Postville, Newfoundland and Labrador

Postville
Town
Postville, early June 1977
Postville, early June 1977
Nickname: 
The Post
Postville is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Postville
Postville
Location of Postville
Coordinates: 54°54′30″N 59°46′21″W / 54.90833°N 59.77250°W / 54.90833; -59.77250
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
RegionNunatsiavut
Government
 • Mayor (AngajukKâk)Glen Sheppard
 • Federal MPYvonne Jones (L)
 • Provincial MHALela Evans (PC)[1]
 • Nunatsiavut Assembly memberGeorge Gear[2]
Area
 • Total2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total188
 • Density78.7/km2 (204/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−03:00 (ADT)
Area code709

Postville is an Inuit town in the north of Labrador, Canada.[4][5] It had a population of 188 as of 2021.[3] It is located about 40 km (25 mi) inside Kaipokok Bay, 180 km (110 mi) NNE of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Postville Airport is nearby.

Postville is inaccessible by road and may be reached only by air (via Postville Airport)[6] or via ferry service that operates between Nain and Happy Valley-Goose Bay during the ice-free period from June to November.[7]

Uranium deposits are located near Postville.[8][9]

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  2. ^ "Postville by-election preliminary results" (PDF). June 30, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-10.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Labrador Inuit land claim passes last hurdle". CBC News. June 24, 2005. Archived from the original on March 21, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  5. ^ "Inuit celebrate self-government turnover". CBC News. December 1, 2005. Archived from the original on March 16, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  6. ^ Churchill Duke, Laura (20 Sep 2019). "Hopedale woman circulating petition calling for the province to subsidize flights to northern Labrador". Saltwire. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Ferry Service". www.tourismnunatsiavut.com. Tourism Nunatsiavut. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Uranium mine will be safe, company tells Labrador community". Cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Labrador Inuit ponder ban on uranium mining". Cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.