Little Bay Islands | |
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Town | |
 A dock in Little Bay Islands | |
  Little Bay Islands Location of Little Bay Islands in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 49°38′39″N 55°47′26″W / 49.64417°N 55.79059°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2 |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
Little Bay Islands is a vacant town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It consists of Little Bay Island, Macks Island, Goat Island, Harbour Island and Boatswain Tickle Island. The highest mount is 125-metre (410 ft) high Campbell Hill, which is located in Notre Dame Bay, near Springdale.
In February 2019, the permanent residents voted to be relocated and nearly all of the 55 residents departed by late December 2019. This was part of a relocation program operated by the provincial government for small communities that had become too expensive to service. Property owners who were permanent residents were paid at least $250,000 in compensation for relocation expenses.[1] Two residents decided to stay, living off of the grid and installing solar panels and wireless internet.
A ferry, the MV Hazel McIsaac, served the island several times daily until it was discontinued on 31 December 2019.[2] The two remaining residents broadcast the final departure on Facebook Live.
- ^ McKenzie-Sutter, Holly (16 December 2019). "Little Bay Islanders say goodbye as N.L. town resettles, but some eye return". National Post. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
Street lights will go out, the daily ferry will stop running and other services will be cut off as of Jan. 1
- ^ "Long Island - Pilley's Island". Gov.nl.ca. Retrieved 2 February 2022.