[5] The division includes the communities of Burnt Island, Cook's Dock, Fernlee, Meldrum Bay and Silver Water.

Settled in the 1870s, and named after a town in Scotland, Meldrum Bay developed as a commercial fishing and lumbering centre.

Many residents of the area are employed by Lafarge, whose quarry near Meldrum Bay produces dolomite used in concrete, road construction and metallurgical processing.

This Lafarge Canada site is the home of the "largest Canadian marine quarry," with loading docks on the Mississagi Strait.

Silver Water (45°51′N 82°51′W / 45.850°N 82.850°W / 45.850; -82.850) is the largest community in Robinson township, located on Highway 540 approximately 42 kilometers west of Gore Bay.