Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Located in this town is Newfoundland's only oil refinery, the Come By Chance Refinery operated by North Atlantic Refining, which has a capacity of Script error: No such module "convert".. The associated port was Canada's fifth largest port by cargo tonnage loaded and unloaded in 2011. It handled 27.4 million metric tonnes, of which 23.7 million tonnes was crude petroleum.[2]
History
The town's name is believed to be the result of explorers coming upon a Beothuk path by chance, and naming the location after the unexpected discovery.[3]
Come By Chance was chosen as the location for a Canadian cottage hospital in 1936.[3]
In February 2018, a group of oil refinery workers split a Canadian lottery winning of $60,000,000.[4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Come By Chance had a population of Script error: No such module "val". living in Script error: No such module "val". of its Script error: No such module "val". total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of Script error: No such module "val".. With a land area of Script error: No such module "convert"., it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[5][6]
Notable people
- Bob Gladney, National Hockey League player
See also
References
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