Tilley Cam: Port aux Basques Harbour

A Harbour Watched for Generations

The camera continues a tradition that began long before it existed: Mr. Tilley, a beloved local resident remembered as "The Catalogue Man," spent countless hours watching this same harbour from his rocking chair, tracking wind, weather, and the comings and goings of ferries and fishing boats. The livestream honours his memory by sharing that same view with the world.

Gateway to Newfoundland

Channel-Port aux Basques sits at the southwestern tip of Newfoundland, where the Marine Atlantic ferry connects the island to Nova Scotia across the Cabot Strait. The camera frames the terminal's docks, loading ramps, and the steady rhythm of vessels arriving and departing against the open North Atlantic.

A Historic Vantage Point

Mounted on a home built in 1897 as the town's original Customs House, the camera sits atop a building tied to the arrival of the Reid Railway and generations of families — the Pikes, the Andersons, and the Tilleys — who called it home. The restored house now anchors this living record of the harbour below.