Note to visitors to this page who might be thinking of buying summer or full time property in our area.
We have gained several new residents in the past couple of years that have bought or built homes in this area. We have some
new houses for sale and some more that belong to residents who have gone to Alberta to live. We have some land overlooking
the ocean and some more that is more sheltered and back away from the cold winter winds. The air is fresh all the time and
not polluted like many parts of Canada. You will seldom find use for and air conditioner. The night are usually cool for sleeping
even on the warmest days. We are a very quiet community with about 80 full time households and also 40 cabins or cottages
that are occupied part time. We have a new water treatment plant that supplies potable drinking water without a boil order
and the community water supply and garbage disposal is managed by the Local Service District Committee of Cottrell`s Cove.
We only collect fees for services and not poll or property taxes.
The Local Service District of Cottrell`s Cove was set up by the Government of NFLD and takes its direction from
the Department of Municipal Affairs like many other local service districts throughout the province.
If you
need more information on buying property in the Cottrell`s Cove area, email me by using the link below.
NOTES TO LOCAL RESIDENTS 2009
Patching continues with
cold patch on the Moores Cove road and the road to Fortune Harbour by the highways repair crew . We have been told that in
the next 2 years we will see a lot of money put into road infastructure in our local area. We need to fix the leaks in our
water system before we repave the road so we do not have to pave the road twice. I figure the water system could be included
in the contract with the paving to avoid ripping up the new pavement to fix leaks.
LOTS OF WILD ANIMALS VISITING OUR TOWN THIS SUMMER 2008
This summer the provincial wildlife department had been busy trapping and removing Beavers from our town water supply
and now they have two Bear traps inside our town limits trying to trap bears that have been resident in our dump all summer
and lately caused havoc with the garbage cans at MR Spud. Even minks have walked into the water treatment plant at servicing
time and had to be chased out before locking the door . Cottrell`s Cove is becoming a regular zoo.
Walking Trail to Flurrey Bight and other tourist projects
in the Cottrell`s Cove area.
A new Recreation Committee was just put in place to go after funding for a new walking trail to Flurrey
Bight and to continue on from there to the Fairy Hill Lookout Site at Fortune Hr. This trail will follow the old historic
route used by early settlers to the New Bay area.
Another project is the building of a lookout and picnic site on Yellow Fox Island with toilets and a boat
haulout ramp at that Moores Cove location. Many visitors came in past years to view icebergs for free and can
look forward to a better viewing spot and of course we will not charge to visiting people to use our lookout as is being done
in some nearby communities.
Winter Tickle Picnic Park
We have applied for a picnic park site at Winter Tickle Lake, former property of the New Bay Boys and Girls Club.
Cottrell`s Cove has been awarded the area now that a problem we were having with the provincial Tourism Department has
been cleared up. We were encouraged by Crown Lands to apply for the site to keep it in public hands only to be stopped
for some time by the government department that should be helping us. We were advised in early 2009 that our application
had been approved. We will try to move the project fwd in the coming year with help from the Exploits Economic Development Association. Our
sourrounding area lacks a place to relax, swim and have a lunch especially in the summer months. The whole province of Nfld
lacks public picnic areas along the highways. Other provinces and states in the USA have many places that a tourist can stop
and relax on their travels. We would like to restore this site to the way it was with the previous Boys and Girls Club infastructure
plus put in a few picnic sites with some picnic tables. Site on a smaller scale but similar to to the ones you
would find near service centres along highway 401 in Ontario.
We thank Crown Lands for approving our application and as soon as the official paperwork
arrives we hope to get the project underway.
UPDATE JUNE 1O, 09
We are still waiting for the paperwook for our park at Wintertickle Lake to arrive. The provincial government has been
busy filling holes in the main road, we have not heard anything about a new paving program for our area this year. We have
to contend with delays and rough road through Point au Bay because of blasting and digging to install new water lines in Point
au Bay. Icebergs have been scarce in our area. We hope that we will see more in the next month or so. The provincial goverment
has removed all of the road signs and is going to the standard method of signage. Just ask anyone you see for directions
or other information you would like know. I figure any sign is better than no signs and if you have a complaint, take
it to the provincial tourism department for removing all the information signs this year.
New Garbage Collection for 2010
We are changing over to the new waste collection system that has been put fwd by the Government
of Nfld. Our new waste disposal site will be near Norris Arm North about 50 miles away. We are still in discussions with CNWMC
on how we fit into their plan. We have been told that our waste disposal cost will go to about $170.00
a year, up from the fee this year of $90 with our own local dump and management. Still some confusion over the rate for
cabin owners in our area. We are electing for the curbside pickup and we may drop collections from cabins that are owned
by residents that own property in another town in our pickup area. We can see problems trying to get the new system in place.
I believe it will be a good system since our local dump will be closed forever. Just got to make sure there is no dumping
in the bushes along the road or overboard into the ocean like in the days before the local dump was in place. I am still
trying to figure out the new system info so I can it pass along to our residents.
Wilson Yates (chairperson)
Local Service District Committee
Box 110
Cottrell`Cove, NL. A0H
1L0
Wilson
ph 709 485 2944
fax 709 485 2944
cell 416 209 7605 or 709 293 1664
