City, connecting it with the rest of Labrador as well as the neighbouring province of Quebec, becoming Quebec Route 389 at the border. The town contains an ice arena, the Labrador City Arena and a ski club, the Menihek Nordic Ski Club. The main shopping centre in the town, the Labrador Mall, includes a Walmart; there is also an IGA grocery store. Owned by the Westcliff Group, the mall opened in 1978 and is the largest shopping mall in Labrador; it is also the only enclosed mall. There is a Masonic lodge in Labrador City, Lodge Anik No 1707 of the District Grand Lodge of Newfoundland and Labrador of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Labrador City had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Attractions Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help Climate Wabush and Labrador City has a continental subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc), with mild summers and severely cold winters. Precipitation is heavy year round (although higher in summer) due to the strong Icelandic Low to the east driving cold, moist and unstable air onto the region. Snowfall, as is typical for the province, is very heavy for seven months each year and depths can reach as high as . Despite its moderate latitude around the same as cities like Berlin, London, and Amsterdam, its annual mean temperature is colder. See also List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador Wabush, neighbouring twin town of Labrador City Fermont, nearest town in Quebec Notable residents Notable former residents of Labrador City include: Damhnait Doyle, singer-songwriter Margot Kidder, actress Dan LaCosta, National Hockey League goaltender Pascal Pelletier, National Hockey League player Chad Penney, National Hockey League player Mark Nichols, 2006 Turin Olympics gold medallist curler References External links Labrador West website The Aurora newspaper (published by Transcontinental) Labrador City - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 3, p. 221-222. 1960s establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador Mining communities in Newfoundland and Labrador Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador