St LewisSt. Lewis is composed of widely separated groups of houses spread out around the sheltered harbour of St. Lewis Bay, on the north shore of St. Lewis Sound, only 7 miles north of Battle Harbour and southeast of Port Hope Simpson, Labrador. There are 280 residents in this scenic community.
History
St. Lewis is one of the earliest recorded place names in all of Labrador. It was depicted on a map as early as 1502. Its recorded history begins in the early 18th Century when its sheltered location, proximity to good fishing grounds and seal migration routes made it a desired location for the English based migratory fishery. Not only was it a favorite place for fishing, but it also was a good place to construct small boats and early establishments left crews to winter there for this purpose. Town Council
Annie Rumbolt - Mayor
Doreen Poole - Deputy Mayor Victoria Paul - Councillor Loraine Poole - Clerk Brent Poole -maintenance Council Updates
Council are increasingly optimistic about the upcoming 2005 tourism season and hopeful there will be some additional attractions this summer. Council invites interested visitors to come experience the new walking trails, and the newly restored Loders Point premises.
Research work is currently being undertaken on a new community center. St. Lewis Scene
Ronald Strugnell Memorial Dog Team Race 2006 |
Contact Information:
Town of St. Lewis
P.O. Box 106 St. Lewis, NL, A0K 4W0 Telephone: 1-709-939-2282 Fax: 1-709-939-2210 Announcements:
Good news for the children of St. Lewis
Recently an announcement from IGA to the St. Lewis Enhancement Committee of funding for a playground upgrade in the amount of 10,000. was welcome news for the whole community.Completion of playground should be complete by the end of the summer. (Announcement published on April 20, 2005)
Events:
April 1, 2006:
Ronald Strugnell Memorial Dog Team Race
On February 11th 2006 the Annual dog team race went ahead as planned,there were 5 teams, Neil Chubbs (St. Lewis) Dennis Burden (PHS) Brendon Smith (Mary's Hr) Bill Russell (PHS) Aubrey Russell (Mary's Hr). The winner of the race was Brendon Smith (MH).
April 1, 2006:
St. Lewis Lady's Fun Fit Group Concert
It was a night of fabulous fun, food and fantastic music.The concert was a huge success,with people coming in from other communities to join in the fun . Next year it will be bigger and better.
Links:
For driving information to St. Lewis please visit here.
Local resident Calvin Poole provides a wealth of information on St. Lewis.
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