[ISL] "Tilt Cove, Canada's smallest town, a big draw for tourists"

[rfmcdonald]

CBC News' Adam Walsh had an entertaining report about Canada's smallest town, the Newfoundland mining centre of Tilt Cove.

Tucked away in a small corner of Newfoundland's Baie Verte Peninsula, the minuscule town of Tilt Cove is hiding a whole lot of history.

At first glance you would never be able to guess that this was a mining boomtown — not once, but twice — nor imagine what used to be here. That's where Don and Margaret Collins come into the picture.

"Donald is the mayor, I'm the town clerk," said Margaret, sitting in one of two twin rocking chairs in the couple's garage. "My brother and his sister are councillors now."

On top of their council duties, the Collinses are also the de facto greeters for their town.

You could say they play a big part in everything the town does because Don and Margaret make up one third of the town's population.