International Grenfell Association
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The International Grenfell Association (IGA) is an organization founded by Sir Wilfred Grenfell
to provide health care, education, religious services, and rehabilitation and other social activities to the fisherman
and costal communities in northern Newfoundland
and the coast of Labrador
.
The IGA was incorporated in Canada
on January 10, 1914, under the Companies Act of 1899.
Wilfred Grenfell
Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell, KCMG was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador.He was born at Parkgate, Wirral, England, the son of Algernon Grenfell, headmaster of Mostyn House School, and Jane Georgiana Hutchison and married Anne Elizabeth Caldwell MacClanahan of Chicago, Illinois, in...
to provide health care, education, religious services, and rehabilitation and other social activities to the fisherman
Fisherman
A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers. The term can also be applied to recreational fishermen and may be used to describe both men...
and costal communities in northern Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
and the coast of Labrador
Labrador
Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
.
The IGA was incorporated in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on January 10, 1914, under the Companies Act of 1899.
See also
- Grenfell College Student Union
- Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
- Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell