Mud Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador

Mud Lake is a small unincorporated community in central Labrador, Canada. It had a population of 54 as of 2021.[1] The town is not accessible by road. It is usually reached by crossing the Churchill River by boat (during summer) or snowmobile (during winter).^[citation needed]

Notable people

Elizabeth Goudie, writer, was born there in 1902. Her son Joseph Goudie, a politician and former broadcaster, was born there in 1939.[2]

Flooding

In May 2017, the town was affected by severe flooding and its residents were evacuated to Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Many residents have planned a lawsuit against Nalcor Energy, the company behind the Lower Churchill Project upstream from the town which is alleged to have caused the flooding.[3]

From June to December 2017, the residents resided at CFB Goose Bay.[4][5]

An independent report on the flooding conducted in 2017 by KGS Group concluded that ice jammed up at the mouth of the Churchill River because of a combination of natural causes, forcing water over the riverbank, caused the flooding.[6]

In 2019, a Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court justice ruled that a class-action lawsuit filed by Mud Lake residents against Nalcor Energy and the provincial government related to the flooding could proceed.[7]

See also

• Mud Lake — lakes in Newfoundland and Labrador

References

1. "Division No. 10, Subd. C, Subdivision of unorganized (SNO)More information: Newfoundland and Labrador [Census subdivision]". Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency. April 2023.
2. "Woman of Labrador - Inuit Literatures ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᒍᓯᖏᑦ Littératures inuites". inuit.uqam.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
3. Breen, Katie (2017-06-01). "Mud Lake flooding victims prepare to launch class action suit". CBC News.
4. Parker, Jacob (2017-06-02). "Mud Lake residents find temporary quarters in air force barracks". CBC News.
5. "'People want to go back. But I'll never': Displaced Mud Lake woman wonders what's next". CBC News. Dec 13, 2017. Retrieved Oct 20, 2020.
6. "Natural causes to blame for Mud Lake flooding, concludes independent report". CBC News. Oct 2, 2017. Retrieved Oct 20, 2020.
7. "Class action against Nalcor, N.L. government for Mud Lake damage going ahead". CBC News. Jul 12, 2019. Retrieved Oct 20, 2020.

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