Mary's Harbour
| Mary's Harbour | |
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| Town | |
Mary's Harbour
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| Nickname(s): Mary's Harbour | |
| Coordinates: 52°18′55″N 55°50′01″W / 52.31528°N 55.83361°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Newfoundland and Labrador
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| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Alton Rumbolt |
| • MHA | Lisa Dempster |
| • MP | Yvonne Jones |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 417 |
| Time zone | GMT -03:30 |
| Postal code | A0K 3P0 |
| Area code(s) | 709 |
Mary's Harbour is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 474 in the Canada 2006 Census. It is serviced by Mary's Harbour Airport. Mary's Harbour surrounds the St. Mary's River. St. Mary's River was the site of a salmon fishery as early as the 1780s. However Mary's Harbour was not a permanent settlement until after a fire at Battle Harbour in 1930. The International Grenfell Association decided to relocate its hospital and boarding school, destroyed by the fire, from Battle Harbour to Mary's Harbour. Mary's Harbour has always depended on the fishery for its livelihood. Since the Collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery the community has thrived on the crab fishery. The Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company employs over 120 people at the local crab processing facility. It is also the gateway to the National Historic District of Battle Harbour.
Mary's Harbour has a subarctic climate with very cold winters in spite of its marine position, courtesy of the cold waters of the Labrador Current. Being located on the same latitude around 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) from almost frost-free areas of Ireland, the difference between the two Atlantic coastlines are rather extreme. As typical of eastern Canada, Mary's Harbour receives plenty of snowfall each winter.
Coordinates: 52°18′55″N 55°50′01″W / 52.31528°N 55.83361°W
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