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Lethbridge, Morley's Siding, Brooklyn, Charleston, Jamestown, Portland, Winter Brook and Sweet Bay, commonly shortened as Lethbridge and Area, is a local service district (LSD) in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Lethbridge and Area
Lethbridge to Sweet Bay | |
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  Lethbridge and Area Location of Lethbridge to Sweet Bay  Lethbridge and Area Lethbridge and Area (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′29″N 53°45′29″W / 48.358°N 53.758°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Region | Newfoundland |
| Census division | 7 |
| Census subdivisions | E and F |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Time zone | UTC−03:30 (NST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−02:30 (NDT) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Website | Official website |
Name
editThe legal name of the LSD is "Lethbridge, Morley's Siding, Brooklyn, Charleston, Jamestown, Portland, Winter Brook and Sweet Bay".[1][2] The LSD is however known as "Lethbridge and Area" in common usage and is also referred to as such on the LSD's official website and in its communication.[3]
Alternatively, the LSD is also known as "Lethbridge to Sweet Bay".[4]
History
editThe Lethbridge and Area LSD was established in 2010.[3]
Geography
editLethbridge and Area is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E and Subdivision F of Division No. 7.[5] The Lethbridge to Sweet Bay LSD includes the communities of Brooklyn, Charleston, Jamestown, Lethbridge, Morley's Siding, Portland, Sweet Bay, and Winter Brook.[3]
Government
editLethbridge and Area is an LSD that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[6] The chair of the LSD committee is Kevin Pennie.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Canadian Geographical Names Database, 'Lethbridge, Morley's Siding, Brooklyn, Charleston, Jamestown, Portland, Winter Brook and Sweet Bay', 2021. Accessed on August 6, 2023.
- ^ Canadian Legal Information Institute, 'Local Service District of Lethbridge, Morley's Siding, Brooklyn, Charleston, Jamestown, Portland, Winter Brook and Sweet Bay, NLR 38/10', 2010.
- ^ a b c "Our Story". Lethbridge and Area Local Service District. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.