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1899 to 1901.
The waters around McCallum have been fished since at least the
16th century , however no permanent settlement existed until after the
Seven Years' War , after 1816. When the
French gained possession of the Islands of
Saint Pierre and Miquelon , the
English on the Islands were forced to find new homes, and looked just north, to Newfoundland's southern coast.
It was during this time that
Captain James Cook was appointed marine surveyor of
Newfoundland , and mapped out in detail the coastline and waters around McCallum to create a boundary for where the
French were still allowed to fish.
Aside from the traditional fishery, there is also a
lobster fishery .
[6]
In recent years there has also been
aquaculture in and around the community of McCallum.
[7] The lifeblood of McCallum revolves around the sea.
McCallum voted on resettlement in 2015 and 2017 but did not meet the 90% threshold required.
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Geography
McCallum is in
Newfoundland within
Subdivision D of
Division No. 3 .
[12] As a result of resettlement, the community has grown and has taken in people from surrounding communities such as
Pushthrough ,
Muddy Hole ,
Indian Cove ,
Lock's Cove ,
Richards Harbour ,
Great Jervais and
Mosquito .
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Demographics
As a designated place in the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada , McCallum recorded a population of 45 living in 21 of its 44 total private dwellings, a change of -38.4% from its 2016 population of 73.
[14]
[15] With a land area of 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 40.1/km2 (103.9/sq mi) in 2016.
[15]
Government
McCallum is a local service district (LSD)
[16] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.
[17] The chair of the LSD committee is Everett Durnford.
[16]
Infrastructure
McCallum on overcast day
McCallum has a public wharf, a fire department, a bed-and-breakfast, local internet access,
[18] a
passenger ferry service to Hermitage (where the nearest road is located), and distance education facilities. There is only one general store, Fudges Store. The church is St Peter's Anglican, and the school is St Peter's All Grade School.
[19] The school is small with only three students.
[20] Distance education is a popular means of education for the high school students (grades 9 to 12).
There are now more than four
ATV 's used for various jobs in the community, such as garbage pickup, hauling freight, and bringing groceries to the shop. Also, ATVs have become popular for residents needing to get various jobs done quicker. Snowmobiles are popular in winter.
See also
References
^
"Census Profile, 2021 Census" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved Feb 9, 2022 .
^
"McCallum" . cbc.ca . Retrieved January 9, 2022 .
^ Hillier, Bernice (Jan 17, 2019).
"Isolated towns fear new ferry contract will be the same old boat" . CBC News . Retrieved Oct 17, 2020 .
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"McCallum votes on resettlement: 'It's a dying community' " . CBC News . Jun 1, 2015. Retrieved Oct 17, 2020 .
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"N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year" . CBC . 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17 .
^ Antle, Angela (Jun 4, 2017).
"Land & Sea: A 1989 visit to McCallum and Great Jarvis" . CBC News. Retrieved Oct 17, 2020 .
^
"Fish removal planned as disease detected in McCallum salmon cages" . CBC News. Jul 13, 2020. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020 .
^ Howells, Laura (Jun 8, 2015).
"Resettlement policy needs reform: McCallum resident" . CBC News. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020 .
^ Hunt, Clayton (Sep 29, 2017).
"McCallum residents staying put" . Saltwire News. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020 .
^ Dooley, Danette (Sep 29, 2017).
"McCallum residents anxiously await resettlement vote results" . Saltwire News. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020 .
^
"Your request for access to information under Part II of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 [Our File #: MAPA/070/2021]" . Atipp-search.gov.nl.ca . Retrieved 27 January 2022 .
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"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)" .
Statistics Canada . February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021 .
^ Stoodley, Allan (Oct 25, 2020).
"Decades after resettlement, tiny communities still dot Newfoundland's 'forgotten coast' " . CBC News. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020 .
^
"Census Profile, 2021 Census" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved Feb 9, 2022 .
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b
"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)" .
Statistics Canada . February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021 .
^
a
b
"Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF) . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
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"Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions" . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ Bartlett, Geoff (Jan 31, 2018).
"Is expanding high-speed internet to rural Newfoundland best use of $40M?" . CBC News . Retrieved Oct 17, 2020 .
^ Hunt, Clayton.
"Schools adjusting to lower enrolments | SaltWire" . Saltwire.com . Retrieved 27 January 2022 .
^ Mercer, Nicholas (Feb 12, 2020).
" 'I like the quiet': Inside an isolated Newfoundland community's single-student classes" . The Telegram. Retrieved Nov 15, 2020 .
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Subdivisions and statistical units
Communities
Cities
Local service districts (LSDs) and
designated places (DPLs)
Both
LSDs and
DPLs
Aspen Cove
Barachois Brook
Bartletts Harbour
Bay St. George South
Beaches
Bear Cove, Northern Peninsula
Beau Bois
Bellevue
Bellevue Beach
Benoits Siding
Benton
Birchy Cove
Black Duck
Black Duck Brook and Winterhouse
Black Duck Cove, Northern Peninsula
Black Tickle-Domino
Blaketown
Boyd's Cove
Bridgeport
Brig Bay
Brigus South
Brown's Arm
Buchans Junction
Bunyan's Cove
Burgoynes Cove
Burnside-St. Chads
Burnt Cove, St. Michael's, Bauline South
Burnt Point-Gull Island-Northern Bay
Calvert
Campbells Creek
Canning's Cove
Cape Freels North
Cape Ray
Caplin Cove-Southport
Castor River North
Castor River South
Cavendish
Chanceport
Charlottetown, Bonavista Bay
Cobbs Arm
Cottrell's Cove
Deadman's Bay
Deep Bight
Diamond Cove
Dildo
Dunfield
Eddies Cove West
Epworth-Great Salmonier
Fairbanks-Hillgrade
Fairhaven
Flat Bay
Forest Field-New Bridge
Forresters Point
Fox Island River-Point au Mal
Fox Roost-Margaree
Francois
Freshwater, Conception Bay
Gander Bay North
Gander Bay South
Garden Cove
Georgetown
Glovers Harbour
Goobies
Grates Cove
Great Brehat
Great Codroy
Green Island Brook
Green's Harbour
Grey River
Harbour Mille-Little Harbour East
Harry's Harbour
Herring Neck
Hickman's Harbour-Robinson Bight
Hodges Cove
Hopeall
Horwood
Indian Cove
Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove-Silverdale
Jean de Baie
La Poile
Lance Cove, Bell Island
L'Anse aux Meadows to Quirpon
Laurenceton
Little Harbour (East), Placentia Bay
Little Rapids
Little St. Lawrence
Lodge Bay
Loon Bay
Lower Lance Cove
Main Point-Davidsville
Mainland
Makinsons
Markland
Marysvale
Mattis Point
McCallum
Merritt's Harbour
Mobile
Moreton's Harbour
Nameless Cove
New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove
New Harbour, Trinity Bay
Newman's Cove
Newville
Noggin Cove
Norman's Bay
Norris Arm North
North Harbour, St. Mary's Bay
O'Donnells
Old Shop
Open Hall-Red Cliffe
O'Regan's Central
Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove
Pensons Arm
Petit Forte
Petley
Phillips Head
Piccadilly Head
Piccadilly Slant-Abraham's Cove
Pidgeon Cove-St. Barbe
Pleasantview
Plum Point
Pollard's Point
Port Albert
Portland Creek
Purcell's Harbour
Pynns Brook
Random Island West
Random Sound West
Rattling Brook
Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle
Roaches Line
Rock Harbour
Searston
Sheaves Cove
Sheppardville
Ship Cove, Northern Peninsula
Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerry's Nose
Smith's Harbour
Smith's Sound
Sop's Arm
South Dildo
Southeast Bight
Spanish Room
Spillars Cove
St. Andrews
St. Anthony Bight
St. Joseph's Cove-St. Veronica's
St. Judes
St. Patricks
St. Teresa
Stanhope
Stoneville
Summerville-Princeton-Southern Bay
Swift Current
Thornlea
Three Rock Cove
Tizzard's Harbour
Tompkins
Tors Cove
Upper Amherst Cove
Upper Ferry
Valley Pond
Virgin Arm-Carter's Cove
West Bay
Wild Cove, White Bay
William's Harbour
LSDs only
DPLs only