Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 47°32′N 52°52′W / 47.533, -52.867
Paradise
Paradise Location of Paradise in Newfoundland
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled	late 19th century
Area
- Total	29.24 km² (11.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	12,584
- Density	430.4/km² (1,114.7/sq mi)
Time zone	Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
- Summer (DST)	Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s)	709
Website: The Town of Paradise

Paradise is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is adjacent on the east to the City of St. John's and the City of Mount Pearl, to the north by the Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's on Conception Bay, and to the west by the town of Conception Bay South.

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:

Population: 12,584
% Change (2001-2006): 31.1
Dwellings: 4,734
Area (km².): 29.24
Density (persons per km².): 430.4

10 km from St. John's International Airport.

While parts of Paradise have been inhabited since the late nineteenth-century, its growth only took off in the 1960s and 1970s as a "bedroom community" of nearby St. John's, and has grown at a rapid pace since. In the early 1990s, the Town of Paradise was amalgamated with the Town of St. Thomas. Other developed areas which had previously been administered by the St. John's Metropolitan Board, an agency of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, were also amalgamated with Paradise. These areas are Three Island Pond, Topsail Pond, Elizabeth Park, and Evergreen Village. Recently, Paradise has been identified by Statistics Canada as the fastest-growing municipality in Atlantic Canada.

[edit] Town Flag

The town crest of Paradise was created by a former town council member, "Black" Arch Janes in 1986. He also provided an explanation of what each element of the crest represented.

The animal in the top of the crest is a caribou, which is currently the Provincial animal of Newfoundland.

There are two bulldogs holding up the crest. These are the representation of the Royal British Navy. Newfoundland was a protectorate of Great Britain before becoming a province of Canada in 1949.

The cross located on the center of the crest is a representation of the Christian religion on which the laws of Newfoundland are founded.

The gear and electric bolt located in the top two portions of the crest represent industry in the community.

The lower left corner of the crest bears a tree. This symbol is a representation of the town's name. Paradise in Greek means a park.

The final symbol, located in the lower right corner is a sled filled with wood. This symbol represents Paradise's past industry, which was primarily in the wood industry.

This information was collected from the official town website, see below.