Corner Brook is the largest city in Western Newfoundland. It offers many urban amenities and is a great launching point for exploring Western Newfoundland. The city’s excellent port is also an attraction for visiting cruise ships, such as the Queen Mary II. Corner Brook Tourism (Currently being brought back up to date). The Corner Brook area has been home to settlement for over a century and a half, but it has a fishery history going further back. Officially surveyed by Captain Cook in 1767 before he went on to survey Australia and New Zealand, the Corner Brook area became a highly developed centre for pulp paper with one of the largest operations in the world. The city of Corner Brook itself came into existence in the year 1956 with the amalgamation of four area communities, each still reflected in the areas of Humbermouth, Curling, Westside, and Townsite. In many ways, the city's vibe is best described by Mayor Charles Pender: As a regional centre, we have the small town atmosphere with a big city infrastructure where people can live in peace and security and raise a family. Like any city or town, locals will speak of areas not listed on maps. In Corner Brook, they are: Humbermouth, Curling, Westside, and Townsite. These are the communities that were brought together to form Corner Brook, and locals still refer to these areas by name. Be sure to ask people to clarify where these places are when receiving directions.