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32-575: Brador may refer to: Brador or Brador Bay, a community within Blanc-Sablon , Quebec, Canada Brador River , in Quebec, Canada, flowing into the Bay of Brador at Blanc-Sablon Molson Brador, a brand of Molson Coors beer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with

64-605: A tunnel across the strait. A hole was dug on the Labrador side and the government spent $ 75-million before the project was abandoned. The October 2003 provincial election resulted in the newly elected Progressive Conservative government announcing joint federal-provincial funding for a study of the concept. A pre-feasibility report was released in February 2005, which concluded that a tunnel bored using tunnel boring machines, with an electric train shuttle to transport vehicles

96-521: Is a municipality located on the shore of Blanc-Sablon Bay , in the Strait of Belle-Isle , Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent RCM , Côte-Nord , Quebec , Canada . The municipality is made up of the merger of the villages Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon , Blanc-Sablon and Brador. With a population of 1,122 inhabitants in 2021, it is the most populous of Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent RCM . The place was already known to early European explorers who may have named it after

128-575: Is also the northern terminus of a ferry service across the Strait of Belle Isle to the island of Newfoundland , mainly serving as a connection with nearby Labrador . This 28 km (17 mi)-long ferry service, operated by the Roll-on/roll-off MV Qajaq W, is funded entirely by the government of Newfoundland and Labrador and connects with a southern terminus at St. Barbe on Newfoundland island's Great Northern Peninsula . During winter months, ice conditions sometimes require

160-462: Is estimated to be between 1,045 km (649 mi) to 1,067 km (663 mi); thereby reducing the distance about 38%. The Quebec government annually plans, invests and works towards connecting Quebec with Labrador via Blanc-Sablon with the completion of Route 138. The Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport provides scheduled air service to Blanc-Sablon. Centre de services scolaire du Littoral operates: Strait of Belle Isle The strait

192-598: Is located in the Atlantic Time Zone (Atlantic Standard Time or AST). The offset of the applicable time relative to UTC is -04:00 In accordance with the applicable time and longitude, the average solar noon in Blanc Sablon occurs at 11:48. Blanc Sablon is the only village where local time coincides with zone time. Blanc-Sablon experiences a subarctic climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfc ). It has short, cool summers, and very long and snowy winters:

224-659: Is located in the southeast of the Labrador peninsula , it is the northern outlet for the Gulf of St. Lawrence , the other two being the Cabot Strait and Strait of Canso . As such, it is also considered part of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system. The strait is approximately 125 kilometres (80 miles) long and ranges from a maximum width of 60 km (37 mi) to just 15 km (9 mi) at its narrowest,

256-415: Is located on the headland that separates Brador Bay from Blanc-Sablon Bay . It was originally known as Longue-Pointe (Long Point) until the beginning of the 20th century. It has a small natural harbour, and long depended on the fishing business. Brador or Brador Bay ( 51°27′40″N 57°14′44″W  /  51.46111°N 57.24556°W  / 51.46111; -57.24556 ) is on the eastern shore of

288-521: Is still almost 4 °C (7.2 °F) warmer despite recording extreme minima about 11 °C (20 °F) colder. The municipality includes three villages: Blanc-Sablon, Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon , and Brador Bay. Blanc-Sablon is located about one kilometre east of Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon directly on the Blanc-Sablon Bay . It had a population of 116 in 2016. The wharf and the ferry to St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador are located in

320-581: Is the most technically and economically attractive option. The estimated construction cost of the fixed link was $ 1.2 billion (2004$ ) and total development cost of about $ 1.7 billion. In 2016, Premier Dwight Ball launched a new pre-feasibility study to determine the costs of a tunnel link between the island and Labrador. The study released its results in April 2018, and concluded that a 16 km (10 mi) undersea rail tunnel connecting L'Anse Amour in southern Labrador and Yankee Point near Flower's Cove on

352-511: The Archaic , Dorset and European periods. Blanc-Sablon is located on the north coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence near the entrance of the Strait of Belle Isle . Two significant bays, Brador and Blanc-Sablon , mark its shores and the headland that separates these bays is dominated by Mont Parent, a 100 m (330 ft) high flat-topped hill named after Martin Parent, a local fisherman in

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384-620: The Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland could be constructed at a cost of C$ 1.65 billion. In their 2019 election platform , the Liberal Party of Canada indicated support for a National Infrastructure Fund, including the Newfoundland-Labrador fixed transportation link, likely linking Yankee Point, Newfoundland with Point Amour on the (Labrador) mainland. A 35 km (22 mi) submarine cable across

416-550: The Trans-Labrador Highway resulted in the removal of ferry services to outports in the northeastern part of the strait in 2002. The idea of building a fixed link across the strait between Labrador and Newfoundland, known as the Newfoundland-Labrador fixed link , has been raised numerous times in recent decades following an unsuccessful attempt to build a tunnel carrying electrical wires in

448-644: The King's Commander of this region from 1714 to 1760, referred to this location as: " A la Baye de Phélipeaux, coste de la Brador " ("At the Bay of Phélipeaux, coast of the Brador"). Being at the eastern end of Quebec Côte-Nord region, Blanc-Sablon is served by the Bella Desgagnés a passenger/cargo ship sailing, from of the St. Lawrence Estuary to Gulf of St. Lawrence and Strait of Belle Isle , connecting with

480-491: The area. In 1704, Augustin le Gardeur de Courtemanche , landlord of the lower Côte-Nord at that time, built Fort Pontchartrain at the current location of Brador. Permanent settlement did not begin until the 19th century with the arrival of French Canadians , Acadians , and Jersey settlers. In 1858, the Mission of Longue-Pointe-de-Blanc-Sablon was established and took the name Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon or Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes at

512-680: The average width being 18 km (11 mi). The name is derived from the island of Belle Isle ( French for "Beautiful Island"), which is at the extreme eastern end of the strait and roughly equidistant from Table Head , Labrador , and Cape Bauld , Newfoundland . Both the island of Newfoundland as well as the Labrador region which surrounds the Strait of Belle Isle have been inhabited by Indigenous Peoples for millennia. The surrounding land environment has historically been replete with caribou and other mammals. Harbour seals , grey seals , ringed seals and many other aquatic species are found in

544-662: The coastal communities of Rimouski , Sept-Îles , Port-Menier (Anticosti Island), Havre-Saint-Pierre , Natashquan , Kegaska , La Romaine , Harrington Harbour , Tête-à-la-Baleine , La Tabatière , Saint-Augustin and Blanc-Sablon. This service is funded by the Government of Quebec . The ferry service's main goal is to make up for the 425 km (264 mi) gap in Route 138 , which remains unbuilt between Kegashka and Old Fort (in Bonne-Espérance ). Blanc-Sablon

576-575: The end of 19th century. In 1884, the post office opened. The area was first incorporated in 1963 as part of the Municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent , but separated on January 1, 1990, and became the Municipality of Blanc-Sablon. Fifty hectares of land in Blanc-Sablon were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007, as they contain over 60 archaeological sites relating to 9000 years of human occupation, including

608-480: The fine white sand of the eponymous bay ( blanc means "white", whereas sablon is the diminutive form of sable meaning "sand"). Or it may be named after Blancs-Sablons Cove in Saint-Malo , home town of Jacques Cartier , who landed at the place in 1534 and set up a cross near the current site of Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon . During the 16th and 17th centuries, Basque and Portuguese fishermen seasonally frequented

640-541: The mean snowfall is 375.3 cm (147.8 in). Although its latitude is only 51 degrees north, and its climate is tempered by the Atlantic Ocean , it experiences a much colder climate than other localities at the same latitude due to the cold Labrador Current . For example, London , England, on the same latitude, has an annual mean that is nearly 10 °C (18 °F) milder, and inland Calgary , despite being around 1,050 m (3,440 ft) above sea level,

672-599: The mid-1970s. If such a link were built, it would likely be a 17-kilometre-long (11 mi) submerged rail tunnel. The proposal is meant to reduce the province's reliance upon the Marine Atlantic ferry service to Nova Scotia , but the project's high costs and lack of suitable road network between Labrador and Quebec have been cited as major obstacles. In 1975, the Progressive Conservative government led by Frank Moores committed to building

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704-462: The middle of the 19th century. The municipality borders Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent to the south-west, and L'Anse-au-Clair , Labrador , to the north-east. The estuary of the Brador River and Blanc-Sablon River has a lagoon designated barachois , separated from the sea by sand or gravel. Seawater enters at high tide. The Blanc-Sablon archipelago is located off the coasts of

736-426: The namesake bay, 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the village of Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon. While known in the 18th century as Fort Pontchartrain and Phélipeaux Bay, its current name is the shortened form of Labrador. In French, the syllable la is a definite article , and in documents from the 17th and 18th century, this syllable was considered as such and separated from the rest of the name. François Martel de Brouague,

768-478: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brador&oldid=1033983773 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Blanc-Sablon, Quebec#Brador Blanc-Sablon

800-559: The service to divert to Corner Brook instead of St. Barbe. Ports of the Gulf of St. Lawrence , on the Côte-Nord Shore: Blanc-Sablon, Harrington Harbor , Natashquan , Havre-Saint-Pierre , Mingan , Port-Menier ( Anticosti Island ), Cap-aux-Meules ( Îles-de-la-Madeleine ). At present, Blanc-Sablon is inaccessible directly via the rest of the Quebec road network. From the west, Route 138 has been built to

832-420: The strait itself. An unnamed manuscript references Viking nomenclature for Labrador and Newfoundland, ( Markland and Vinland , respectively), and appears to note the existence of the Strait of Belle Isle: "And if such is the case, then an ocean flows into a strait between Markland and Vínland." Basque whalers visited the area throughout the 17th century and into the first decade of the 18th century, with

864-425: The town of Fermont ; then 560 km (350 mi) of Route 389 from Fermont to Baie-Comeau , passing to the east of Manicouagan Reservoir . From there Route 138 leads west to points further on like Quebec City or Montreal . This trip by the north (between Baie-Comeau and Blanc-Sablon) is 1,722 km (1,070 mi). Once Route 138 is eventually completed, the road distance between Baie-Comeau and Blanc-Sablon

896-485: The town. Indigenous peoples , Vikings , Basques , Bretons , English and Acadians frequented, at different times, the waters of the territory of this important village on the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula . Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon ( 51°24′41″N 57°12′11″W  /  51.41139°N 57.20306°W  / 51.41139; -57.20306 ) is the largest community in the municipality, and

928-626: The village of Kegashka; then following a 425 km (264 mi) gap, a 69 km (43 mi) segment restarts at the village of Old Fort and continues to Blanc-Sablon, ending at the border with Labrador near L'Anse-au-Clair where it becomes the Trans-Labrador Highway (Route 510). To travel to the rest of Quebec from Blanc-Sablon, a traveller can take the Relais Nordik ferry (not drive-on/off, but can accommodate cars in shipping containers), or drive via Route 510 through Labrador for approximately 1,130 km (700 mi) to re-enter Quebec at

960-608: The villages of Blanc-Sablon and Brador and includes Long Island, Lazy Island, Basin Island, Island of the Parrots, Wood Island and Greenly , housing the Bird Sanctuary of Brador Bay . The municipality of Blanc-Sablon has several land protrusions into the Gulf of St. Lawrence ; from east to west, they are Point Saint-Charles, Morel's Point, Lazy Point, Hunting Point, "À la Barque" Point, Cape Crow and Point Jones. Blanc Sablon

992-575: The wreckage site of the San Juan at Red Bay dating as early as 1565. Basque seafarers also came into contact with the Inuit , which either led to conflict or collaboration over sealing areas. Navigation in the strait can be extremely hazardous with strong tidal currents interacting with the Labrador Current , depths reaching several hundred metres in places, sea ice for 8 to 10 months of

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1024-470: The year, and variable weather conditions including gales and fog. While sea ice prevents year-round shipping, the Canadian Coast Guard maintains a vessel traffic service (VTS) to ensure collisions do not occur. The VTS is voluntary currently. A ferry service operates at the western part of strait between St. Barbe , Newfoundland, and Blanc Sablon , Quebec . New road construction for

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