Happy Valley-Goose Bay

For the patrol vessel, see HMCS Goose Bay.

Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Town
Goose Bay Labrador in May 2008
Goose Bay Labrador in May 2008
Official seal of Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Seal
Official logo of Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Motto: 
"A World of Opportunities"
Happy Valley-Goose Bay is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Coordinates: 53°20′30″N 60°26′56″W / 53.34167°N 60.44889°W / 53.34167; -60.44889[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Census division10
Provincial electoral districtLake Melville
Federal electoral districtLabrador
Settled1942
Incorporated1973
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • MayorGeorge Andrews
 • MHAPerry Trimper (LIB)
 • MPYvonne Jones (LIB)
 • Nunatsiavut Assembly membersGerald Asivak
Wally Andersen[2]
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Total305.69 km2 (118.03 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total8,040
 • Density26.4/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−03:00 (ADT)
Postal Codes
A0P1C0, A0P1E0, & A0P1S0
Area code709
Highways Route 500 (Trans-Labrador Highway)

Route 510 (Labrador South Highway)

Route 520 (North West River Road)
Websitetownhvgb.com

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]

  1. ^ "Happy Valley-Goose Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Issenman, Betty. Sinews of Survival: The living legacy of Inuit clothing. UBC Press, 1997. pp252-254
  5. ^ "FUN FACTS ABOUT GOOSE BAY, NL". movingforces.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "SAC Bases: Goose Bay Air Base". strategic-air-command.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.