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The town’s population is fairly young with an average age of 33.2 years. Most people work outside the community, commuting to St. John's or Mount Pearl , daily. Businesses within the community itself, however, are numerous and include farms, convenience stores, restaurants & cafes, construction, gardening centres, hair salons, garages & service stations, bed & breakfasts, and a taxi service. The inhabitants are predominantly unilingual (English) and caucasian. The Town's ferry terminal provides daily access to and from Bell Island , and dozens of people commute from this tiny island to work in and around the capital city, daily. Mayor: Norman Collins. ''A municipal election is currently being held, with outcome to be announced.'' The town motto is ''Where the Sun Meets the Sea''. The coommunity is one of the oldest in Newfounland and has a very rich history. It was attacked and burned by the French in 1696, was the site of the first road built outside the capital St. John's, it was also here that the giant squid or Kraken of legend was discovered and documented. The community has a large body of folklore and oral traditions. Settled by fishermen from the west Country of England and Ireland it also has a small settler tradition from Jersey, Channel Islands. Fishing had been a mainstay since the 1600's and this has been on the dowswing since the 1990's. Many prominent Portugal Cove residents including the Hon. Myles Murray Judge and politician, Emma Churchill Dawson, Evangelist, Ed Picco , Nunavut Politician have called Portugal Cove home. |
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