Municipal Awareness Week
May 4 to 10, 2025
Spotlight on “Community Services & Recreation”
| Release Date: May 7, 2025 May 4 to 10, 2025, is Municipal Awareness Week in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. This week the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay is highlighting the people that work tirelessly to make our community a better place. Municipalities deliver essential services, programs, and infrastructure to residents across Newfoundland and Labrador. They play an important role in supporting people in our communities. Today, we put the spotlight on a very busy and active department, the Community Services & Recreation Department. This Department operates and maintains the municipal recreation facilities, both indoor and outdoor, with most being accessible for most of the calendar year. The Community Services & Recreation Department is responsible for the maintenance, landscaping, and operations of Town green spaces including the below. |
| Playgrounds: Spruce Park Playground Laurier Loop Playground Steve’s Playground Roberts Road Playground Ford Street Playground Perrault Place Playground McLean Crescent Playground | Mealy Mountain Collegiate Sports Complex: Skateboard Park Bike Park Junior Ball Field Senior Ball Field Soccer Field |
| Husky Park Ballfield: Crews maintain during the summer for recreational softball, and in the winter, this facility is transformed into a beautiful outdoor skate rink with a walking path encompassing the perimeter. Kinsmen Park: Crews maintain Kinsmen Park which is home to children & adult playground equipment, a walking trail, performance stage, gazebos, splash pad, and washroom facilities (including baby changing stations in both male and female washrooms). The bookable parts of this facility are the BBQ and picnic area. The park is available for private rental and is utilized for a variety of community events. Kinsmen Park is also open to the general public for general daily use. |
| EJ Broomfield Memorial Arena: Crews install and maintain an ice surface during the Winter season for groups such as Lake Melville Xtreme Minor Hockey Association and Snowflake Figure Skating Club. This facility also provides scheduled events such as recreational hockey and casual skating. During the Summer months, the CSR staff transform the EJ Broomfield Memorial Arena into a Turf Floor indoor soccer pitch. The CSR staff also install a blue floor during certain times of the year which is used for ball hockey, walking and a multitude of other indoor events such as conventions and trade shows like the annual Expo event. |
| Community Services & Recreation staff also provides support for events that take place at town facilities, such as Canada Day at Kinsmen Park, Expo Labrador Tradeshow & Conference, and the various sports and recreation events that take place year-round at the heavily utilized EJ Broomfield Memorial Arena. |