Town of Carbonear - Municipality
PO Box 999 * 256 Water Street * Canada NL A1Y 1C5
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Incorporated in 1948, Carbonear is one of the longest standing municipalities in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Today, the town is one of the most successful municipalities in the province.
Conception Bay Regional Community Centre
Current Town Council
The present Town Council was elected September 27th, 2005. Mayor Sam Slade, Deputy Mayor Edward (Ned) Slade, and five Councillors Gladys Mercer, Jim Burden, Terry Emberley, John Comerford, and Fred Earle are working to advance the interests of the town and its citizens.
organizational structure of the town of Carbonear
Carbonear Coat of Arms
Carbonear's Coat of Arms was developed through the Canadian Heraldic Authority. An historic document was presented by the Lieutenant Governor the Honourable James J. McGrath, representative of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to Carbonear Mayor William Butt on July 8, 1990, conferring the coat of arms and the flag on the town.
The elements in the design have been carefully chosen to recognize the heritage of the town and the many accomplishments of its citizens. The blue wavy chevron indicates the sea, while the fish represent the fishery, the industry on which Carbonear was founded, and the prosperity derived from that industry. The rose and the shamrock are representative of the English and Irish races which predominate in Carbonear and reflect the pink, white and green colors of an historic Newfoundland flag. The young woman's head represents the legendary Princess Sheila NaGeira of Down, the ship in the crest represents both the ship-building and sea borne trade that carried Carbonearans all over the Atlantic, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. The ship flies a pennant charged with the red maple leaf of Canada, while the motto ribbon is decorated with the provincial flower of Newfoundland. The motto: " As Loved Our Fathers" is derived from the last verse of Sir Cavendish Boyle's Ode to Newfoundland our provincial anthem.
