Connaigre Peninsula

{{Short description|Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada}}

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The Connaigre Peninsula is a Canadian peninsula located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.{{cite news |url=https://www.capebretonpost.com/opinion/columnists/touring-newfoundlands-connaigre-peninsula-21191/ |title=Touring Newfoundland's Connaigre Peninsula |date=November 17, 2016 |publisher=Saltwire Network |work=Cape Breton Post |accessdate=October 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707011610/https://www.capebretonpost.com/opinion/columnists/touring-newfoundlands-connaigre-peninsula-21191/ |archive-date=7 July 2019 |url-status=dead}} Harbour Breton is the largest population centre on the peninsula.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000210 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 15, 2022}}

The Connaigre Peninsula is triangular shaped, separating Bay d'Espoir on the western side and Belle Bay along with Fortune Bay on the east. The peninsula takes its name from the small fishing community of Connaigre that was resettled in 1954 under the Centralization Programme by the Newfoundland government.Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume one, page 504

Route 360 extends the length of the Peninsula starting near Bishop's Falls and ending at Harbour Breton.

Route 362 extends from Route 360 to communities such as Belleoram and St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove (St. Jacques, English Harbour West, Mose Ambrose, Boxey, Coomb's Cove, and Wreck Cove). Pool's Cove has road access via the 8.1-kilometre-long (5.0 mi) Pool's Cove Road, connecting the town with Route 362.

Route 364 extends from Route 360 to communities such as Hermitage-Sandyville, Dawson's Cove, Seal Cove and Pass Island.

A daily ferry service from Hermitage travels to the isolated outports of Gaultois and McCallum.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ferry-contract-south-coast-newfoundland-la-poile-1.4981808|title=Isolated towns fear new ferry contract will be the same old boat|website=CBC News|date=Jan 17, 2019 |first=Bernice|last=Hillier|accessdate=Oct 17, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mccallum-votes-on-resettlement-it-s-a-dying-community-1.3095740|title=McCallum votes on resettlement: 'It's a dying community'|website=CBC News|date=Jun 1, 2015 |accessdate=Oct 17, 2020 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/halifax/news/canada/will-newfoundland-and-labrador-communities-be-pushed-to-relocate-100659407/|title='If I wants to go, I'll go,' says Gaultois man as Newfoundland and Labrador changes resettlement requirements | SaltWire|first=Barb|last=Sweet|website=Saltwire.com|access-date=27 January 2022}} Rencontre East, another isolated community, is accessible by a ferry port in Pool's Cove on the Connaigre Peninsula and travels to Bay L'Argent on the Burin Peninsula via Rencontre East.