Editing Corner Brook

{{merge from|Latvians and Baltic Germans in Corner Brook, Newfoundland|discuss=Talk:German Canadians#Merge proposal|date=October 2024}}
{{for|the submarine|HMCS Corner Brook (SSK 878)}}
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| leader_name        = Jim Parsons
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| leader_name1       = [[Gerry Byrne (politician)|Gerry Byrne]] [[Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|(L)]]<br />[[Eddie Joyce]] ([[Independent (politics)|IND]])
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'''Corner Brook''' ([[Canada 2021 Census|2021 population]]: 19,333<ref name="census2021"/> [[Census Agglomeration|CA]] 29,762) is a city located on the west coast of the island of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] in the province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], Canada. Corner Brook is the [[List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador|fifth largest settlement]] in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the largest outside the [[Avalon Peninsula]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/2021-census-nl-population-drop-1.6345087|title=N.L. the only province to see population drop since 2016, says new census|website=Cbc.ca|access-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref>

Located on the [[Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador|Bay of Islands]] at the mouth of the [[Humber River (Newfoundland)|Humber River]], the city is the second-largest [[Population centre (Canada)|population centre]] in the province behind [[St. John's Metropolitan Area|St. John's]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=801&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&PR=10&CMA=0#tPopDwell | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data: Newfoundland and Labrador | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=August 28, 2017 | access-date=November 22, 2017}}</ref> and smallest of three cities behind St. John's and [[Mount Pearl]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&PR=10&CMA=0#tPopDwell | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data: Newfoundland and Labrador | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=August 28, 2017 | access-date=November 22, 2017}}</ref> As such, Corner Brook functions as a service centre for western and northern Newfoundland. It is located on the same latitude as [[Gaspé, Quebec]], a city of similar size and landscape on the other side of the [[Gulf of St. Lawrence]]. Corner Brook is the most northern city in [[Atlantic Canada]].

It is the administrative headquarters of the [[Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band|Qalipu Mi'kmaq]] [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] [[band government]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://qalipu.ca/|title=Qalipu – Qalipu First Nation Band|website=qalipu.ca|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref> The Mi'kmaq name for the nearby Humber River is "Maqtukwek."<ref>{{cite web |title=Regional Language Studies...Newfoundland |url=http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/rlsn/RLS_V08.pdf |publisher=Memorial University of Newfoundland|page=10 |date=August 15, 1978 |access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>

==History==

The area was surveyed by [[Captain James Cook]] in 1767. The '''Captain James Cook Historic Site''' stands on Crow Hill overlooking the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/PlanYourTrip/Detail/210593|title=Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism website|website=newfoundlandlabrador.com|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>  By the middle of the 19th century, the population of Corner Brook was less than 100, and the inhabitants were engaged in fishing and lumber work.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fast Facts & History|url=http://www.cornerbrook.com/default.asp?mn=1.22.80|publisher=City of Corner Brook|access-date=2014-10-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017193524/http://www.cornerbrook.com/default.asp?mn=1.22.80|archive-date=2014-10-17}}</ref>

The area was originally four distinct communities, each with unique commercial activities: [[Curling, Newfoundland and Labrador|Curling]], with its fishery; Corner Brook West (also known as Humber West or Westside) with its retail businesses; Corner Brook East (also known as Humbermouth and the Heights) with its [[Newfoundland Railway|railway]] and industrial operations; and Townsite (known as Corner Brook) to house employees of the pulp and paper mill, laid out in 1923 by [[Thomas Adams (architect)|Thomas Adams]] using [[Garden city movement|Garden City]] principles.<ref>Richard Symonds (2001), [https://web.archive.org/web/20060626054624/http://www.heritagefoundation.ca/docs/townsite.pdf Architecture and Planning of the Corner Brook Townsite 1923-1925], Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador</ref> In 1956, these four communities were amalgamated to form the present-day City of Corner Brook.

Between 1948 and 1958, about 70 people from [[Latvia]] and [[Germany]] settled in Corner Brook. They came as part of then Premier Joseph Smallwood's New Industries program. They built and worked at North Star Cement and the Atlantic Gypsum Plant. (For more history on the subject, see [[Latvians and Baltic Germans in Corner Brook, Newfoundland|Latvians and Baltic Germans in Corner Brook]].)

[[Image:Corner Brook Pulp and Paper NFLD4.JPG|thumb|left|alt=Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill|The Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill]]
Corner Brook is home to the Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill (owned by [[Kruger Inc.]]), which is a major employer for the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/corner-brook-pulp-and-paper-gets-90m-government-loan-1.1373930|title=Corner Brook Pulp and Paper gets $90M government loan|website=Cbc.ca|access-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2014/exec/0220n03.htm | title=Agreements Completed with Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/federal-election/some-market-factors-going-in-corner-brook-pulp-and-papers-favour-27684/ | title=Some market factors going in Corner Brook Pulp and Paper's favour |website=Saltwire.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/227m-for-corner-brook-hospital-complex-1.1348542|title=$227M for Corner Brook hospital complex|website=Cbc.ca|access-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref> The city has the largest regional hospital in western Newfoundland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/corner-brook-hospital-will-be-built-marshall-vows-1.1163209|title=Corner Brook hospital will be built, Marshall vows|website=Cbc.ca|access-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref> The Western Memorial Regional Hospital opened to patients and clients on June 2, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=*New* Western Memorial Regional Hospital {{!}} Western Health |url=https://westernhealth.nl.ca/new-western-memorial-regional-hospital/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=westernhealth.nl.ca}}</ref> It also has a wide array of shopping and retail businesses and federal and provincial government offices. It is home to [[Grenfell Campus, Memorial University]], as well as campuses of [[Academy Canada]] and [[College of the North Atlantic]].

Corner Brook celebrated its [[Come Home Year]] from July 19–28, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thewesternstar.com/news/local/corner-brook-come-home-year-was-good-for-business-339480/ |title=Corner Brook Come Home Year was good for business |first=Diane |last=Crocker |date=August 5, 2019|publisher=Saltwire Network |work=The Western Star|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{stack|{{Historical populations
| title= Historical Census Data - Corner Brook
|align       = centre
|footnote    =  The 1945 and 1951 population figures have been adjusted to reflect the city's amalgamation on January 1, 1956.
|source = ''Statistics Canada'' <ref>[http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1955-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1955/195501660140_p. 140.pdf]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114051402/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1955-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1955%2F195501660140_p. |date=January 14, 2016 }}, Canada Year Book 1955</ref><ref>[http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1957-58-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1957-58/195701580126_p. 126.pdf]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084024/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1957-58-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1957-58%2F195701580126_p. |date=March 4, 2016 }}, Canada Year Book 1957-58</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1967-eng.aspx?opt%3D%2Feng%2F1967%2F196702210189_p.+189.pdf |title=Canada Year Book 1967 |access-date=2014-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223151220/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1967-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1967%2F196702210189_p.%20189.pdf |archive-date=2014-12-23 }}</ref><ref>[http://estat.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-win/cnsmcgi.pgm] {{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census96/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=1&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=35782&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=1996&THEME=34&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |title=1996 Census of Canada: Electronic Area Profiles|website=12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=51&S=1&O=A&RPP=25&PR=10&CMA=0 |title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data|website=12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=51&S=51&O=A&RPP=25&PR=10&CMA=0 |title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses|website=12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref name=statcan2011/><ref name="census2016"/><ref name=2021census/>
|1945|5464
|1951|13835
|1956|23225
|1961|25185
|1971|26309
|1981|24339
|1986|22719
|1991|22410
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|21893
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|20103
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|20083
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|19886
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|19806
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|19333
}}}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Corner Brook had a population of {{val|19333|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|8868|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|9552|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:19333-19806}}|19806|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|19806|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|147.88|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|19333|147.88|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000210 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 10, 2022}}</ref>

===Ethnic origin===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" | Canada 2016 Census!! Population !! % of Total population
|-
| rowspan="7" | [[Visible minority]] group<br /><small>Source:<ref name="census2016"/></small> || [[South Asia]]n || 85 || 0.3
|-
| [[Chinese Canadian|Chinese]] || 40 || 0.1
|-
| [[Black Canadians|Black]] || 65 || 0.2
|-
| [[Filipino Canadian|Filipino]] || 100 || 0.3
|-
| [[Latin American Canadian|Latin American]] || 0 || 0.0
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n || 0 || 0.0
|-
| Other visible minority || 45 || 0.1
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Total visible minority population'''|| '''330''' || '''1.0'''
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] group<br /><small>Source:<ref name="census2016"/></small> || [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] || 8,670 || 27.7
|-
| [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] || 525 || 1.7
|-
| [[Inuit]] || 265 || 0.8
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Total Aboriginal population''' || '''9,240''' || '''29.5'''
|-
| colspan="2" | [[European Canadian|White]] || 21,720 || 69.4
|-
| colspan="2" | '''''Total population''''' || '''''31,290''''' || '''''100.0'''''
|}

==Sports==
Near Corner Brook is [[Marble Mountain Ski Resort]], a downhill skiing resort, and Blow-Me-Down trails, a cross country ski area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blowmedown.ca/|title=Blow Me Down Trails - The Place to Ski is BMD!|website=blowmedown.ca|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>

The [[Corner Brook Royals]] currently play in the West Coast Senior Hockey League and were the winners of the 1986 National Title, [[Allan Cup|the Allan Cup]]. The Royals play home games at the [[Corner Brook Civic Centre]], formerly called the Canada Games Centre and the Pepsi Center.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-29 |title=About the Civic Centre |url=http://cbciviccentre.com/about/#:~:text=Historical%20Information%20on%20the%20Corner,the%201999%20Canada%20Winter%20Games. |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Corner Brook Civic Centre |language=en-US}}</ref> The arena was built in 1997 and was one of the main venues used when the city of Corner Brook hosted the 1999 [[Canada Games]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pepsicentre.ca/About%20Us.html |title=About the Pepsi Centre |archive-date=March 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315074059/http://www.pepsicentre.ca/About%20Us.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Corner Brook Civic Centre is currently owned by The City of Corner Brook.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-29 |title=About the Civic Centre |url=http://cbciviccentre.com/about/#:~:text=Historical%20Information%20on%20the%20Corner,the%201999%20Canada%20Winter%20Games. |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Corner Brook Civic Centre |language=en-US}}</ref> 

Corner Brook hosted the Special Olympics Provincial Winter Games in February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2011/tcr/0118n04.htm |title=Countdown to the 2011 Special Olympics Winter Games in Corner Brook |publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref>  The city also twice hosted [[Frontier Adventure Sports & Training#Raid the North Extreme|Raid the North Extreme]], a televised six-day multi-sport expedition race held in wilderness locations across Canada, and was a leg of the ITU World Cup Triathlon.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.triathlon.org/events/event/2001_corner_brook_itu_triathlon_world_cup |title=2001 Corner Brook ITU Triathlon World Cup |publisher=International Triathlon Union|date=July 29, 2001|website=Triathlon.org|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref>

In 2004, Corner Brook hosted the annual [[World Broomball Championships|World Broomball Championship]].

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Grenfell Campus Arts and Science Extension August 2013.JPG|thumb|right|The Arts and Science building of [[Grenfell Campus]], Corner Brook]]

Corner Brook is home to [[Grenfell Campus]], [[Memorial University of Newfoundland|Memorial University]], where a strong arts community exists both within the school and well into the public. The campus houses the [[Grenfell Art Gallery]]. The [[Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre]] among other institutions thrive in promoting the arts on all levels from visual arts to theatre. In 2015, the City's newest theatre and gallery, the [[Rotary Arts Centre]], opened.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/programs/cornerbrookmorning/rotary-arts-centre-in-corner-brook-has-its-grand-opening-1.3066330 |title=Rotary Arts Centre in Corner Brook has its grand opening |date=May 8, 2015|publisher=CBC News}}</ref>

Theatre Newfoundland Labrador is Corner Brook's professional theatre company. It was founded in 1979 by [[Maxim Mazumdar]], and it operates a year-round professional theatre company from its home base, Corner Brook. From September to May, their [[Sarah McDonald Youth Theatre]] offers classes in acting, stagecraft and music to youth aged 6 to 8 and produces several youth and community-oriented productions in and around the city. From May to September, it puts together a professional repertory summer festival in [[Cow Head (town)|Cow Head]], [[Gros Morne National Park]] and regular national and international touring of plays like ''Tempting Providence'' by [[Robert Chafe]], ''With Cruel Times in Between'' by [[Sarah McDonald (writer)|Sarah McDonald]], based on the various works by [[Al Pittman]] and ''Our Frances'' by [[Berni Stapleton]].

Corner Brook is home to [[Gros Morne Summer Music]], a classical music festival that spans July and August. The [[Hangashore Folk Festival]] was a [[Folk music|folk]] festival based in Corner Brook from 1980–1994.

For 32 years, the [[March Hare (festival)|March Hare]] literary festival ran every March. It celebrated poetry and written works by poets and writers from around Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and the world. Atlantic Canada's largest poetry festival was founded in the late 1980s by poet and playwright [[Al Pittman]] and Corner Brook author and historian [[Rex Brown (writer)|Rex Brown]]. The last March Hare was held in 2018.<ref>Diane Crocker, [https://www.thewesternstar.com/living/this-will-be-the-last-march-hare-191722/ "This Will Be The Last March Hare"], ''The Western Star'', March 7, 2018</ref>

Corner Brook is also home to the region's only community radio station, [[BayFM]] ([[CKVB-FM]] 100.1, or BOIR). The station was previously only available online. However, the station received its broadcast licence from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on October 6, 2016, and commenced FM broadcasting on November 5, 2017. The radio station is located on Cobb Lane, in the city's downtown district.<ref>[http://www.thewesternstar.com/Living/2014-11-25/article-3950505/Bay-of-Islands-Radio-hopes-meeting-can-help-salvage-its-future/1 "Bay of Islands Radio hopes meeting can help salvage its future"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012180623/http://www.thewesternstar.com/Living/2014-11-25/article-3950505/Bay-of-Islands-Radio-hopes-meeting-can-help-salvage-its-future/1 |date=2016-10-12 }}. Gary Kean, ''The Western Star''. November 25, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.thewesternstar.com/Living/2014-05-08/article-3716885/Bay-of-Islands-Radio-wants-a-location-to-go-FM/1 "Bay of Islands Radio wants a location to go FM"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012180303/http://www.thewesternstar.com/Living/2014-05-08/article-3716885/Bay-of-Islands-Radio-wants-a-location-to-go-FM/1 |date=2016-10-12 }}. ''Western Star'', Gary Kean, May 08, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Newfoundland/ID/2665633253/ "Bay of Islands Radio has a new home. Gary Moore stopped by for a tour."]. ''CBC Radio''.</ref><ref>[http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2014-11-27/article-3952987/New-home-available-for-Bay-of-Islands-Radio/1 "New home available for Bay of Islands Radio"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012180700/http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2014-11-27/article-3952987/New-home-available-for-Bay-of-Islands-Radio/1 |date=2016-10-12 }}. ''The Western Star'', Chris Quigley,  November 27, 2014</ref>

==Municipal government==
{{See also|2021 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections}}
[[Image:CornerBrookNL NewCityHall.JPG|thumb|250px|right|The City Hall building for Corner Brook]]

The Corner Brook City Council has six [[city councillor]]s and a mayor. The highest voting winning councillor becomes Deputy Mayor. The current mayor of the city is [[Jim Parsons (politician)|Jim Parsons]]. The deputy mayor is Linda Chaisson. Municipal elections in Corner Brook are held every four years on the last Tuesday in September. In the 2021 municipal elections held on September 28, 2021, Jim Parsons was re-elected mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ntv.ca/jim-parsons-re-elected-mayor-of-corner-brook-as-council-sees-changes/|title=Jim Parsons re-elected mayor of Corner Brook as council sees changes|website=NTV.ca|access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:NLW HumberArm1 tango7174.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Along the Trans-Canada Highway]]
[[Newfoundland and Labrador Route 1|Route 1]], the [[Trans-Canada Highway]], passes the south side of the city on a high ridge before descending to the east into the Humber Valley.

The city is accessed by air services at [[Deer Lake Regional Airport]], {{convert|55|km|abbr=on}} northeast.

[[Corner Brook Transit]] is a privately operated local bus service.<ref>City of Corner Brook. [http://www.cornerbrook.com/default.asp?mn=1.24.105 Transit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923021437/http://cornerbrook.com/default.asp?mn=1.24.105 |date=2011-09-23 }}</ref> The city is also served by four taxi cab companies.
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==Climate==
{{wide image|Corner-Brook.jpg|1000px|align-cap=center|Corner Brook}}

Corner Brook has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfb]]) typical of most of Newfoundland. It is warmer in summer than [[St. John's, NL|St. John's]] due to less maritime exposure, whereas winters are colder than in the provincial capital. In terms of its overall climate, it is very maritime-like, especially considering how the climate is in mainland Canada on similar latitudes. Precipitation is heavy year-round but highest in December and January and lowest in April and May, with relatively dry, stable conditions extending into July many years. 
   
The Corner Brook area lies in an especially heavy snow belt because of cold Arctic air masses from mainland Canada, coming from the west or northwest, crossing the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and picking up moisture, resulting in "sea-effect" snow (similar to "lake effect" snow in US locations like Muskegon and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan). The "sea effect" snow comes in addition to the heavy snow that can accompany mid-latitude storms, called "nor'easters," that approach the area from the U.S. Northeastern and New England states. Such storms can bring high winds and heavy precipitation, with possibly changing precipitation types in a single storm. The combination of intense winter storms and "sea effect" snow make December and January the wettest months on average in Corner Brook. In December and January combined, average snowfall reaches nearly {{Convert|200|cm||abbr=}}.

{{Weather box
|location = Corner Brook<br>Climate ID: 7103536; coordinates {{coordinates|48|56|N|57|55|W|type:airport_region:CA-NL|name=Corner Brook}}; elevation: {{convert|151.8|m|abbr=on}}; [[Location identifier#WMO station identifiers|WMO ID]]: 71973; 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1933–present
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan maximum humidex = 18.3
|Feb maximum humidex = 14.5
|Mar maximum humidex = 19.4
|Apr maximum humidex = 19.7
|May maximum humidex = 28.1
|Jun maximum humidex = 40.2
|Jul maximum humidex = 38.4
|Aug maximum humidex = 40.1
|Sep maximum humidex = 36.5
|Oct maximum humidex = 31.0
|Nov maximum humidex = 26.3
|Dec maximum humidex = 20.1
|year maximum humidex = 40.2
|Jan record high C = 15.9
|Feb record high C = 14.3
|Mar record high C = 19.9
|Apr record high C = 22.5
|May record high C = 27.2
|Jun record high C = 33.3
|Jul record high C = 34.4
|Aug record high C = 34.4
|Sep record high C = 31.1
|Oct record high C = 25.2
|Nov record high C = 21.7
|Dec record high C = 16.7
|year record high C = 34.4
|Jan high C = -2.6
|Feb high C = -2.5
|Mar high C = 0.9
|Apr high C = 6.2
|May high C = 12.6
|Jun high C = 18.3
|Jul high C = 22.8
|Aug high C = 22.4
|Sep high C = 17.6
|Oct high C = 10.9
|Nov high C = 5.1
|Dec high C = 0.3
|year high C = 9.3
|Jan mean C = −6.2
|Feb mean C = −6.6
|Mar mean C = -3.6
|Apr mean C = 1.8
|May mean C = 7.4
|Jun mean C = 13.0
|Jul mean C = 17.6
|Aug mean C = 17.5
|Sep mean C = 13.0
|Oct mean C = 7.1
|Nov mean C = 2.0
|Dec mean C = -2.7
|year mean C = 5.0
|Jan low C = -9.9
|Feb low C = -10.7
|Mar low C = -8.1
|Apr low C = -2.6
|May low C = 2.1
|Jun low C = 7.6
|Jul low C = 12.4
|Aug low C = 12.5
|Sep low C = 8.3
|Oct low C = 3.2
|Nov low C = -1.2
|Dec low C = -5.7
|year low C = 0.7
|Jan record low C = -31.7
|Feb record low C = -31.7
|Mar record low C = -29.4
|Apr record low C = -19.1
|May record low C = -7.2
|Jun record low C = -4.4
|Jul record low C = 1.1
|Aug record low C = 0.0
|Sep record low C = -2.8
|Oct record low C = -7.8
|Nov record low C = -16.1
|Dec record low C = -20.6
|year record low C = -31.7
|Jan chill = -34.3
|Feb chill = -41.0
|Mar chill = -34.9
|Apr chill = -25.9
|May chill = -11.4
|Jun chill = -5.6
|Jul chill = 0.0
|Aug chill = 0.0
|Sep chill = -2.0
|Oct chill = -9.4
|Nov chill = -19.8
|Dec chill = -25.4
|year chill = -41.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 139.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 117.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 100.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 79.0
|May precipitation mm = 85.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 80.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 88.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 107.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 111.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 119.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 127.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 136.4
|year precipitation mm = 1292.9
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 41.5
|Feb rain mm = 25.1
|Mar rain mm = 41.7
|Apr rain mm = 50.1
|May rain mm = 80.0
|Jun rain mm = 80.4
|Jul rain mm = 88.2
|Aug rain mm = 107.5
|Sep rain mm = 111.7
|Oct rain mm = 113.6
|Nov rain mm = 93.0
|Dec rain mm = 52.6
|year rain mm = 885.4
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 98.8
|Feb snow cm = 93.2
|Mar snow cm = 58.5
|Apr snow cm = 28.7
|May snow cm = 5.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.1
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 5.7
|Nov snow cm = 33.9
|Dec snow cm = 83.9
|year snow cm = 407.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 23.7
|Feb precipitation days = 19.4
|Mar precipitation days = 17.1
|Apr precipitation days = 15.1
|May precipitation days = 15.8
|Jun precipitation days = 14.2
|Jul precipitation days = 14.4
|Aug precipitation days = 15.1
|Sep precipitation days = 15.9
|Oct precipitation days = 19.5
|Nov precipitation days = 20.6
|Dec precipitation days = 23.5
|year precipitation days = 214.4
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 5.1
|Feb rain days = 4.4
|Mar rain days = 6.5
|Apr rain days = 10.4
|May rain days = 15.1
|Jun rain days = 14.2
|Jul rain days = 14.4
|Aug rain days = 15.1
|Sep rain days = 15.9
|Oct rain days = 19.1
|Nov rain days = 15.1
|Dec rain days = 9.2
|year rain days = 144.5
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 21.6
|Feb snow days = 17.8
|Mar snow days = 14.0
|Apr snow days = 7.4
|May snow days = 1.9
|Jun snow days = 0.04
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.6
|Nov snow days = 9.3
|Dec snow days = 18.0
|year snow days = 91.6
|humidity colour = green
|time day = 1500 LST
|Jan humidity = 81.9
|Feb humidity = 78.4
|Mar humidity = 69.9
|Apr humidity = 63.7
|May humidity = 60.1
|Jun humidity = 59.2
|Jul humidity = 61.2
|Aug humidity = 62.9
|Sep humidity = 67.2
|Oct humidity = 72.1
|Nov humidity = 77.9
|Dec humidity = 82.4
|year humidity = 69.7
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name="climate">{{cite web
|url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=NL&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=60000000&dispBack=0
|title = Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada
|first = Environment and Climate Change
|last = Canada
|website = climate.weather.gc.ca
|access-date = 9 July 2024
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20240709225408/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=NL&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=60000000&dispBack=0
|archive-date = 2024-07-09}}</ref>
}}

==Notable people==

* [[Ian Arthur]], politician
* [[Keith Brown (ice hockey)|Keith Brown]], [[National Hockey League]] player
* [[Brian Byrne]], former lead singer of rock band [[I Mother Earth]]
* [[Frank Coleman (businessman)|Frank Coleman]], businessman
* [[Allison Crowe]], musician
* [[Donald B. Dingwell]], scientist
* [[Gary Graham (musician)|Gary Graham]], music teacher, [[Order of Newfoundland and Labrador|Order of NL]] recipient
* [[Doug Grant (ice hockey)|Doug Grant]], National Hockey League [[goaltender]]
* [[Bruce Grobbelaar]], former professional [[association football|soccer]] goalkeeper<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/NL/Audio/ID/2280972196/ |title=Bruce Grobbelaar – Hillsborough Tragedy – West Coast Morning – CBC Player |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808102148/http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/NL/Audio/ID/2280972196/ |date=September 19, 2012 |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Susan Kent (actress)|Susan Kent]], actress
* [[Irma Gerd]], Drag Queen who competed on [[Canada's Drag Race]] Season 3
* [[Jason King (ice hockey)|Jason King]], National Hockey League player
* [[Joe Lundrigan]], National Hockey League player
* [[Adriana Maggs]], actress, director, and writer
* [[Trent McClellan]], comedian
* [[Dick Nolan (musician)|Dick Nolan]], musician
* [[Al Pittman]], poet and playwright
* [[Percy Janes]], author
* [[Sean Durfy]], businessman and former CEO of [[WestJet]]

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador]]
* [[Blomidon Golf & Country Club]]
* [[Corner Brook Civic Centre]]
* [[Corner Brook Regional High]]
* [[Grenfell Campus]]
* [[Herdman Collegiate (High School)]]
* [[Latvians and Baltic Germans in Corner Brook, Newfoundland]]
* [[Marble Mountain Ski Resort]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=statcan2011>{{cite web|url= http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=10 |title= Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses|author=Statistics Canada|author-link=Statistics Canada|website=12.statcan.gc.ca|access-date=June 21, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="census2016">{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Corner Brook, City [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador |date = 8 February 2017|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1005018&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&SearchText=corner&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0#map-popup |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
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*{{official website|http://www.cornerbrook.com }}

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