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	Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gander is a Canadian town located in northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
		Gander was chosen for the construction of an airbase in 1935 due to its location close to the northeast tip of the American continent.
		The impact on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway on the shore of Gander Lake left a charred clearing in the forest where a memorial now stands to those who lost their lives in Canada's most deadly air crash.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gander (396 words)

	Gander Lake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gander Lake is located in the central part of the Canadian island of Newfoundland.
		Measuring 56 km (35 mi) in length and several kilometres in maximum width, the lake is oriented roughly northwest, southeast.
		The town of Gander is located on the eastern shore at roughly its mid-point.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gander_Lake (83 words)

	Gander
		During WWII Gander was a strategic link in the North American chain of defence, and in the RAF Transport Command's vital Atlantic FERRY COMMAND.
		Although Gander's importance as a refueling point has diminished, it has continued to attract many international flights, particularly from eastern Europe, and thus records many of the defections from former communist countries that occured in Canada.
		In December 1985 Gander was the focus of worldwide attention when a DC-8 carrying 256 passengers, 248 of them US soldiers returning from the Middle East, crashed after takeoff.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&TCE_Version=A&ArticleId=A0003149&mState=1 (271 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Gander airport had its first beginnings in the late 1936, when brush cutting for the original runways began.
		There were no streets on Gander, accommodation for the construction workers consisted of construction shacks, cook houses, and one small staff house which was mainly used by the engineering and supervisory staff.
		At that time Gander was known as “Hattie’s Camp”, it took it’s name from a sawmill operator, named Hattie who operated a sawmill many years previous to 1936, in the general location of the present railway station.
	naam1.tripod.com /history9.htm (475 words)

	Central- Gander - Gander Bay area
		The first outcrop west of Gander (4.3 km) on the north side of the TCH consists of very fine-grained sandstone and shale that were deposited on the sea floor during the Ordovician.
		Gander Lake was probably a fiord before it was cut off from the sea, but not quite on the spectacular scale of the fiords in Gros Morne National Park.
		When the glacier ice began to melt, a lake formed in the basin, which was separated from the bay by an ice dam.
	www.wordplay.com /geology/gander.html (1355 words)

	Gander - Economic Development: Printing Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The land within the Airport’s boundary is relatively flat with steep slopes near the shore of Gander Lake.
		Gander Lake is one of the largest suppliers of fresh water in North America.
		The shore of Gander Lake is available for development, but is restricted to recreational and tourism related enterprise to protect and enhance the natural beauty of the lakeside area.
	www.gandercanada.com /ecodev/printer/p_land.htm (373 words)

	MSN Encarta - Newfoundland and Labrador
		The largest natural lake in the province is Lake Melville in eastern Labrador.
		Lake Melville is really a 140-km (87-mi) extension of the Hamilton Inlets and is connected with the ocean by a narrow inlet.
		Grand Lake, Red Indian Lake, and Gander Lake are the largest lakes on the island of Newfoundland.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761554355/Newfoundland_and_Labrador.html (1057 words)

	My Sports stories
		Deer Lake coach Glen Schwartz said the tournament was very well organized, and all teams seemed to have fun playing the sport they love.
		Springdale Blue Goalkeeper Denika Dicks, who was the hero as she stopped all three Gander shots she saw in the shootout, said Gander has a pretty good shooting team.
		Gander's Jessica French and Carla Tibbet took home Team MVP and Most Sportsmanlike player honours, respectively, for their team.
	www.angelfire.com /pr/pat_healey/Sports_stories.html (1683 words)

	Gander River
		Named for its abundant geese, it rises in the central plateau and eventually falls 427 m to the Atlantic.
		The Northwest Gander flows 97 km into the west end of Gander Lake where it is joined by the 77 km long Southwest Gander River.
		The main river begins on the north side of the lake and twists northeast 44 km to the sea.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&TCE_Version=A&ArticleId=A0003150&mState=1 (123 words)

	Gander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		About sixty years ago, in the summer of 1936, a flat plateau on the north shore of Gander Lake was cleared of trees in preparation for construction of an airport.
		Today, Gander International Airport, which has two terminals (international and domestic), is a landing point for four basic types of aircraft: domestic, international, military, and executive.
		In addition, 9-Wing CFB Gander and 103 Search and Rescue (SAR) are based in Gander and often participates in training exercises, and there is also a flight training school which uses several smaller aircraft for training.
	members.tripod.com /naam1/gander.htm (947 words)

	Gander, NF - 2000 - History of CFB Gander - Al Ingram
		However, to appreciate the full history of Gander, and its military heritage, it is necessary to look back twenty years earlier to the construction of the world’s biggest airport deep in the forests of Newfoundland.
		Gander was finally fulfilling its destiny as the fuel stop of the North Atlantic.
		By 1943, Gander was the largest RCAF base world wide with a population reaching 15,000 on occasions including personnel from the RAF, the United States Army Air Force and the Canadian Army.
	www.pinetreeline.org /other/other18/other18am.html (3313 words)

	Banting Lake Outfitters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It is located where the river empties from Banting Lake and provides a beautiful view from our rooftop balcony of sunsets over the river and lake itself.
		Transportation by floatplane or helicopter to and from the lodge at Banting Lake.
		Banting was killed in a plane crash on the shore of the lake in 1941.
	www.bantinglakeoutfitters.com (1087 words)

	Gander - Economic Development: Printing Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Gander Lake is approximately 56km long and 5km wide (35x2 miles), and is one of the deepest lakes in North America, estimated at 305 metres (1000ft) deep.
		The Town of Gander operates and maintains a pump house located halfway along the north shore of Gander Lake.
		Water is pumped from the lake through a 2,743m (9,000ft) aqueduct to a 6.26 million litre (1.65 million US gallon) reservoir where it is storage for 18 hours or regular use before it is pumped again into the distribution system.
	www.gandercanada.com /ecodev/printer/p_water.htm (629 words)

	Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
		Gander is a town in northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
		It is in Division No. 6, on Gander Lake.
		Residents of Gander and nearby towns pitched in to house, feed and entertain the travellers.
	www.mcfly.org /wik/Gander,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador (202 words)

	Before They Sleep - Fact, Gander
		Constructed in the 1930s to facilitate development of transatlantic flight, the airport at Gander became the main staging point for the movement of Allied aircraft to Europe during World War II.
		On Sept. 11, 2002, Gander was the scene of Canada's official ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the U.S. attacks.
		Gander International remains a true Crossroads of the World, one of the few places where a Russian jetliner might share the ramp with an American spyplane and a fleet of German fighters.
	www.beforetheysleep.com /fact_gander.htm (377 words)

	Aviation in Newfoundland and Labrador - Gander
		Equally important was nearby Gander lake, a potential flying boat base and bad weather alternative should Botwood be inaccessible.
		Gander's location on the great circle route made it an ideal wartime refueling and maintenance depot for bombers en route overseas.
		In 1990, Gander's 103 Rescue Squadron airlifted the wreckage to nearby Musgrave Harbour where it is currently on display adjacent the Banting Interpretation Centre.
	home.thezone.net /~ainal/Gander.htm (643 words)

	Gander and St Johns, Newfoundland & Labrador
		Gander’s history is dominated by aviation events and to this day is still home to an International Airport.
		On the edge of Gander Lake I followed the small beach around the winding coastline for a few more kilometres.
		The road off the highway to Gander was finally in sight and as I headed up over the last hill into the town I was never happier in my life to see in the distance the unmistakable golden arches of a McDonalds restaurant.
	www.trailcanada.com /diary/jun01.asp (1968 words)

	NEWFOUNDLAND - LoveToKnow Article on NEWFOUNDLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the interior the elevated undulating plateau is diversified by ranges of low hills, valleys, woods,, lakes, ponds and marshes.
		They are largely exhibited on Grand Lake, running in a spur from the Long Range between it and Red Indian Lake, and bearing for the south-eastern shores of Halls Bay.
		There is also a wider spread of the same series along the valley of the H umber and round the shores of Deer Lake and the eastern half of Grand Lake, and as far as Sandy Lake.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NE/NEWFOUNDLAND.htm (9521 words)

	APA-National Planning Conference Proceedings-Denver 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Slide 45 – This slide highlights the updates to the process and that the Master Plan was adopted by the City of Minneapolis last year.
		Mark E. Gander, AICP – Moderator and Speaker on Minneapolis, Minnesota case study of the Hiawatha Avenue (Highway 55) light rail transit design/build project and a TOD/station area plan that was completed for the 46th Street and Hiawatha area.
		Mark E. Gander is a Project Manager with AECOM Consult (a division of DMJM+HARRIS) in the New York City office.
	www.caed.asu.edu /apa/proceedings03/GANDER/ganderm.htm (1644 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A mass balance of water quality data and point source inputs revealed that, like many lakes, the primary pollutant source was non-point sources.
		The model, calibrated using collected water quality and quantity data was used to quantify sediment and nutrient delivered to the lake from each 1 ha.
		The most surprising and interesting discovery was that the land use type was far less correlated to water quality impact than the location where the land use occurred in the landscape.
	www.gsd.harvard.edu /events/conferences/watersymp/synopsis/cantwell.htm (314 words)

	Gander River Management.com
		The Gander River Management Association (GRMA) is inviting all concerned users of the Gander River watershed to a public meeting to gather and discuss your recommendations for the 2003 Salmon Management Plan for the Gander River.
		The main stem (from Gander Lake to Gander Bay) will be a Class 1 River so that it will not close due to environmental protocols (low water level, high water temperatures) however the seasonal bag limit will be 4 fish retained.
		The Gander River Management Association (GRMA) is pleased to see the announcement of the Salmon Management Plan for the Gander River for 2002 by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).
	www.ganderrivermanagement.com /news2002.htm (390 words)

	National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) - Canadian Literacy Resources - Basic Hitch-Hikers Series - Book 4 Eastern ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The town of Gander sits on a high plateau overlooking Gander Lake.
		The town of Gander was incorporated in 1959.
		Gander Lake is south of the town of Gander.
	www.nald.ca /CLR/hitchhkr/bk4page6.htm (224 words)

	News - Gander Mountain™ > We Live Outdoors - Hunting, Fishing, Camping, Outdoor Recreation, Apparel & Footwear, ...
		“Lake Desire,” is a character driven drama set in the tranquil backdrop of the Minnesota Northwoods.
		“Lake Desire,” is a sometimes funny, sometimes poignant and always compelling investigation into our quest for significance and the validation of our existence.
		Summary: Gander Mountain, headquartered in Minneapolis, is an outdoor retailer that specializes in hunting, fishing and family camping gear as well as outdoor apparel.
	www.gandermountain.com /fishing/newsitem.asp_Q_id_E_246 (208 words)

	New Page 1
		The children are each holding olive branches, representing the peacekeeping mission in the Sinai that the 101st Airborne Division was returning from when the crash occurred.
		The flight arrived at Gander at 5:34 am where passengers were de-planed and the aircraft was refuelled and serviced.
		The flight departed Gander on runway 22 from the intersection of runway 13 at 6:45 am.
	www.screamingeagle.org /gander.html (675 words)

	small (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The individual selected to go to Gander to sort out their problems was S/L NE Small the Commanding officer of 113 Sqn in Yarmouth, the most experienced anti submarine warfare Officer in Eastern Air Command.
		Small arrived at Gander on 4 Jan 1943 in a Hudson aircraft, accompanied by an experienced Canso crew from 167 Sqn in Yarmouth.
		Shortly after passing over the Lake, Sgt Wilson, heard Small ask the Navigator for his course, and as they started to turn Wilson felt the aircraft fall very fast, with a tilt and a slide to starboard and then it started to clip the tops of trees in rising ground.
	www.igs.net /~sullivan/small.htm (1374 words)

	Gander : The Untold Story - Union of Canadian Transport Employees Report
		The crash occurred approximately 1 kilometer beyond the runway of Gander International Airport at precisely 6:45 A.M. on Thursday, December 12, 1985.
		The 16 year-old Arrow Air DC-8 aircraft was carrying 256 passengers; 240 were U.S. servicemen returning from six months of duties in the Sinai dessert and the remaining eight were members of the crew-all perished in the crash.
		The aircraft started its engines and last minute verifications were made before the DC-8 taxied to take-off before plunging into a wooded area near Gander Lake.
	www.sandford.org /gandercrash/investigations/union_report/html/_cover_page.shtml (423 words)

	Canoe Adventures
		Gander Lake is a large, deep, cold lake that can only be paddled during calm wind conditions.
		The Gander is mostly a Class 1 river, but within a half hour of Glenwood paddlers will encounter Little Chute and Big Chute, where the river class can go up to 2 or 3.
		There is one lake and four hazardous rapids, three of which should be lined or portaged, yet most of the journey involves easy paddling with few problems.
	www.wordplay.com /tourism/self_guided_tours/canoe (4829 words)

	Bulletin #7
		In Gander and vicinity aerial mishaps claimed the lives of about 100 military personnel; many of them are interred in the nearby Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
		In 1990, Gander's 103 Rescue Squadron airlifted the wreckage to nearby Musgrave Harbour where it is currently on display adjacent the Banting Interpretation Center.
		After wars end in 1945, Gander's location on the New York to London air route continued to make it a vital refueling and maintenance terminal for east and westbound traffic.
	www.sportflight.com /canada/bulletin7.htm (3483 words)

	Gander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Gander's airport, an important base in World War II, is a hub for international flights; it also attracts many refugees.
		ARTHUR GANDER, of Switzerland, is recognized for his contribution to the development of the technical rules for men's gymnastics.
		Forrest Gander was born in Barstow, in the Mojave Desert, in 1956.
	supersearching.com /k/gander.html (727 words)

	Geographical Names of Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador
		The name, which appears on a map of Gander Bay by John Cartwright (1767), is for the male of the goose family.
		In 1935, Gander was selected by the British and Canadian governments as a site for an airport to handle the growing transatlantic air traffic.
		With the incorporation in 1961, the name Carol Lake was changed to Labrador City for the territory in which it was situated.
	geonames.nrcan.gc.ca /education/nf_e.php (514 words)

	Lake Ontario Pro Am Fishing Tournament
		Welcome to the official site of the Lake Ontario Pro-Am Salmon Team Tournament Series - located in Niagara, Oswego and Wayne counties along the south shore of Lake Ontario.
		The Lake Ontario Pro-Am Series offers three individual events, all under the headline umbrella of Gander Mountain - the major sponsor for this year's tournaments once again.
		However, it's not the cash as much as the prestige of being able to lay claim as the top team on the lake for the year.
	www.lakeontarioproam.com (304 words)

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