Often referred to as "The Hub" of Labrador, the centrally-located Town of Happy Valley - Goose Bay provides a wide array of services and amenities to the central Labrador region.

Mud Lake was settled around 1850 as trapping and fishing community, based on a non-wage economy: where trapping animals for furs and subsistence living, tending gardens and hunting and fishing were the norm. This little...

Our community was established in 1743 by Louis Fornel, a fur trader and merchant, along the major travel route for the inland fur trade. This community has tremendous potential for economic diversification in forestry, fishery...

Sheshatshiu translates to "narrow place in the river". This area was a traditional summer gathering place for the Innu who resided inland most of the year, "living off the land" hunting, fishing and trapping...

Hopedale is located on the northern Labrador coast, amongst the large bays that open up to the Labrador Sea. The population of the community is approximately 620, most of whom are beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claim...

With a population of approximately 360 people, the Inuit Community of Makkovik is located 55 degrees 07'N 59 degrees 03'W, approximately 210 kilometres by air northeast of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador. Makkovik is located...

Established in 1771 by Moravian missionaries, Nain, at 56º 30', is the northernmost municipality in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is approximately 230 air miles north of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, a major centre and...

Situated on the northern coast of Labrador 185 miles north of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Natuashish is only accessible by water or air. Natuashish is in close proximity to Utshimassits (Davis Inlet), the present community of the...

Postville began as a trading post and was originally called 'the Post.' The community of 250 people is located 25 - 30 km into the scenic interior of Kaipokok Bay, 110 air miles north-northeast of Goose Bay. The first known...

Welcome to Rigolet, a picturesque community located on the North Coast of Labrador, 160 km east of Happy Valley/Goose Bay at the entrance of Hamilton Inlet. Rigolet, an Inuit community with a population of 314, is in the Torngat...

A capstan is a sturdy wooden post and handle, mounted in a stabilizing frame, used to wind-in a rope or cable. Around 1851 residents began sealing in this area. A large capstan was placed on the small island just offshore from...

The communities that constitute the Town of Forteau are situated along the shores of Forteau Bay. The town -- population about 477 -- is one of the largest in the Labrador Straits region. While the fishery is still an economic...

Historically the name was Anse aux Morts, an understandable name given the number of shipwrecks and lives lost in the area. On today's topographical maps the cove is identified as Anse aux Morts, while the community is named...

L'Anse au Clair was established by the French in the early 1700s. In 1702, Augustin de Courtemanche received a concession from the governor of New France to fish for seals and codfish along the southern Labrador coast. This large...

Located about 30 km east of the Quebec-Labrador border along the southern Labrador highway, L'Anse au Loup is the largest town in the Labrador Straits region.

The community of Pinware is located near the mouth of the Pinware River, which has always been known for its excellent salmon fishery. The name of the community has undergone a number of changes, from Riviere des Francois...

Red Bay is one of the oldest occupied ports along the Labrador Straits. The earliest European occupants were Breton fishermen and Basque whalers during the 16th century. Men from the Basque Provinces of France and Spain sailed to...

In the early 1700s, Pierre Constantin gave his fishing concession the title of "Seigneurie du Grand St. Modet" and directed all his fishing operations from two locations. Around 1800 Grand and Petit St. Modet became...

Beginning in 1967 and continuing throughout the Construction years, the community of Churchill Falls consisted of rows of trailers and metal buildings designed to meet the needs of approximately 3000 construction workers. As the...

Nestled in the iron rich rolling hills and between numerous lakes Labrador West is truly a dichotomy of pristine wilderness and industrial development. Early in the 196O's the town of Labrador City was built to accommodate...

The Town of Wabush was incorporated in 1967 and currently has a population of 1,894. Wabush is home to Wabush Mines, J.R. Smallwood Collegiate and is 2 km from the Wabush Airport. Wabush is a great destination for year round...

Black Tickle is a fishing community located on an island on the southeast coast of Labrador. Once a base of operations for seasonal fishing crews travelling from Newfoundland and other parts of Labrador, the community is still...

Cartwright is located on the Labrador coast, about 150 miles east of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, at the mouth of Sandwich Bay. This community of approximately 598 people boasts some of the most beautiful coastal areas on the South...

Charlottetown is located in St. Michaels Bay. It was founded by Mr Ben Powell and Clarence Perry in the 1950s. The community was created to try to centralize the surrounding small settlements so that they can qualify for services...

During the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century, Lodge Bay was used mainly as a principal fishing station on the Labrador coast by seasonal crews from the United States, Canada, France, England, and the island of Newfoundland...

Mary's Harbour is located on the southern Labrador coast at the mouth of St. Lewis Inlet. Although the community dates back only to the 1930's, St. Mary's River was the site of a salmon fishery from the 1780's. After a fire at...

Norman Bay was a winter settlement for the fishing stations of Snug Harbour and Venison Tickle. At the time when southeast Labrador fishing stations were being encouraged to resettle in the 1960's, the Ward family at Snug Harbour...

Paradise River is located on the east side of the river also named Paradise River, which flows into Sandwich Bay at its southern extremity. The Paradise River provided an important route between the coast and the Labrador...

Pinsent's Arm is located on the south side of St. Michael's Bay, about 20 km southeast of Charlottetown. Settled year-round since the late 1950s, in 1992 Pinsent's Arm still didn't appear on some maps, while others identified it...

Port Hope Simpson is located in southeastern Labrador, on the south side of the Alexis River. It was founded in 1934 as a logging camp and has since become the largest community in southeastern Labrador. After a sawmill and...

St. Lewis is composed of widely separated groups of houses spread out around the sheltered harbour of St. Lewis Bay, on the north shore of St. Lewis Sound, only 7 miles north of Battle Harbour and southeast of Port Hope Simpson...

William's Harbour is located on the south side of Granby Island, at the mouth of Alexis Bay, about 35 km east of Port Hope Simpson. In the late 1970's the residents of William's Harbour believed they would have a better chance...