Wabush
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census divisions | 10 |
| Settled | 1955 |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Incorporated | April 11, 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal incorporation |
| • Mayor | Ronald Barron |
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| Time zone | UTC−04:00 |
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| Website | labradorwest |
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Wabush is a small town in the western tip of Labrador, bordering Quebec; it is known for transportation and iron ore operations.
Economy
Wabush is the twin community of Labrador City.[3] At its peak population in the late 1970s, the region had a population of just over 22,000. A reduction in iron mining operations in the late 20th century caused a major decline in jobs and population, when Cliffs Natural Resources Canada had to close and cold store the Scully Mine property (Wabush mines). Since 2018, Tacora Resources Inc. took over and has successfully restarted the Scully property, slowly reinvigorating the community and investing back into the property.
As of 2021, Wabush's population was 1,964.[2] Most residents work in the nearby mines of the Iron Ore Company of Canada, now a unit of Rio Tinto Mines and the Scully Mine of Tacora Resources Inc.
Companies in and around Wabush include:
- Tacora Resources (owner of former Wabush Mines site)
While remote, the town contains modern amenities. A shopping centre includes a post office, bank, a restaurant, a bar, and a snowmobile store. There is also a recreational centre which includes a bowling alley, gymnasium, swimming pool, a teen centre, a weight lifting room, an ice arena, a library, a legion building that serves alcoholic beverages, a furniture store, several playgrounds, a school, a church, two corner stores, and a hotel (which also includes a restaurant, a barber shop, and a bar).
Transportation
Air transportation needs for the twin communities are served by Wabush Airport and seasonally by Wabush Water Aerodrome. It used to receive more frequent service by Air Gaspé, which was acquired by Quebecair in 1973. The latter ended as an independent business in 1986, acquired in turn by CP Air in 1986 and Canadian Airlines in 1987. Currently the area is serviced by Exploits Valley Air Services), Provincial Airlines, Pascan Air and Air Inuit, this airport is no longer covered by ARFF (airport rescue and firefighting) services and the community of Labrador City has withdrawn firefighting services over safety concerns with Transport Canada.
Climate
Like most of Labrador, Wabush has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with more precipitation than is typical for this type of climate due to the persistent Icelandic Low, which give the region some of the rainiest and snowiest weather in all of Canada. Especially in summer, cloudiness is common due to the lakes nearby and the unstable northerly airstreams that prevail, but because the town is relatively far from the open sea, there is more sunshine in Wabush than in St. John's due to the absence of fog from the Labrador Current. Snow usually melts away in May.
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wabush had a population of 1,964 living in 798 of its 864 total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of 1,906. With a land area of 42.42 km2 (16.38 sq mi), it had a population density of Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Sortkey' not found. in 2021.[2]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1971 | 3,387 | — |
| 1976 | 3,769 | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 3,157 | −16.2% |
| 1991 | 2,331 | −26.2% |
| 1996 | 2,018 | −13.4% |
| 2001 | 1,894 | −6.1% |
| 2006 | 1,739 | −8.2% |
| 2011 | 1,861 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 1,906 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1,964 | +3.0% |
| Canada 2006 Census | Population | % of Total Population | |
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| Visible minority group Source:[6] |
South Asian | 20 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Chinese | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Black | 10 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Filipino | 90 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Latin American | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Arab | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| West Asian | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Korean | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Japanese | 5 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Other visible minority | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Mixed visible minority | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Total visible minority population | 30 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Aboriginal group Source:[7] |
First Nations | 50 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". |
| Métis | 70 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Inuit | 0 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Total Aboriginal population | 145 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| White | 1,595 | Script error: No such module "Percentage". | |
| Total population | 1,861 | 100% | |
Notable residents
- Mike Adam, Canadian curler
- Shawn Doyle, actor
- Michael Crummey, poet and writer
Literary references
Wabush appears in the John Wyndham post-catastrophe novel The Chrysalids under the name of Waknuk.[citation needed]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Town of Wabush. "Mayor and Council". Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Miner passes on Wabush for new mine in Quebec". cbc.ca.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ [1], Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada – Census Subdivision
- ^ [2], Aboriginal Peoples – Data table
External links
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