Wabush is a small town in the western tip of Labrador, bordering Quebec, known for transportation and iron ore operations.

A shopping centre includes a post office, bank, a restaurant, a bar, and a snowmobile store.

There is also a recreational centre (now closed) which included 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).

The latter ended as an independent business in 1986, acquired in turn by CP Air in 1986 and Canadian Airlines in 1987.

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.