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It was the end of an era in Whitbourne. The old boys home has been demolished.
The facility opened in 1953 and was closed in 1992, replaced by a Newfoundland and Labrador Youth Centre, a correctional facility in Whitbourne for young offenders.
The boys home wasn’t without its controversy. Former residents alleged physical and sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest in the ’70s. While victims were able to settle with the church, the province was found not liable in 2011.
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