A new generation is bringing people back to abandoned Newfoundland towns

HICKMAN’S HARBOUR, N.L. — Brian Avery was three years old when he and his parents packed their belongings into a boat and pulled away from Deer Harbour, N.L., leaving behind their home, their way of life and centuries of family history.
The Averys and their neighbours were abandoning their community on Random Island in Trinity Bay as part of Newfoundland and Labrador’s resettlement program. Their boats were pointed toward Clarenville, N.L., and larger towns beyond, where roads,