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Location Chosen
Originally published on July 29, 2015 Bonnie Learning/The Labradorian New wellness centre to be established at Goose Bay Town Centre After much public consultation — including two online surveys earlier this year that saw some 1,000 submitted responses — a site for the proposed wellness centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay has finally been determined. The […]
Hannah Chapple August 10th, 2015
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‘A big boy with a big heart’
Originally published on June 16, 2015 Bonnie Learning/The Labradorian Family of Cpl. Chad O’Quinn proud their son will live on in Happy Valley-Goose Bay Rhonda O’Quinn said words couldn’t express the gratitude she and her family felt today. “We are overwhelmed, humbled, honoured, and filled with so much pride,” Rhonda smiled. Rhonda, along with […]
Hannah Chapple July 7th, 2015
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Sterling Peyton Welcomes Goosebay Capital Corporation to the Labrador North Chamber of Commerce
“We are thrilled that the Goose Bay Capital Corporation has become a member of the Labrador North Chamber of Commerce,” says Labrador North Chamber of Commerce President Sterling Peyton. “The Goose Bay Town Centre project is an important development for the region, one that has the potential to respond to the future needs and anticipated […]
John Atkins January 21st, 2013
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Goose Bay Capital Corporation to be represented at Northern Exposure 2013
Goose Bay Capital Corporation Inc. President and CEO, Mr. Lyman Langille to speak at the Northern Exposure 2013 Labrador Opportunity Conference and Tradeshow. Mr. Langille’s presentation will take place on Wednesday, January 23rd from 3:30pm – 4:00pm at the Delta Saint John’s Hotel & Conference Centre in Saint John’s NL. View the complete agenda here. […]
John Atkins January 4th, 2013
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Happy Valley-Goose Bay working to create a town
By Jenny McCarthy Special to Transcontinental Media Happy Valley-Goose Bay When developer Lyman Langille contacted the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay two years ago with an idea, he garnered a lot of attention. Langille said while there are stores and residential areas throughout the community, he noticed Goose Bay was lacking a town centre. So […]
John Atkins January 2nd, 2013
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Dunderdale gives Muskrat Falls the go-ahead
Premier Kathy Dunderdale announces the sanctioning of the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project. (Graham Kennedy/The Canadian Press) Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale has given the green light to the controversial Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project. Dunderdale officially sanctioned the project, which will cost at least $7.7-billion, shortly after 6 p.m. local time in the lobby […]
John Atkins December 17th, 2012
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Feeding at the Trough
Even as world financial markets struggle to find their footing, investors and developers are surging ahead with new projects in the iron ore-rich Labrador Trough – By Stephanie Porter Equity research analyst Robin Kozar put the momentum and reality of Labrador’s iron ore industry into sharp perspective: While Canada currently produces only about two per […]
John Atkins December 10th, 2012
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Muskrat Falls Hydro Project Secures Federal Loan Guarantee
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed off on a loan guarantee agreement Friday that would save Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia more than $1 billion in borrowing costs on the $7.4-billion Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project. The federal backing, which Harper promised during last year’s election campaign, is included in a […]
John Atkins December 1st, 2012
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Williams reaffirms Muskrat Falls support
Danny Williams is once again voicing his support for the proposed Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project. The former premier waded into the debate with a major speech to the St. John’s Board of Trade on Monday. “I fully support and endorse the development of Muskrat Falls,” he told a packed audience at the St. John’s Convention […]
John Atkins October 22nd, 2012
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Town Centre Project Shovel-Ready
September 24, 2012 Happy Valley-Goose Bay mayor Leo Abbass and developer Lyman Langille turned the sod to officially mark the beginning of the construction of a Goose By Town Centre on Sept. 19. “The Goose Bay Town Centre Project will represent the most innovative, multi-dimensional development project to develop in Labrador,” Langille said. At the […]
John Atkins September 24th, 2012
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