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2008-08-15

Katimavik mourns the passing of Shirley Case, a former Katimavik Project Leader. more


2008-08-08

Alumni Wanted! more


2008-07-16

Katimavik Alumni celebrate Quebec City’s 400th anniversary with Governor General of Canada more


2008-06-26

Canadians Deem National Volunteer Service Indispensable in Engaging Youth more


2008-06-05

Katimavik Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Day dedicated to the Environment! more


Avondale

Avondale, Newfoundland and Labrador

The community partner organizations are:

Avondale Heritage and Conservation Foundation Inc.
Avondale Town Council
Immaculate Conception School
Roncalli High School

Avondale, with a population of 951 inhabitants, is a quiet, beautiful and scenic community located in the southern part of Conception Bay. The town, about 37 miles from St. John’s, was named for Avondale, Ireland. It is a lumbering, fishing and farming settlement, boasting a post office, a church and a railway station, which was shut down after the closure of Newfoundland’s railway in the 1980’s. It now houses two museums: the community museum and the railway museum. There is a fully operating mini-train that takes visitors around the narrow gauge track. The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador declared the station a registered Heritage Structure in February 1988.

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