Community Profile
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Welcome to the Big Land, a vast, friendly place with tremendous promise and opportunity. Trophy- sized fish, giant caribou herds, world-class wilderness country, vast hydro, mineral and timber resources are all standard fare here. These and other assets provide the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay with a very attractive combination of opportunities for business growth and a quality of lifestyle opportunities unmatched anywhere.
We are a "Can Do" community of nearly 9,000 people, where new business opportunities are never far away. Our entrepreneurs are taking on new challenges and partnering opportunities every day. Our people have a diverse mix of Aboriginal, European and other origins; collectively they have built a community with a positive, business friendly attitude and a vibrant arts and culture sector.
We are strategically located with respect to global air routes that led to our origin as an aircraft base during World War II. Today, Goose Bay Airport is on the official NASA list of alternate Shuttle landing sites due to the quality of its infrastructure and prevailing weather conditions. Canadian Forces Base 5 Wing Goose Bay is a well established location for Low Level Flight Training by a number of Air Forces for the same reasons.
Access to North American markets has been greatly via the Trans Labrador Highway. This all season road connects us to Central North America. We are 1304 kilometers by air and 1838 kilometers by road northeast of Montreal.
Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a regional service centre for the communities of coastal Labrador and a variety of industrial activities throughout the region. It is a strategic location for mining exploration and development in central and eastern Labrador, including the giant Voisey's Bay development and the Lower Churchill Hydro projects.
These are some of the reasons why we say that Happy Valley-Goose Bay is "A Bright Light in Canada's North". If you are interested in exploring business opportunities in the Big Land, we would like to discuss them with you.
We are a "Can Do" community of nearly 9,000 people, where new business opportunities are never far away. Our entrepreneurs are taking on new challenges and partnering opportunities every day. Our people have a diverse mix of Aboriginal, European and other origins; collectively they have built a community with a positive, business friendly attitude and a vibrant arts and culture sector.
We are strategically located with respect to global air routes that led to our origin as an aircraft base during World War II. Today, Goose Bay Airport is on the official NASA list of alternate Shuttle landing sites due to the quality of its infrastructure and prevailing weather conditions. Canadian Forces Base 5 Wing Goose Bay is a well established location for Low Level Flight Training by a number of Air Forces for the same reasons.
Access to North American markets has been greatly via the Trans Labrador Highway. This all season road connects us to Central North America. We are 1304 kilometers by air and 1838 kilometers by road northeast of Montreal.
Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a regional service centre for the communities of coastal Labrador and a variety of industrial activities throughout the region. It is a strategic location for mining exploration and development in central and eastern Labrador, including the giant Voisey's Bay development and the Lower Churchill Hydro projects.
These are some of the reasons why we say that Happy Valley-Goose Bay is "A Bright Light in Canada's North". If you are interested in exploring business opportunities in the Big Land, we would like to discuss them with you.
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Our Quality of Life
Ours is a strong, progressive community with a frontier spirit. While we look to the future, we are grounded in our origins. The celebration of our cultural and natural heritage takes many forms, including the annual Creative Arts Festival, the Labrador Canoe Regatta, theatrical offerings by the Mokami Players, Them Days (the Labrador cultural magazine), and a rich assortment of locally produced crafts.
Our schools offer high quality programs, including French Immersion and French First Language programs and language maintenance for the children of our visiting German Air Force personnel. The Health Labrador Corporation administers the Melville Hospital, a teaching hospital. It is a regional facility serving central and coastal Labrador. The Paddon Memorial Home is the regional seniors facility.
Happy Valley-Goose Bay has modern facilities catering to a full range of recreation and athletic activities for both winter and summer. The unspoiled wilderness environment at our back door stretches for hundreds of kilometers in every direction and offers countless opportunities for world class hunting, fishing, photography, canoeing and snowmobiling in winter, just to name a few of the activities popular within the region.
We have a good supply of affordable building lots and existing housing. Serviced lots cost, on average, approximately $40,000.00 and single detached housing sells in the region of $160,000.00. The Town is actively working to ensure that a steady supply of high quality housing lots are available to meet the demands of the future. If you are looking for more information on housing, feel free to contact us at your convenience.
The Town also offers the most extensive range of commercial services in Labrador, including government support agencies, training and professional support services. There is a ready supply of competitively priced commercial and industrial land available in our industrial park and in smaller lots located in business areas. Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a gateway to the North. It is the transportation hub of Labrador; the only location where road, sea and air services all come together with a quality infrastructure.
Our schools offer high quality programs, including French Immersion and French First Language programs and language maintenance for the children of our visiting German Air Force personnel. The Health Labrador Corporation administers the Melville Hospital, a teaching hospital. It is a regional facility serving central and coastal Labrador. The Paddon Memorial Home is the regional seniors facility.
Happy Valley-Goose Bay has modern facilities catering to a full range of recreation and athletic activities for both winter and summer. The unspoiled wilderness environment at our back door stretches for hundreds of kilometers in every direction and offers countless opportunities for world class hunting, fishing, photography, canoeing and snowmobiling in winter, just to name a few of the activities popular within the region.
We have a good supply of affordable building lots and existing housing. Serviced lots cost, on average, approximately $40,000.00 and single detached housing sells in the region of $160,000.00. The Town is actively working to ensure that a steady supply of high quality housing lots are available to meet the demands of the future. If you are looking for more information on housing, feel free to contact us at your convenience.
The Town also offers the most extensive range of commercial services in Labrador, including government support agencies, training and professional support services. There is a ready supply of competitively priced commercial and industrial land available in our industrial park and in smaller lots located in business areas. Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a gateway to the North. It is the transportation hub of Labrador; the only location where road, sea and air services all come together with a quality infrastructure.