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Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Labrador City and Wabush are a pair of towns in Labrador West on the Quebec border. Dedicated primarily to iron ore mining, their burgeoning population of 9,350 people makes them the largest metropolitan area in otherwise sparsely-populated Labrador, rivalled only by Happy Valley-Goose Bay (with 7,750 people). The bulk of this population is in Labrador City, with Wabush (established 1955) as a de facto suburb of 1,860.
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Roman Catholic minor basilica and former cathedral dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, completed in 1962. Labrador City–Schefferville was its own diocese before being merged to the "Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador" in Sep 2007, making this small church a cathedral from 1980-2007.
Exhibit Hall with artefacts of fur trading and mining that describe the history of Western Labrador, its culture and people. The same log structure houses the Labrador West Heritage Shop, Labrador West Tourism Corporation and Labrador Wilderness Connections.
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary display exhibits in Wabush Airport depict the history of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary from 1871 to today.
Live performance venue.
The ice surface includes four curling lanes.
Cross-country skiing, lodge with canteen, meeting rooms, waxing facilities, showers, indoor barbecue pit, licensed bar, ski lockers and rental skis.
Downhill skiing in the Wapusakatta Mountains, 5 km North from Labrador City. 19 groomed runs, a 1000 ft vertical drop and all natural snow. Snowboard park, double chair, three pommel lifts, base lodge, ski/snowboard rentals, lessons and canteen and bar services.
Lakefront golf course with snack bar, pull cart and club rentals. Only 18-hole course in Labrador.
Trail passes for 450 km of groomed trails, which connect to 300 km of Fermont Snowmobile Club trails and 200 km of groomed trails to Churchill Falls, are available from the Club and various local outlets in the area.
3300-km cross-Labrador snowmobile run over extremely rough terrain in sub-zero temperatures from Labrador City to Labrador’s south coast, then to the north coast and back to Labrador City. April-June.
Week-long festival with ice sculptures, snowmobile parade and bonfire, fireworks display, sports tournaments, dog-sledding, winter tubing and skiing.
Restaurant. Meals on site. Take-out orders. Delivery.
Restaurant. Meals on site and take-out orders.
Restaurant.
Pizzeria.
Pizzeria.
Restaurant.
Bar.
Sports bar that shows all NHL, NFL, MLB games.
Bar and restaurant. Meals on site. Take-out orders.
Accommodations.
Jordan's Family Restaurant, Drake's Return Pub and Eatery, catering, business services, souvenir shop. Kitchenettes, laundry, wi-fi.
Offering 3½ star accommodations close to all amenities.
Rental service applies to Gabbro Lake for sport fishing trips.
Hotel.
Hotel Rooms, studio suites, one-bedroom suites, two-bedroom suites, studio suite 3, executive loft, and a large conference room.
Hotel, restaurant (steak and seafood, open from 6:30AM - 10PM daily) and a bar. Offers 54 rooms: 20 with double beds, 33 rooms with Queen beds and sofa bed and one room with a King bed and sofa. Two conference rooms, an exercise room, a dining room. Computer station and fitness room.
Labrador City's only fully-enclosed shopping centre; 31 stores including Walmart, Canadian Tire and Mark's Work Wearhouse.
Strip mall with a grocery store.
Liquor store.
By plane
Wabush is across Little Wabush Lake from the rest of Labrador City. Rental cars are available at the airport.
By rail
Taxis in Labrador City are metered; as of 2013, fares started at $5.50 plus $1.85/km or $0.48 per minute of waiting time:
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