Community Chart, 1957

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Name of small Isolated Settlement Number of Families Involved Number of Families willing to move Name of larger settlement to which families might be moved Religious Denominations having churches in larger centres Size of School of each denomination Reasons why families should be moved
Coney Arm 6 6 Jackson's Arm C. of E. 2 schools, 3 rooms and 1 room (1) Isolated due to ice from Dec. to June
(2) No public services
(3) Difficult to earn a living
Sop's Island East 6   Sop's Arm or Jackson's Arm C. of E. Jackson's Arm as above, Sop's Arm Amalgamated (1) Isolated and no public services, etc.
Western Arm 11 9 Bear Cove
Baie Verte
C. of E. & U.C.
C. of E. & U.C.
U.C. 3 rooms
R.C. 3 rooms
Isolated from Dec. to June
Purbeck's Cove 16 Nil Westport   C. of E. 2 rooms Isolation, lack of medical and public services.
Pumbley Cove 10 4 Westport   C. of E. 2 rooms As above
Gold Cove 8 7 Bayside & Hampden      
Beaches 15 2 Bayside & Hampden      
Rooms 10 2 Bayside & Hampden      
Little Brehat 14 14 St. Anthony U.C. (2) one-room (1) Poor harbour (2) No opportunities for work other than fishing (3) No teacher (4) Lack of Medical & other services
Great Brehat 30 6 St. Anthony U.C.   (1) No opportunities for work other than fishing (2) Lack of medical & other facilities.
Spillar's Cove 20   St. Anthony C. of E. & U.C.   Most fishermen do poorly at fishery and are on relief 6 months of each year.
Noddy Bay 15   St. Anthony      
Hay Cove 10   St. Anthony      
Lance au Meadows 15   St. Anthony      
Boat Hr. 20   Cook's Hr. C. of E. one room (1) Poor harbour (2) No opportunities for work other than fishing (3) Lack of medical & other facilities (4) inadequate educational facilities
Big Brook 7   Cook's Hr. Jehovah's Witnesses one room (1) Isolation (2) No opportunities for work other than fishing. (3) lack of medical, educational & other facilities
St. Carol's 15   St. Anthony U.C. one room (1) Poor harbour (2) No opportunities for work other than fishing (3) No teacher (4) Lack of medical & other facilities
Castor River (North) 9 2 Bartlett's Hr. R.C. 2-room (RC) No school-people illiterate
Castor River (South) 8 Nil "    " " " "     "
New Ferrolle 12 2 "    "
or Reef's Hr.
"
"
1 room at Reef's Hr.
"     "
Current Island 15 3 Black Duck Cove
or St. Barbe
C. of E. 1 room
1 room
Isolation and lack of educational facilities.
Pond Cove 7 Nil Blue Cove C. of E. 1 room Poor Harbour, No school
Spirity Cove 8 8 Port Saunders C. of E. & R.C. C. of E. 2 room
R.C. 2 room
Isolated, no schools or churches, Lack of medical facilities



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