Newfoundland’s ‘Smallest Town’ Empties, Residents Reflect on Vibrant History

Thursday, May 22, 2025, 5:20 am

In a quiet yet bittersweet transition, a Newfoundland community known as Canada’s smallest town is facing complete abandonment. Former residents reminisce about the lively era when a booming copper mine fueled its vibrancy. As empty streets tell a tale of lost prosperity, nostalgic memories underscore an inevitable farewell.

nationalpost.com / Final four residents of the ‘smallest town in Canada’ set to relocate

Newfoundland's Tilt Cove was once a thriving mining community

theglobeandmail.com / As ‘smallest town in Canada’ empties out, former residents recall its vibrant past

Once home to a thriving copper mine, Tilt Cove, N.L., is home to just four people, all of whom agreed earlier this year to relocate

citynews.ca / As ‘smallest town in Canada’ empties out, former residents recall its vibrant past

ST. JOHN’S — A Newfoundland community that bills itself as the smallest town in Canada will soon be empty, and former residents say they’ll never forget their joyful years living there. Tilt Cove, N.L., was once home to a thriving copper mine that attracted workers and their families from all over…

thestar.com / As 'smallest town in Canada' empties out, former residents recall its vibrant past

ST. JOHN'S - A Newfoundland community that bills itself as the smallest town in Canada will soon be empty, and former residents say they'll never forget their joyful years living there.

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