Labrador City is a small town in western Labrador (part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador), near the Quebec border. Its population as of 2001 was approximately 8,000. Labrador City is neighboured by Wabush, a smaller town with a population of approximately 2,000 as of 2001; together, the "twin towns" are known as Labrador West. Wabush has the only airport in western Labrador, and is served by three commercial airlines: Air Canada Jazz, Air Labrador, and Provincial Airlines. A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... This article is about the region in Canada. ... This article is about political regions. ... Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ... ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Labrador West is a term referring to the twin towns of Labrador City and Wabush in Labrador, part of the Canadian province of Labrador and Newfoundland. ... An airline is an organization providing aviation services to passengers and/or cargo. ... Air Canada Jazz is Air Canadas largest regional carrier. ... Air Labrador is an airline based in Goose Bay, Labrador in Canada. ... Provincial Airlines is an airline operating in the Procvince of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, providing passenger, cargo, and other air services. ...

Labrador City was founded in the 1960s to accommodate employees of the Iron Ore Company of Canada, and iron ore mining continues to be the primary industry in the town. Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. ...

As of April 2005, the mayor of Labrador City was Graham Letto. Letto was nominated as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the May 24 by-election for the federal riding of Labrador. The seat was won by Liberal Party of Canada candidate Todd Russell. The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right wing political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... Labrador, previously known as Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador and before that as Grand Falls—White Bay, is the name of a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, covering all of Labrador. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... Todd Russell is a Canadian politician and the Liberal member of Parliament for the riding of Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

The Labrador City town crest features a Snowy Owl holding a scroll perched atop a black spade on a mound of red earth, symbolizing iron ore mining. The spade is flanked by two caribou. Both Snowy Owls and caribou are native to the Labrador City area. Binomial name Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. ... Binomial name Rangifer tarandus The reindeer, known as caribou in North America, is an Arctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). ...

The Labrador City town motto is Kamistaitusset, a Nascopie word meaning "land of the hard-working people." A motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. ...

External link

• Labrador West web site (http://www.labradorwest.com/)