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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Barry Manuel (since 2015)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://grandfallswindsor.com/inside-town-hall/get-to-know-council.html |title=Town Council |publisher=Grand Falls-Windsor |access-date=October 19, 2019 |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210045002/https://www.grandfallswindsor.com/inside-town-hall/get-to-know-council.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly|MHA]]
| leader_name1 = [[Chris Tibbs]] [[Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|(PC)]]<br>[[Pleaman Forsey]] [[Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|(PC)]]
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==History==
In 1768, Lieutenant [[John Cartwright (political reformer)|John Cartwright]], while following the [[Exploits River]] through the [[Exploits Valley]], named the waterfall he found "Grand Falls". The land remained undeveloped until 1905, except for the [[Newfoundland Railway]], which ran about {{convert|4|mi|km}} north of Grand Falls. The railway offered development potential.
[[File:Newfoundland in 1911, being the coronation year of King George V. and the opening of the second decade of the twentieth century (1911) (14780178554).jpg|thumb|left|Harmsworth House, Grand Falls (bef. 1911)]]
In 1905, the town of Grand Falls was established as a [[company town]] using [[Garden city movement|Garden City]] principles expounded by [[Ebenezer Howard]].<ref>Jeffrey P. Ward (2016).[http://canadianutopiasproject.ca/settlements/grand-falls-newfoundland Grand Falls, Newfoundland & Labrador], Canadian Utopias Project, Built Utopian Settlements to 1945</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandfallswindsor.com/town/about.htm |title=About Grand Falls-Windsor |publisher=Grandfallswindsor.com |access-date=May 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922010353/http://www.grandfallswindsor.com/town/about.htm |archive-date=September 22, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Worried about the impending war in Europe, [[Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe|Alfred Harmsworth (Baron Northcliffe)]] began looking for an alternative source of [[newsprint]] for his family's [[News media|newspaper]] and publishing business. During their search for a suitable location to build and operate a [[Paper mill|pulp and paper mill]], [[Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere|Harold Harmsworth]] and Mayson Beeton, son of [[Isabella Beeton]], the author of [[Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management]], discovered Grand Falls. The site had great potential due to access to [[lumber]], the possibility of [[hydroelectricity]] and a deep-water port available in nearby [[Botwood]]. On January 7, 1905, the Harmsworths and [[Robert Gillespie Reid]], owner of the [[Newfoundland Railway]], formed the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company, and the mill was constructed and opened on October 9, 1909. The first roll of salable newsprint was produced on December 22, 1909. Workers came from throughout the colony and the world to help develop the new area. At that time, only employees of the mill and workers from private businesses were permitted to live in Grand Falls. Other people settled north of the railway in a shack town known as Grand Falls Station, which became Windsor, named for the Canadian Royal Family.
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Due to its continued growth, Grand Falls Station became a vibrant town. Main Street, in what is now the former town of Windsor, featured lines of small business that catered to the needs of the residents and the town was officially incorporated on November 1, 1938. During the incorporation, Grand Falls Station changed its name to Windsor in honour of the [[British Royal Family]], the [[House of Windsor]].
In 1961, Price Brothers and Company Limited acquired a large amount of
In 1998, the [[Texas Vampires]] scandal occurred in the town, leading to the inception of the Newfoundland Health Research Ethics Authority.
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==Geography==
The
The town itself consists of the former towns of Grand Falls and Windsor. The Newfoundland and Labrador Route 1 runs through the middle of town, with exits for Main Street, Station Road, Cromer Avenue, Union Street, Grenfell Heights and New Bay Road. Main thoroughfares in the town include Lincoln Road, Cromer Avenue, Main Street, High Street, and Scott Avenue, though this list is not exhaustive.
===Climate===
Grand Falls-Windsor has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Koppen]]: ''Dfb''), its classification being similar to the remainder of Newfoundland. Due to its farther inland position than most localities the influence of the Atlantic Ocean and its moderation is less prevalent, rendering its summers the warmest
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==Economy==
On December 4, 2008, Abitibi Bowater released a statement concerning imminent closure of the pulp and paper mill in Grand Falls-Windsor, representing a cutback of 205 000 tons of paper. The mill produced its last roll of newsprint on February 12, 2009. The closure was effected due to exchange rate volatility, energy, and fiber pricing, as well as structural challenges in the North American newsprint industry. At the time of closure, the paper mill was the second largest employer of the town. From 2016 to 2017, the mill was
Like most other communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, Grand Falls-Windsor has suffered from out-migration. However, the town endures as the service centre for all of Central Newfoundland. Despite the mill closure, businesses continue to grow in the community. Central Health is the largest employer in the town. The town's heritage centre now stands where the mill training centre once did.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gfwheritagesociety.ca/visit-us/ |title=Visit Us |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref>
==Services==
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===Health===
===Transportation===
The nearest airport is the [[
===Media and communications===
Communication services are provided by [[AT&T Canada]], [[Primus Canada]] and [[Aliant]], formerly [[NewTel Communications]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandfallswindsor.com/business/default.asp?industry=Telecommunications+Industry |title=Telecommunications Industry |publisher=Grandfallswindsor.com |access-date=May 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521042200/http://www.grandfallswindsor.com/business/default.asp?industry=Telecommunications+Industry |archive-date=May 21, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The companies provide mobile phones, [[Broadband Internet access|high speed]] Internet and [[digital television]], including [[CJON-TV]] (NTV), the only privately owned television station in Newfoundland and Labrador, and other services.
The local newspaper, the ''Advertiser'', was published twice weekly from 1936 until 2017, and has been replaced by ''The Central Voice''. It had a readership of more than 10,000 per edition and had won numerous awards, both regionally and nationally. The paper was first published by brothers Mike and Walter Blackmore, with Mike's wife, the former Laura Cantwell, serving as the first editor.
Private radio stations in the town include [[CHEV-FM]] (94.5), [[CKXG-FM]] (102.3), [[CKCM]] (620), a [[VOCM (AM)|VOCM]] affiliate, both owned by [[Stingray Radio]] and [[CHOZ-FM|CKMY-FM]] (95.9) owned by [[Geoff Stirling]]. The other private radio station is [[VOAR-FM|VOAR-8-FM]] (98.3), which is part of the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]]. The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] has [[CBT-FM]] (93.3), [[CBC Radio One]] and [[CBN-FM|CBN-FM-1]] (90.7), [[CBC Music]].
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Of the population in 2006, 790 (5.83%) people were in a [[Common-law marriage|common-law relationship]], 3,160 (23.31%) were single, 650 (4.79%) divorced, 830 (6.12%) were [[widow]]ed, 315 (2.32%) [[Legal separation|separated]] and the rest, 6,455 (47.54) were married. [[Visible minority]] groups in the town are [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal people]] (225 or 1.66%) followed by [[Chinese Canadian]]s (70 or 0.52%), [[Arab Canadians]] (35 or 0.26%), [[Indo-Canadians]] (South Asian Canadian) (30 or 0.22%) and [[Filipino Canadian]]s (15 or 0.11%).<ref name=2006c/>
In 2001, the majority of residents – 8,405 (63.01%) of them – were [[Protestantism|Protestant]], 4,420 (33.13%) were Catholic, 10 (0.07%) were [[Eastern Orthodox
The 2006 unemployment rate in the town was 17.0% slightly down from 17.7% in 2001 and below the provincial average of 18.6%. In 2000, the average annual earnings of part-time working residents was $26,671, compared to the provincial average of $24,165. The average earnings of full-time workers was $38,665, again slightly above the provincial average of $37,910.
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==Sights==
[[File:GrandFalls-WindsorMuseum.jpg|thumb|Mary March Provincial Museum]]
Mary March Provincial Museum in Grand Falls, 24 Catherine St., shows exhibits about the [[Beothuk people]], geology, regional industry and natural history.<ref>Mechtild Opel: Maritimes Kanada, p. 344. Westerstede 2011.</ref> It is named for [[Demasduit|Demasduit's]] European given name. A locomotive of the [[Newfoundland Railway]] which was closed down in 1988 can be seen in front of the museum. The Salmonid Interpretation Centre at the
===Harmsworth Hall===
[[File:Harmsworth Hall 2.jpg|thumb|Town Hall]]
The Town of Grand Falls was incorporated in 1963, and the company gave the building to the new municipality as a town hall. Since then, the city council has renovated the interior to include offices and council chambers. The hall still operates as the offices for the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor.
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==Notable people==
* [[
* [[Don Howse]], [[National Hockey League]] player
* [[George Ivany]], President of the [[University of Saskatchewan]] from 1989 to 1999
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* [[Gander—Grand Falls|Gander–Grand Falls]]
* [[Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts]]
* [[
* [[Labrador (electoral district)]] (formerly known as Grand Falls–White Bay–Labrador and Grand Falls–White Bay)
* [[Terra Nova Tel]]
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