The Labrador City town crest is that of a snowy owl holding a scroll atop a black spade on a mound of red earth.

[8] In 2008, IOC and their parent company Rio Tinto announced they would spend $800 million to develop additional mines in the region.

However, only a few months after announcing the second phase of their expansion, the project was shelved due to the economic recession and low demand for steel.

The town contains many amenities found in larger locations thanks to investments by the mining companies who established the area including an ice arena, curling, downhill & cross country ski clubs.

[14] Wabush and Labrador City have a continental subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc), with mild summers and severely cold winters.

[17] 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.