Out In The Open·Audio

Searching for ways to hold on after leaving outport Newfoundland

In February, the Newfoundland and Labrador town of Little Bay Islands voted to relocate. Resettlement of outport communities has a controversial and deeply emotional past in the province. Piya explores how people have tried to hold on to their homes, and how moving has brought salvation with Cindy Billard, whose town of Grand Bruit relocated a decade ago.

After the relocation of Grand Bruit, N.L., Cindy Billard is still deeply connected with the home she loved

Cindy Billard had to relocate a decade ago after depopulation in hometown of Grand Bruit, N.L. (CBC)

This story was originally published on June 21, 2019.

In February, the Newfoundland and Labrador town of Little Bay Islands voted to relocate. Resettlement of outport communities has a controversial and deeply emotional past in the province.

Piya explores how people have tried to hold on to their homes, and how moving has brought salvation with Cindy Billard, whose town of Grand Bruit relocated a decade ago


This story appears in the Out in the Open episode, "Holding On".