Between the mid-1950s and the early 1970s, the Newfoundland government closed 250 outports. Thirty thousand people were uprooted and relocated to larger villages and towns. Pictured here ...
The vessel will accommodate a crew of 22, and will be chartered by Pilipinas Shell Petroleum for servicing outports in Philippine territorial waters. Carla 2's sister vessel is expected to be ...
who put down roots and overwintered in the outports, establishing permanent settlements. In fact, in the mid 19th century, a British government official described Newfoundland as “merely Waterfo ...