Toogood Arm

Too Good Arm is an outport located on New World Island in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It neighbours the communities of Green Cove, Pike's Arm and Cobbs Arm and is a terminus of Route 346.

Too Good Arm

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A view of Too Good Arm
Too Good Arm
Location of Too Good Arm in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 49°37′52″N 54°36′5″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Census divisionDivision No. 8
Government
 • MHADerek Bennett
(Lewisporte-Twillingate)
 • MPScott Simms
(Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame)
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Standard Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight Time)
Postal Code
A0G 2R0
Area code(s)709
HighwaysHighway 346

Distance To:

Twillingate: 25 kms- 23 mins

Lewisporte: 92 kms - 1 hour 17 mins

Gander: 113 kms - 1 hour 33 mins

Grand Falls Windsor: 150 kms - 1 hour 52 mins

Corner Brook: 412 kms - 4 hours 32 mins

St. John’s: 444 kms 4 hours 48 mins

Port Aux Basque: 626 kms - 6 hours 39 mins

St. Anthony: 772 kms - 8 hours 37 mins

The community's first postmistress was Gladys B. Bath.

History

In 1994, two years after the Government of Canada declared a moratorium on the Atlantic cod fishery,[1] an inshore fisherman from Toogood Arm became the first Newfoundlander in history to be charged for jigging cod to feed his family.[2]

Alternative Spellings

"Toogood Arm", "Toogood's Arm" and "Too Good Arm" are variants of the community's name. The original is likely a surname that was common in southwest England at the time of settlement. Toogood, however, is neither a prominent nor recognizable surname in Notre Dame Bay. "Too Good Arm" likely evolved as a grammatically-correct variant.

When contacted in 2006, former Minister of Transportation and Works (TW) John Hickey asserted that "the spelling of the community as outlined in the Newfoundland Gazette is in fact ‘Toogood Arm’". He then suggested that if the TW department were to receive an official request from the local service district, he would "have the Department change the signage [to Too Good Arm] to reflect the community’s wishes." [3]

As of 2019, the official signage upon entering the community showed "Too Good Arm".

Services

Supermarkets are located in Virgin Arm and Twillingate, approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) and 22 kilometers (13.5 mi) away by road, respectively. Residents generally travel to Twillingate, Lewisporte or Gander for shopping.

High speed internet (DSL) and landline telephone service are provided by Bell Aliant. One over-the-air channel (NTV) is available.

Direct broadcast satellite signals intended for Shaw Direct and Bell Satellite TV set-top boxes can be received, while cellular phone coverage is provided by Bell Aliant, TELUS and other carriers.

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See also

References
  1. On This Day - July 2, 1992 - CBC Archives
  2. http://en.copian.ca/library/learning/social/book7/book7.pdf Surviving in Rural Newfoundland
  3. J. Hickey (personal communication, December 19, 2006)

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