1994 |
8,000 people leave Newfoundland
and Labrador to look for work in other parts of Canada. |
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The food fishery is
closed. For the first time in Newfoundland history, people cannot
catch fish at sea for their own tables. |
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July: Frank McCarthy
of Too Good Arm, Notre Dame Bay becomes the first Newfoundlander
ever to be charged with jigging cod for his own table. Newfoundlanders
are charged with more than 3,000 fishery and wildlife offenses. |
1995 |
71,000 men, women and
children in Newfoundland and Labrador are living on social assistance.
4,000 of these are teenagers. 9,000 are young adults in their
early 20s. |
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August 15: Tony John and Jim John, two Mi'kmaq (Mic Mac) men, set a salmon net on the Gander River to draw attention to the issue of native fishing rights. They are arrested. |
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September: The people of Newfoundland and Labrador vote in a referendum to change the denominational school system. |
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December: Clyde Wells resigns as premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. |
Notes for Instructors
The Timelines are intended to give students an overview of the history
of Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as a sense of time-depth. Most
of us think of history as something that happened in our grandparents'
time. The recorded history of Newfoundland and Labrador begins 1,000
years ago, and the archaeological record can be traced back 9,000 years-almost
to the very beginnings of time for human beings.
We can stretch our imaginations even further by looking at geological
time. Many archaeological sites in Labrador are found about one kilometre
from the sea and more than 25 meters above sea level. But 10,000 years
ago, these camps were located near the water's edge. Why the difference?
Labrador is still rebounding from the weight of glacial ice from the
last ice age. In terms of geological time, the glacial ice left the
landmass a few moments ago.
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