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Happy Valley-Goose Bay | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Goose Bay Labrador in May 2008 | |
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| Motto: "A World of Opportunities" | |
  Happy Valley-Goose Bay | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′30″N 60°26′56″W / 53.34167°N 60.44889°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | 10 |
| Provincial electoral district | Lake Melville |
| Federal electoral district | Labrador |
| Settled | 1942 |
| Incorporated | 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | George Andrews |
| • MHA | Perry Trimper (LIB) |
| • MP | Yvonne Jones (LIB) |
| • Nunatsiavut Assembly members | Gerald Asivak Wally Andersen[2] |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 305.69 km2 (118.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 8,040 |
| • Density | 26.4/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
| Postal Codes | |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 500 (Trans-Labrador Highway)
 Route 520 (North West River Road) |
| Website | townhvgb |
Happy Valley-Goose Bay (Inuit: Vâli)[4] is a town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Located in the central part of Labrador on the coast of Lake Melville and the Churchill River, Happy Valley-Goose Bay is the largest population centre in the region with an estimated 8,040 residents in 2021.
Incorporated in 1973, it comprises the former town of Happy Valley and the Local Improvement District of Goose Bay. Built on a large sandy plateau in 1941, the town is home to the largest military air base in northeastern North America,[5] CFB Goose Bay.[6]
- ^ "Happy Valley-Goose Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Media release. Official results of May 3 general election for Ordinary Members to the Nunatsiavut Assembly" (PDF). nunatsiavut.com. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Issenman, Betty. Sinews of Survival: The living legacy of Inuit clothing. UBC Press, 1997. pp252-254
- ^ "FUN FACTS ABOUT GOOSE BAY, NL". movingforces.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "SAC Bases: Goose Bay Air Base". strategic-air-command.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.