About Gail Weir Gail (Hussey) Weir was born and raised on Bell Island, as was her mother, who was the daughter of a miner. Her father was a second-generation miner from Upper Island Cove. Weir is an archivist who lives in St. John’s. Books by Gail Weir The Miners of Wabana The Story of the Iron Ore Miners of Bell Island by (author) Gail Weir
