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- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link abstract "The Newfoundland-Labrador fixed link refers to various proposals for constructing a fixed link consisting of bridges, tunnels, and/or causeways across the Strait of Belle Isle, connecting the province of Newfoundland and Labrador's mainland Labrador region with the island of Newfoundland. This strait has a minimum width of 17.4 km (10.8 mi).Labrador and Newfoundland are currently connected by ferry service between Blanc-Sablon, Quebec (close to the Labrador border) and Corner Brook. However, the most important ferry connection between Newfoundland and mainland Canada is the Marine Atlantic service between Port-aux-Basques and North Sydney, Nova Scotia, a distance of approximately 165 km (103 mi).The idea is not new, it was one of Joey Smallwood's ideas in 1949 per The Western Star, Nov 2013. It was again put forward by mining engineer Tom Kierans during the early 1970s as a means to bring hydroelectricity from Churchill Falls to the island part of the province. About $75 million was spent by the provincial government on constructing such a utility tunnel but the project was cancelled in 1975.The island of Newfoundland is the largest land mass outside the Arctic Islands not directly connected by fixed link to the Canadian mainland. The Confederation Bridge, which connects Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick is about 12.9 km (8.0 mi) long, is significantly shorter than the Newfoundland-Labrador link would be, and crosses the Abegweit Passage, a shallower and calmer body of water than the Strait of Belle Isle.In the lead-up to the October 2003 provincial election, Progressive Conservative leader Danny Williams promised to fund a feasibility study to placate link supporters.".
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- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Blanc-Sablon,_Quebec.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Boredom.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Bridge.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Canadian_Arctic_Archipelago.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Category:Proposed_railway_tunnels.
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- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Causeway.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Channel-Port_aux_Basques.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Churchill_Falls.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Confederation_Bridge.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Corner_Brook.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Côte-Nord.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Danny_Williams_(politician).
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink East_Coast_of_the_United_States.
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- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Gulf_of_Saint_Lawrence.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Hydroelectricity.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Iceberg.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Labrador.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Marine_Atlantic.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink New_Brunswick.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Newfoundland_(island).
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Newfoundland_and_Labrador.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink North_Sydney,_Nova_Scotia.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Prince_Edward_Island.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Quebec.
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- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Quebec_Route_138.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Quebec_Route_389.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Rail_transport.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Saint_Lawrence_River.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Strait_of_Belle_Isle.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink The_Economist.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink The_Maritimes.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Thomas_Kierans.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Trans-Labrador_Highway.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLink Tunnel.
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- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLinkText "Newfoundland-Labrador fixed link".
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link wikiPageWikiLinkText "fixed link".
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- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link subject Category:Proposed_railway_tunnels.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link subject Category:Proposed_transport_infrastructure_in_Canada.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link subject Category:Proposed_undersea_tunnels.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link subject Category:Transport_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link comment "The Newfoundland-Labrador fixed link refers to various proposals for constructing a fixed link consisting of bridges, tunnels, and/or causeways across the Strait of Belle Isle, connecting the province of Newfoundland and Labrador's mainland Labrador region with the island of Newfoundland. This strait has a minimum width of 17.4 km (10.8 mi).Labrador and Newfoundland are currently connected by ferry service between Blanc-Sablon, Quebec (close to the Labrador border) and Corner Brook.".
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link label "Newfoundland-Labrador fixed link".
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- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link depiction Strait_of_belle_isle.png.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link homepage fixedlink.
- Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link isPrimaryTopicOf Newfoundland-Labrador_fixed_link.