| Happy Valley-goose Bay, Newfoundland And Labrador |
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GEOGRAPHY Happy Valley-Goose Bay lies at the southeast end of Lake Melville near the mouth of the Churchill River . HISTORY The community was created from a 1975 amalgamation of the civilian community of Happy Valley, formerly called Refugee Cove, with the military community of Goose Bay during a time of uncertainty for defence funding to keep the air base operational. CFB Goose Bay has seen a reduction of NATO low-level tactical flight training in the past decade and the town is facing an uncertain future as the federal government has reduced the number of permanent Canadian Forces Air Command personnel to less than 100 all-ranks. The only remaining NATO nations using CFB Goose Bay for flight training, Germany and Italy , have not renewed their leases which terminate in early 2006 . The runway at Happy Valley-Goose Bay is also an alternative landing site for the NASA Space Shuttle due to its size and length. CULTURE Statistics Canada detail demographics follow link here SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK |