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106 BADEN-POWELL, BADGER'S QUAY
Powell sent a representative. Captain H.C. Mayo, to visit the outports in a successful campaign to increase membership.
After Lord Baden-Powell's death in 1941 Lady Baden- Powell made two further visits to Newfoundland, one in 1946 and another in 1961. See BOYS SCOUTS; GIRL GUIDES. TVC
Badge of Newfoundland
BADGE OF NEWFOUNDLAND. The official emblem of Newfoundland, before the *Arms of Newfoundland qv were revived, was a Red Ensign with the Union Jack in the upper quadrant next to the staff, and the Badge of Newfoundland emblazoned on a circular ground in the centre of the flag. The Badge, which was granted by the Admiralty in 1827, con¬ sisted of a representation of Mercury, the god of Commerce and Merchandise, presenting to Britannia a fisherman who, in a kneeling attitude, is offering the harvest of the sea. Above the device, on a scroll, are the words "Terra Nova," and below, the moiio Haec Tibi Dona Fero ("These Gifts I Bring to Thee"). PAG
BADGER (inc. community 1955, town 1963; pop. 1976, 1160). Situated 30 km (18.5 mi) west of Grand Falls qv at the junction of Badger Brook and the Exploits River, Badger is located near good timberlands. It has always been dependent on forestry, and from 1909, in particular, on the Anglo- Newfoundland Development (A.N.D.) Company, later Price (Newfoundland) Pulp and Paper Limited, which have manu¬ factured pulp and paper in Grand Falls since 1909.
It is believed that the site of Badger was first settled in the 1890s by a Micmac hunter, John Pauls, and a number of workers brought there to service the new trans-insular rail¬ way, which ran through the site (W.C. Wonders: 1951). Soon afterwards two sawmills, one in the community and another nearby, began operations, utilizing the nearby stands of pine for timber and the railway for transportation. By 1901 it was reported that two hundred men in the area of Badger were working for the sawmills while the community itself had a population of twenty-three.
In 1909, with the start of production at the Grand Falls Paper Mill, changes began to occur in Badger. In that year the
paper mill's owner, the A.N.D. Company, bought out the H.J. Crowe Company, a company based in Canada, which had been conducting woods-work from Badger. Soon after, Badger became a headquarters for a large part of the A.N.D. Company's woods operations. By 1911 the population had grown to 136 and the community was supporting a church, school and post office. Over the next decade the population more than doubled, reaching 284 by 1921. In the meantime the sawmills in the area had closed, probably as a result of di¬ minishing stands of pine. Since then the community has con¬ tinued to depend on the pulp and paper industry. During the early 1960s between 950 and 1300 men worked in the woods camps administered from Badger, and a large proportion of the population of the town worked for the industry. Despite the fact that Badger ceased being a divisional headquarters for the A.N.D. Company in 1965, the majority of people in Badger continued to be employed by the company. Others in the town have worked at the Buchans base metal mine and for a short time at the GuUbridge mine at Gull Pond.
In 1981 most of the work force worked for Price (New¬ foundland) Pulp and Paper Limited (formerly the A.N.D. Company) either in Grand Falls itself or in the woods. Others were employed in the service industry, at the Buchans mine, and in transportation services. In 1981 there were three schools and three churches located in the town. Health ser¬ vices were provided in Grand Falls. W.J. Browne (1937), Harry Inder (1964), Thomas Lodge (1939), Verley Roberts (interview, Apr. 1981), W.C. Wonders (1951), Census (1901-1976), Newfoundland and Labrador Who's Who Cen¬ tennial Edition (1968), Newfoundland Historical Society (Badger). Map E. CFH BADGER'S QUAY-VALLEYFIELD-POOL'S ISLAND (inc. 1946; pop. 1976, 1468). An incorporated community composed ofthe contiguous settlements of Valleyfield, Pool's Island, North West Arm, Southwest Island and Tinker's Is¬ land, and including residents of the resettled community of Safe Harbour qv, Badger's Quay-Valleyfield-Pool's Island was first constituted a mral district rather than a town "be¬ cause part of it, namely Pool's Island, was not connected by land with the rest." [Western Newfoundland Settlement Sur- vey-1953 (Preliminary Report) Valleyfield: 1955]. With the passage of the Municipalities Act 1980) on April 1, 1980 the mral district of Badger's Quay-Valleyfield-Pool's Island was created a town on that date.
Like Wesleyville to the north, the town is composed of three main areas; Badger's Quay and Valleyfield are situated on the mainland of Newfoundland south of Wesleyville qv and Pool's Island (on Main Pool's Island) is situated on an is¬ land adjacent to the coast. Tinker's Island, Southwest Island and Rig Island are located between Main Pool's Island and the mainland and are connected by a bridge which joins Tinker's Island with Main Pool's Island. The part of the town known as Pool's Island (pop. 1976, 212) is situated on Main Pool's Island and has its own post office and govemment wharf. An¬ other bridge joins Pig Island to the mainland and the part of the town of Valleyfield (pop. 1976, 595) is situated on the north-east side of the harbour. Here there was a govemment wharf and an oil tank farm in 1981. The settlement of Badger's Quay (pop. 1976, 649) situated on the mainland be¬ tween Valleyfield and Pool's Island (pop. 1976, 649) has the town's main post office and between Valleyfield and
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| Transcript | 106 BADEN-POWELL, BADGER'S QUAY Powell sent a representative. Captain H.C. Mayo, to visit the outports in a successful campaign to increase membership. After Lord Baden-Powell's death in 1941 Lady Baden- Powell made two further visits to Newfoundland, one in 1946 and another in 1961. See BOYS SCOUTS; GIRL GUIDES. TVC Badge of Newfoundland BADGE OF NEWFOUNDLAND. The official emblem of Newfoundland, before the *Arms of Newfoundland qv were revived, was a Red Ensign with the Union Jack in the upper quadrant next to the staff, and the Badge of Newfoundland emblazoned on a circular ground in the centre of the flag. The Badge, which was granted by the Admiralty in 1827, con¬ sisted of a representation of Mercury, the god of Commerce and Merchandise, presenting to Britannia a fisherman who, in a kneeling attitude, is offering the harvest of the sea. Above the device, on a scroll, are the words "Terra Nova," and below, the moiio Haec Tibi Dona Fero ("These Gifts I Bring to Thee"). PAG BADGER (inc. community 1955, town 1963; pop. 1976, 1160). Situated 30 km (18.5 mi) west of Grand Falls qv at the junction of Badger Brook and the Exploits River, Badger is located near good timberlands. It has always been dependent on forestry, and from 1909, in particular, on the Anglo- Newfoundland Development (A.N.D.) Company, later Price (Newfoundland) Pulp and Paper Limited, which have manu¬ factured pulp and paper in Grand Falls since 1909. It is believed that the site of Badger was first settled in the 1890s by a Micmac hunter, John Pauls, and a number of workers brought there to service the new trans-insular rail¬ way, which ran through the site (W.C. Wonders: 1951). Soon afterwards two sawmills, one in the community and another nearby, began operations, utilizing the nearby stands of pine for timber and the railway for transportation. By 1901 it was reported that two hundred men in the area of Badger were working for the sawmills while the community itself had a population of twenty-three. In 1909, with the start of production at the Grand Falls Paper Mill, changes began to occur in Badger. In that year the paper mill's owner, the A.N.D. Company, bought out the H.J. Crowe Company, a company based in Canada, which had been conducting woods-work from Badger. Soon after, Badger became a headquarters for a large part of the A.N.D. Company's woods operations. By 1911 the population had grown to 136 and the community was supporting a church, school and post office. Over the next decade the population more than doubled, reaching 284 by 1921. In the meantime the sawmills in the area had closed, probably as a result of di¬ minishing stands of pine. Since then the community has con¬ tinued to depend on the pulp and paper industry. During the early 1960s between 950 and 1300 men worked in the woods camps administered from Badger, and a large proportion of the population of the town worked for the industry. Despite the fact that Badger ceased being a divisional headquarters for the A.N.D. Company in 1965, the majority of people in Badger continued to be employed by the company. Others in the town have worked at the Buchans base metal mine and for a short time at the GuUbridge mine at Gull Pond. In 1981 most of the work force worked for Price (New¬ foundland) Pulp and Paper Limited (formerly the A.N.D. Company) either in Grand Falls itself or in the woods. Others were employed in the service industry, at the Buchans mine, and in transportation services. In 1981 there were three schools and three churches located in the town. Health ser¬ vices were provided in Grand Falls. W.J. Browne (1937), Harry Inder (1964), Thomas Lodge (1939), Verley Roberts (interview, Apr. 1981), W.C. Wonders (1951), Census (1901-1976), Newfoundland and Labrador Who's Who Cen¬ tennial Edition (1968), Newfoundland Historical Society (Badger). Map E. CFH BADGER'S QUAY-VALLEYFIELD-POOL'S ISLAND (inc. 1946; pop. 1976, 1468). An incorporated community composed ofthe contiguous settlements of Valleyfield, Pool's Island, North West Arm, Southwest Island and Tinker's Is¬ land, and including residents of the resettled community of Safe Harbour qv, Badger's Quay-Valleyfield-Pool's Island was first constituted a mral district rather than a town "be¬ cause part of it, namely Pool's Island, was not connected by land with the rest." [Western Newfoundland Settlement Sur- vey-1953 (Preliminary Report) Valleyfield: 1955]. With the passage of the Municipalities Act 1980) on April 1, 1980 the mral district of Badger's Quay-Valleyfield-Pool's Island was created a town on that date. Like Wesleyville to the north, the town is composed of three main areas; Badger's Quay and Valleyfield are situated on the mainland of Newfoundland south of Wesleyville qv and Pool's Island (on Main Pool's Island) is situated on an is¬ land adjacent to the coast. Tinker's Island, Southwest Island and Rig Island are located between Main Pool's Island and the mainland and are connected by a bridge which joins Tinker's Island with Main Pool's Island. The part of the town known as Pool's Island (pop. 1976, 212) is situated on Main Pool's Island and has its own post office and govemment wharf. An¬ other bridge joins Pig Island to the mainland and the part of the town of Valleyfield (pop. 1976, 595) is situated on the north-east side of the harbour. Here there was a govemment wharf and an oil tank farm in 1981. The settlement of Badger's Quay (pop. 1976, 649) situated on the mainland be¬ tween Valleyfield and Pool's Island (pop. 1976, 649) has the town's main post office and between Valleyfield and |
