Terrenceville, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Coordinates: 47°39′48″N 54°43′38″W / 47.66333, -54.72722
Terrenceville
Terrenceville Location of Terrenceville in Newfoundland
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Population (1956)
- Total	521
Time zone	Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
- Summer (DST)	Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s)	709

Terrenceville is a small fishing village located on the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, south west of Swift Current. It was served by the C.N.R. The population was 300 in 1940; 424 in 1951 and 521 in 1956.

Terrenceville was known as Head of Fortune Bay and/or Fortune Bay Bottom until 1905. The community was renamed in honor of former governor Sir J. Terence O'Brien at the suggestion of the Parish Priest of the area. Today Terrenceville consists of mainly the descendents of the first settlers. Many of those surnames still exist there today. Some of the surnames there today are Including but not limited to:

Byrd(e)
Clarke
Coombs
Cox
Hackett
Hickey
Hynes
Kearly
Labour
Lavhey
McCarthy
Mitchelle
Myles
Rideout
Samms
Saunders
Synard
Vaslett

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Terrenceville in recent years has been a declining community with many families having to uproot for work and other reasons such as lack of post secondary institutions and medical facilities. Many families relocated to Alberta to work for the company CP Rail. Others also for competing work in different divisions in today's booming Albertan economy.

In recent years the Eastern School Board has come under fire for the declining conditions of the local k-12 school St. Joseph's All Grade. In Sept 2007 mould was found in the building's gymnasium roof and now has to be replaced. This was initially overlooked but the school board's first inspection.

In July 2007 Terrenceville had its very first Come Home Year Celebrations.