Municipal Government
Timeline of Mayors of the Town of Wabana
September 1950 to July 1955: Max Hutchings
July 1955 to October 1956: Dr. Walter Templeman
November 1965 to April 1966: Brian Murphy
May 1966 to November 1966: Bernard Downey
May 1967 to September 1967: Max Boone
January 1968 to November 1973: Frank Pendergast
November 1973 to November 1974: Raymond Gendreau
November 1977 to July 1980: Frank Pendergast
July 1980 to January 1981: Edward Murphy
February 1981 to November 1981: Maria Dwyer
November 1981 to September 1983: Peter Kent
September 1983 to August 1987: Dr. Walter Tucker
August 1987 to April 1993: Kevin McCarthy
April 1993 to November 1993: Charles Brown
November 1993 to September 1995: Ambrose Rose
?1997 to present: Gary Gosine
Source: Town of Wabana website (July 2020)
July 1955 to October 1956: Dr. Walter Templeman
November 1965 to April 1966: Brian Murphy
May 1966 to November 1966: Bernard Downey
May 1967 to September 1967: Max Boone
January 1968 to November 1973: Frank Pendergast
November 1973 to November 1974: Raymond Gendreau
November 1977 to July 1980: Frank Pendergast
July 1980 to January 1981: Edward Murphy
February 1981 to November 1981: Maria Dwyer
November 1981 to September 1983: Peter Kent
September 1983 to August 1987: Dr. Walter Tucker
August 1987 to April 1993: Kevin McCarthy
April 1993 to November 1993: Charles Brown
November 1993 to September 1995: Ambrose Rose
?1997 to present: Gary Gosine
Source: Town of Wabana website (July 2020)
Timeline of Municipal Government on Bell Island
Things to Note:
The following events are taken from reports in the Daily News.
The area of Bell Island that took in the No. 3, No. 6 and No. 2 Mines and Town Square was often referred to during the mining years as "The Mines." People who lived at The Front of the Island would use the phrase "going in to The Mines" when they were telling someone they were going to the business district to shop or visit a doctor, or going to visit someone who lived in that general area.
In the 1921 Census, "The Mines" generally referred to the neighbourhoods that took in The Green and The Valley to the north, Scotia Ridge and Ten Commandments Range to the west, Armoury Road and Main Street to the East, and anything north of the Main Brook.
In the 1935 Census, Scotia Ridge and The Valley area were listed separately from the areas listed as "The Mines."
West Mines was listed separately in both cases, and it is not clear if West Mines was included in the early Local Council for The Mines area.
The following events are taken from reports in the Daily News.
The area of Bell Island that took in the No. 3, No. 6 and No. 2 Mines and Town Square was often referred to during the mining years as "The Mines." People who lived at The Front of the Island would use the phrase "going in to The Mines" when they were telling someone they were going to the business district to shop or visit a doctor, or going to visit someone who lived in that general area.
In the 1921 Census, "The Mines" generally referred to the neighbourhoods that took in The Green and The Valley to the north, Scotia Ridge and Ten Commandments Range to the west, Armoury Road and Main Street to the East, and anything north of the Main Brook.
In the 1935 Census, Scotia Ridge and The Valley area were listed separately from the areas listed as "The Mines."
West Mines was listed separately in both cases, and it is not clear if West Mines was included in the early Local Council for The Mines area.