Labrador City

Established at the end of the 1950s as "Carol Lake", a mining community, Labrador City is the largest town and the primary overland point of entry into Labrador, a vast and largely-unpopulated territory. (It's also possible to enter Labrador from a ferry crossing which runs from Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula to Blanc Sablon, near Forteau; the road at that point dead-ends at Vieux-Fort, Quebec, instead of continuing westward toward Sept-Îles.)
The town's fortunes have largely risen or fallen in lock-step with global demand for iron ore; reaching a peak in the 1970s, declining in the 1980s (an era when Schefferville, Quebec, at one point ceased all mining activity) and staging a comeback in the 21st century as demand from Chinese industry pushed the world price of iron ore to US$190/tonne at its peak in 2011. As of 2017-2018, the ore sold for US$60-75/tonne and local jobs were once again in jeopardy.
An enclosed indoor mall houses Labrador's only Walmart; Labrador City is also home to Labrador's only McDonalds and one of Labrador's two hospitals (the other is in Goose Bay). The gravel road to Manic 5 and Baie-Comeau opened in 1986, with a road from Labrador City to Goose Bay in 1992. The Trans-Labrador Highway made overland travel from Labrador City to Forteau possible by 2009. The last section of Route 500 eastward from Labrador City to Goose Bay was paved in mid-2015.
Labrador City, Goose Bay and Cartwright use Atlantic time, the same time zone as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

By car

Labrador City is just across the Québec-Labrador border, 25km from Fermont, Quebec, on the Trans-Labrador Highway. From Baie-Comeau, take Quebec Route 389. Quebec 389 is a poor-quality gravel road from the Manic 5 hydroelectric dam to the provincial boundary at Fermont (Caniapiscau), with only one intermediate point (Relais Gabriel) to stop for fuel or lodging. The road improves on becoming Route 500 in Labrador, continuing as asphalt to Goose Bay. Route 510 beyond Goose Bay to Port Hope Simpson returns to poor-quality gravel, improving from Red Bay to Forteau.
It is 243 km to Churchill Falls, which has a gas station, hotel and some services, and another 288 km beyond there to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, which is the next city with a hospital.

By plane

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Wabush is across Little Wabush Lake from the rest of Labrador City; hire cars are available at the airport.

By rail

A train from Sept-Îles passes through the tiny waypoint (not even a hamlet) of Emeril. There is no population, no onward public transit and no services at this point, which is about 45 minutes from Labrador City by road. This is the last passenger rail service in the province. The line is isolated from the rest of the North American system; there are no onward rail connections at Sept-Îles. The service is kept in operation by native groups as the only means to reach Schefferville, a community on the Québec side with no road access.

Taxis in Labrador City are metered; as of 2013, fares start at $5.50 plus $1.85/km or $0.48 per minute of waiting time:

• CJ Cabs

  phone: +1 709 944-7757
  address: 74 Avalon Dr

• Twin City Cabs

  phone: +1 709 944-6500
  address: 210 Humber Ave

• Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help

  phone: +1 709 944-2289
  address: 1 Sutton Way, Labrador City
  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 Sept 2007, making this small church a cathedral from 1980-2007.

• Gateway Labrador

  phone: +1 709 944-5399
  address: 1365 Route 500
  Exhibit hall with artefacts of fur trading and mining 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, Wabush airport, depict the history of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary from 1871 to today.

• Arts and Culture Centre - Labrador West

  phone: +1 709 944-5412
  address: Hudson Dr.
  Live performance venue.

• Carol Curling Club

  address: 411 Booth St

• Menihek Nordic Ski Club

  phone: +1 709 944-5842
  address: Smokey Mountain Road
  Cross-country skiing, lodge with canteen, meeting rooms, waxing facilities, showers, indoor barbecue pit, licensed bar, ski lockers and rental skis.

• Smokey Mountain Ski Club

  phone: +1 709 944-2129
  Downhill skiing in the Wapusakatta Mountains, 5km 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.

• Tamarack Golf Club

  phone: +1 709 944-3007 (clubhouse)
  address: Duley Lake
  Lakefront golf course with snack bar, pull cart and club rentals. Only 18-hole course in Labrador.
• Walking trails: Jean Lake Walking Trail (Grenfell Drive, 5km trail around Jean Lake), Menihek Interpretive Trail (Smokey Mountain Road, 5 km of Menihek Nordic Trails) and Tanya Lake Walking Trail (Badden Powell Road, 3km trail around Tanya Lake).

• White Wolf Snowmobile Club

  phone: +1 709 944-7401
  Trail passes for 450km of groomed trails, which connect to the 300km Fermont Snowmobile Club trails and 200km of groomed trails to Churchill Falls, are available from the Club and various local outlets in the area.

Events

• Cain's Quest

  phone: +1 709 944-5011
  3300km 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. March.

• Labrador City Winter Carnival

  phone: +1 709 944-3602
  Week-long festival with ice sculptures, snowmobile parade and bonfire, fireworks display, sports tournaments, dog-sledding, winter tubing and skiing.

• Labrador Mall

  phone: +1 709 944-3773
  address: 500 Vanier Ave
  Labrador City's only fully-enclosed shopping centre; 31 stores including Walmart, Canadian Tire and Mark's Work Wearhouse.

• Carol Lake Shopping Centre

  phone: +1 709 944-5443
  address: 208 Humber Ave
  Strip mall with a grocery store and a cinema.

• Eileen's Country Kitchen

  phone: +1 709 282-3310
  address: Wabush Plaza

• Hilda's Funfood

  phone: +1 709 944-7959
  address: Labrador Mall, 500 Vanier Avenue

• SushiLab

  phone: +1 709 944-4179
  address: 118 Humphrey Rd

• Terrace Dining Room

  phone: +1 709 944-2661
  address: Avalon Drive

• Corby's Pub

  phone: +1 709 944-3711
  address: 301 Humber Ave

• The K-Bar (Kaboulo Bar),

  phone: +1 709 944-3876
  address: 118 Humphrey Road.
  Labrador City's only Discotheque & Nightclub.

• Carol Inn

  phone: +1 709 944-7736
  address: 215 Drake Ave
  Jordan's Family Restaurant, Drake's Return Pub and Eatery, banquet/meeting facility, catering, business services, souvenir shop. Kitchenettes, laundry, wi-fi.

• Two Seasons Inn

  phone: +1 709 944-2661
  address: 96 Avalon Dr
  54 rooms, computer station and fitness centre. Steak/seafood restaurant open 6:30AM-10PM daily.

• Wabush Hotel

  phone: +1 709 282-3221
  address: 9 Grenfell Drive, Wabush
  Chalet-style hotel built in 1960 as Sir Wilfred Grenfell Hotel; 65 rooms and three suites, Grenfell Restaurant, Canadian/Chinese dining room/lounge, meeting and banquet facilities, barber shop, massage clinic, fitness room, high speed Internet.

• Fermont and Baie-Comeau, Quebec, via Quebec Route 389