Charlottetown first existed as "Old Cove", a
winter place for summer fishing stations such as
Square Islands, Seal Islands, Hawke Harbour,
Dead Islands, Triangle, Tub Harbour, Venison
Tickle, and Pinsent's Arm.
These summer fishing
stations were populated by families from
Carbonear and Harbour Grace in Conception Bay,
who fished for salmon in the summer and trapped
in the winter.
Charlottetown was selected as a permanent
settlement in 1950 by Benjamin Powell Sr. and
Clarence Perry. They were interested in medical,
educational and religious services for their
families. " Old Cove" was renamed Charlottetown
by Mr. Powell in hopes that it would become the
capital of the bay, as Charlottetown is the
capital of Prince Edward Island.
This same
Benjamin Powell Sr. wrote many books about life
in Labrador. He is a well- known Labrador author
and has been honored with the Order of Canada.
During the summer of 2001, the Labrador
Fishermen's Union Shrimp Co. Ltd. opened in the
first-ever shrimp processing facility for
Labrador in Charlottetown.
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