Veteran's Quay Marina

The Visitor Information Centre is open year round with varying hours. After the tourism season winds down, the centre is the venue for many community events. Pumpkin Fest take place in October at this brighty decorated setting. In November there have been a variety of events, art shows, book launchings, presentations etc. During the “Festival of Lights” the building transforms into the Christmas Chalet. There are Pictures with Santa, Storytime, Cookie Decorating and Craft Time for Pre-schoolers. Community Sing-a-long and many families and weddings come in to do pictures. The centre is available for rental.The Cable Building in Bay Roberts is a National Historic Site of Canada as well as being a Provincial Heritage Structure. Today it is still a key location in the town of Bay Roberts since it contains the Bay Roberts Town Hall (including council offices, meeting rooms, and the Council Chamber on the ground floor) and the Road to Yesterday Museum, the Christopher Pratt Gallery, and the Town Archives on the second floor.The Christopher Pratt Gallery is acclimatized and is designed to display a permanent collection of artwork, including works by Christopher Pratt. In addition, it hosts the works of well known local artists and visiting art collections. Christopher Pratt, perhaps Newfoundland and Labrador’s most widely recognized visual artist, has roots in the town. Christine (Dawe) Pratt, his mother, was born in Bay Roberts.By 1913, the current Cable Building in Bay Roberts was built to serve as the main relay between the North American and European networks of Western Union Telegraph. Its establishment was a key component in the company’s international strategy and its architectural design is important corporate evidence of the expansion and dominance of Western Union in Newfoundland. The design of the Cable Building also introduced a new type of telegraph station to Newfoundland as it adopted the Western Union Telegraph corporate model. The architecture demonstrates a functional and specialized layout with rooms dedicated to specific equipment, technical operations, and administration. From its technical design to the connecting cables, the Cable Building was a flagship of telegraph technologies, illustrating Western Union’s important role as an innovative industry leader.