STAGES & STORES
The Town of Fogo is presently undertaking a "Stages
& Stores" project through the Heritage Foundation of
Newfoundland & Labrador. The following are the before and
after pictures.
Herbert Freake's Stage & Store - "Before & After"
Patrick Shea's Stage & Store - "Before & After"
Roy Freake's Stage & Store - "Before & After"
Gerald Walbourne's Stage & Store - "Before &
After"
Ron Cole's Stage & Store - "Before & After"
Thomas Brown's Stage - "Before & After"
POLAR STAR VISITS FOGO
On September 19th, 2006 the
Adventure Cruise Ship Polar Star on her circumnavigation around
Newfoundland paid a visit to the Town of Fogo. The cruise ship
arrived at 8:30 a.m. with approximately 90 passengers on board and
departed again at 7:00 p.m. The passengers thoroughly enjoyed
their stop over and visited the museums and hiked the trails around the
community. The Polar Star paid another visit on  October 7th, 2006
with 95 passengers on board. The adventure cruise company advises
that everyone enjoyed their visit and they intend to make Fogo a regular
stop over each year.
CURRENT PICTURES OF
OUR SCENIC TOWN AND TRAILS
FOGO'S TRAILS
 The
Town Council wishes to express our thanks to
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
for another round of funding to continue the
final phase of walking trails throughout the
Town of Fogo.
Since September of 2003 the town has
completed a 5.4 km boardwalk 
trail, complete with viewing platforms,
history boards and signage from Fogo to the
historic communities of Lion’s Den, Eastern
Tickle and Lock’s Cove.
 With
this present funding the town will complete a
4 km boardwalk trail with signage and viewing
platforms from Fogo to Waterman’s Brook
near Deep Bay. Also a new trail,
approximately 2 km, from the Lookout on the
North Side of Fogo to a viewing platform on
Fogo Head – 338’ 
above sea level – overlooking the Atlantic
Ocean. It will connect with the trail to
Brimstone Head. By the summer of 2005 the
Town will have one of the best walking trails
in Newfoundland.
To continue this theme of making Fogo a
cleaner and better place to live and visit,
our town has entered a national competition
"Communities in Bloom".
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COMMUNITIES IN BLOOM
People, Plants and
Pride, Growing Together.
Communities in Bloom is a
non-profit Canadian organization  committed to
fostering civic pride, environmental
responsibility and beautification through
community participation and the challenge of
a friendly competition.
National beautification
programs have flourished in Europe, included England,
France and Ireland, for decades, and
were the inspiration for  Communities in
Bloom. It began in 1995 with 29
Canadian
communities and has grown to more than 100
national and hundreds of municipalities
registered in the provincial editions.
Communities in Bloom
promotes involvement and action by citizens
of all ages, the municipal government, local
organizations and businesses. The program
strives to improve the tidiness, appearance
and visual appeal of Canada's neighbourhoods,
parks, open spaces and streets through the
imaginative use of flowers, plants and trees.
A focus on environmental awareness and
preservation of heritage and culture is also
an integral part of its success resulting in
an improved quality of life.
In
2008 the Town of Fogo entered in the Communities
in Bloom Competition with 8 other town's in the
same population category
(1 -1000) across Canada. We scored 5
blooms
and received  recognition for our Marconi
Wireless Interpretive Centre. In 2007scored 4 blooms out of 5 and received
special recognition for Culture
& Heritage.
In 2006
scored 4 blooms out of 5 and received special
recognition for
Interpretative Trail Signage.
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WINNER OF TIDY TOWN'S COMPETITION 2004
In 2004 the Town Council of Fogo entered the community
in a provincial  competition called Tidy Towns. Tidy
Towns is a non-profit organization committed to fostering
civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification
through community participation. Residents were
encouraged to participate taking pride in their own
personal property and community showing a conscious effort
to preserve the place we call home for all future
generations.
In August the Town was judged on criteria
such as Tidiness, 
Environmental Effort, Community Involvement, Heritage,
Urban Forestry, 
Landscape Areas, Floral Arrangements and Turf and
Groundcover. During the Newfoundland and Labrador
Federation of Municipalities Convention in St. John's,
October 2004, the winner in each category was
announced. The Town of Fogo won the competition in
the population category of 801 - 1700.
FOGO'S FIRST HONOURARY
CITIZEN NAMED
On October 16, 2004 the Town Council and the Town of Fogo recognized
its first Honourary Citizen.
During a special gathering of Councilors, family, friends and
co-workers, Dr. Conleth O'Maonaigh, aka Dr. Mooney, was presented with a
plaque in recognition of his dedicated service to our community both in
the delivery of medical services as well as in the cultural and social
area of our daily lives.
26 YEARS OF SERVICE TO
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Congratulations to Councillor Edmund Walbourne on
receiving recognition of 26 years of service as Mayor &
Councillor to the Town of Fogo. Mr. Walbourne was honoured
at the Federation of Municipalities Convention held in Gander on
October 5th - 7th, 2006 and presented with a plaque from the
Department of Municipal Affair by Mayor Andrew Shea.
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HELP TO PRESERVE
FOGO'S HISTORY
The Town of Fogo and the Fogo Tourism Committee are interested in
locating artifacts and photos which have a historical significance to the
community.
We are particularly interested in items from Earle &
Sons and Company, Layman / Newfoundland and Labrador Export Company, the
house on Wigwam Point, the Marconi Station or any other historic
structure which is, or was, a part of Fogo.
We are very interested in obtaining, or borrowing for duplication,
any old photographs which show the Town, local buildings or people who
lived here.
Your help would be greatly appreciated. Please note, we are not
asking for donations of artifacts and photos unless owners of same are
so inclined. We would like the opportunity to make reproductions
of photos and/or take photographs of artifacts.
All items will be suitably displayed at an appropriate and secure
location within the Town. All who contribute to this project will
be given recognition for their contribution within the display.
For more information please contact us online info@town-fogo.ca
or you may call the Town Office at (709)266-2237 or
email: townoffogo@eastlink.ca
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