Western Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Western Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador was a farming and fishing settlement in Bay de Verd, about 13 miles north of Carbonear, on the north side of Conception Bay. It was a Postal town established in 1864. It had a population of 965 in 1901 and 508 in 1956.
E.J. Pratt, who has been called "the foremost Canadian poet
of the first half of the [twentieth] century" (The Canadian Encyclopedia), was born in Western Bay, where his father was a Methodist minister, on February 4, 1882.
E.J. Pratt, who has been called "the foremost Canadian poet
Canadian poetry
- Beginnings:The earliest works of poetry, mainly written by visitors, described the new territories in optimistic terms, mainly targeted at a European audience...
of the first half of the [twentieth] century" (The Canadian Encyclopedia), was born in Western Bay, where his father was a Methodist minister, on February 4, 1882.