Black Tickle

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Black Tickle-Domino
Local service district / designated place
Black Tickle-Domino is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Black Tickle-Domino
Black Tickle-Domino
Location of Black Tickle-Domino
Coordinates: 53°27′50″N 55°46′48″W / 53.464°N 55.78°W / 53.464; -55.78Coordinates: 53°27′50″N 55°46′48″W / 53.464°N 55.78°W / 53.464; -55.78
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
RegionLabrador
Census division10
Census subdivisionB
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
Area
 • Land9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total87
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−03:00 (ADT)
Area code(s)709

Black Tickle (Inuttitut: Kikkertet[1]) is a "remote Aboriginal settlement" and designated place in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Island of Ponds. In the 2021 census Black Tickle had a population of 87.[2] Locations in Labrador south of Black Tickle generally observe Newfoundland Time instead of Atlantic Standard Time, which is observed by the rest of the province's continental communities. Black Tickle is served by Black Tickle Airport, a gravel strip airport (CCE4).

The Goose Bay - Cartwright - Black Tickle ferry service, MV Kamutik W., runs from June to November.[3][4]

History[]

In 2012, the local fish plant closed.[5][6] In 2016, it was announced that Black Tickle would no longer be covered by a full-time nurse and could lose its fuel source during winter months.[7]

Beginning in 2015, it has been in the news for its large presence of polar bears.[8]

Geography[]

Black Tickle-Domino is in Labrador within Subdivision B of Division No. 10.[9]

Demographics[]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Black Tickle-Domino recorded a population of 150 living in 50 of its 82 total private dwellings, a change of -10.7% from its 2011 population of 168. With a land area of 9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.9/km2 (41.2/sq mi) in 2016.[10]

Government[]

Black Tickle-Domino is a local service district (LSD)[11] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[12] The chair of the LSD committee is Joseph Keefe.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Unveiling Nunatukavut" (PDF). nunatukavut.ca. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  3. ^ "Goose Bay - Rigolet - Cartwright - Black Tickle".
  4. ^ Moore, Oliver (November 10, 2007). "A town on death row". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  5. ^ "7 fish plants declared permanently closed". CBC News. May 24, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  6. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/black-tickle-weighs-grim-options-1.1158466[bare URL]
  7. ^ "Black Tickle Has Seen 'Steady Erosion' Of Supports: Todd Russell". VOCM. June 16, 2016. Archived from the original on June 23, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Polar bears 'coming in all directions' in Black Tickle". CBC News. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
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