Red Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

Red Island is a former village about 12 miles northwest of Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador in Placentia Bay. It had five families in 1864, and had a population of approximately 350 in the 1945 census¹. The village of 283 was depopulated in October 1968, during the provincial government's Resettlement Program. In modern times, many people have cabins there and use it as a summer retreat.

Map of Red Island, NL, Canada