Newfoundland and Labrador – Mary's Harbour – St Anthony
Corporation
www.grenfell-properties.com
Newfoundland and Labrador
Mary's Harbour
St Anthony
Corporation
active
IN 1892, DR. WILFRED GRENFELL, A MEDICAL DOCTOR AND MISSIONARY
,TRAVELLED FROM ENGLAND TO NORTHERN NFLD AND LABRADOR, A LAND
IMPOVERISHED AND DESTITUTE. MANY OF LIFE'S MOST BASIC NECESSITIES
WERE UNAVAILABLE. WITH HIS HEART GOING OUT TO THE PEOPLE IN THE
AREA, DR. GRENFELL DEVOTED HIMSELF TO ENRICHING THEIR LIVES AND
LIVELIHOOD.
REMEMBERED AS A HERO AND A MAN OF GREAT DETERMINATION AND
DEDICATION,
DR. GRENFELL WORKED TIRELESSLY TO TURN THE COASTAL REGION INTO
A LAND OF PROGRESS. SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, NURSING STATIONS, AN
ORPHANAGE, AND A SHIPYARD WHICH FORMED THE COMPONENTS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL GRENFELL ASSOCIATION, WERE SOME OF THE RESULTS
OF HIS MANY EFFORTS.
THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT, LATER RENAMED GRENFELL HANDICRAFTS
LTD. IN 1954, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1906 BY DR GRENFELL AS THE
HANDCRAFTING DIVISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL GRENFELL ASSOCIATION.
THE
Country of Ownership: Canada
Year Established: 1906
Exporting: Yes
Primary Industry (NAICS): 453220 - Gift, Novelty and Souvenir Stores
Primary Business Activity: Services
Number of Employees: 15
Products:
Handcrafted outerwear and giftware
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