The Town of Port au Choix is excited to announce that our 3rd Annual Cod Festival will be returning this year! From Friday, July 17th through Sunday, July 19th, 2026.
The town has many volunteer groups/committees that are always in need of extra help. No committee can operate without dedicated members.
RCMP continues to receive reports of aggressive and illegal off-road vehicle operation within Northern Peninsula communities. As a result, residents can expect to see increased enforcement efforts.
Our community garden continues to be a great success! Garden beds are leased on a one-year basis. If you would like to have a bed this year, you can contact the town to add your name to the list. If there are not enough beds for everyone, then the names
The Town of Port au Choix, incorporated in 1966, is located on the western side of the island of Newfoundland — and has long been known for its fishery and rich cultural heritage. The area’s rich resources have drawn people to Port au Choix for over 5,500 years, and it has been a crossroads of various native North American and European cultures. Archaeological finds from this rich history prompted the creation of a National Historic Site.
It was only relatively recently that Port au Choix became recognized for its rich terrestrial natural history, as an important location for the Limestone Barrens. The Limestone Barrens comprise only a tiny portion of the Island of Newfoundland’s surface area, but support a very high percentage of its rare plants. Of the 298 vascular plants considered rare on the Island, 104 occur on the Barrens and 22 of these species are found only on the Great Northern Peninsula.
The Town of Port au Choix has been identified by the Limestone Barrens Species at Risk Recovery Team as having the most vulnerable population of the threatened Fernald’s braya in the world. In addition to Fernald’s braya, Wild chives and Wooly arnica are both rare Limestone Barrens plant species that are found in parts of Port au Choix.
