The community is a "Can Do" community of nearly 9,000 people, where new business opportunities are never far away. Our entrepreneurs are taking on new challenges and partnering opportunities every day. Our people have a diverse mix of Aboriginal, European and other origins; collectively they have built a community with a positive, business friendly attitude and a vibrant arts and culture sector. In 2008, the municipality was at the backbone of the Trapline Marathon providing monetary support, human resources, equipment, materials, facilities, logistic know how and an untold amount of support from the Mayor that has endured to this day!

Web Site: http://www.happyvalley-goosebay.com

The Canadian Diabetes Association is active in more than 150 Canadian communities and supports people living with diabetes through research, advocacy, education and services. They are supported in their efforts by a community-based network of volunteers, employees, healthcare professionals, researchers and partners such as the Trappers' Running Club!

Web Site: http://www.diabetes.ca

Tracing their roots to 1668, The North West Company is a leading retailer of food and everyday products and services to rural communities and urban neighbourhoods across Canada, Alaska, the South Pacific & the Caribbean. The company has a very rich history in Central Labrador that was inseperable from the region's trapping history. Today there is a NorthMart in Goose Bay and the company is a proud supporter of the Trapline Marathon event!

Web Site: http://www.northwest.ca

The Provincial Government invests in the health and well-being of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians through the Provincial Wellness Grant program. The Wellness Grants Program encourages and supports community groups and organizations to address the priority areas which include healthy eating, physical activity, tobacco control, injury prevention, mental health promotion, environmental health, child and youth development, and health protection.

Web Site: http://www.gov.nl.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador has an immense and diverse energy warehouse. In 2007, guided by a long-term Energy Plan to manage these energy resources, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador created Nalcor Energy, a new provincial energy corporation. Our foundation is built on our base business - the generation and transmission of electrical power. Nalcor Energy has five lines of business: Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, Churchill Falls, Lower Churchill Project, Oil and Gas and Bull Arm Fabrication. In 2008, Hydro sponsored the Trapline Marathon technical shirts for all participants!

Web Site: http://www.nalcorenergy.com

Destination Labrador is a tourism industry organization that markets Labrador as a unique tourism destination. In 2008, Destination Labrador partnered with the Trapline Marathon organizing committee to provide marketing support, expertise, photography, marketing materials and monetary support. Destination Labrador has an option to stay the title sponsor through to 2010!

Web Site: http://www.destinationlabrador.com

Serco Facilities Management is a leading international service company that improves the quality and efficiency of essential services that matter to millions of people around the world. In Happy Valley - Goose Bay, they operate 5 Wing Goose Bay onbehalf of their client the Department of National Defense. Through Corporate Social Responsibility Serco aims to achieve a fair balance between developing opportunities with their customers, stimulating and rewarding our staff, working with and supporting local communities, and sustaining the environment.

Web Site: http://www.serco-na.com

Air Labrador is one of the oldest successfully operating airlines in the World. Established in 1948, as Newfoundland Airways, the airline operated float-equipped aircraft from their base in Gander, Newfoundland. Primarily engaged in charter work, they also flew mail and freight to Northern Newfoundland and Labrador. Today, the company employs over 100 people and is one of Goose Bay's largest civilian employers. In 2008, Air Labrador became the first sponsor of the Trapline Marathon and assisted with preferential rates, marketing and provided complimentary tickets for a variety of uses for the race organizers.

Web Site: http://www.airlabrador.com

Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and Canada's most international bank. With approximately 60,000 employees, Scotiabank Group and its affiliates serve more than 12.5 million customers in some 50 countries around the world, offering a diverse range of products and services, including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking. In 2008, with the support of the Happy Valley - Goose Bay bank manager David Yetman, the Scotiabank employees participated as runners, provided monetary support, kevlar blankets, kit bags and a tonne of moral support!

Web Site: http://www.scotiabank.com

The Nunatsiavut Government Department of Health and Social Development and their Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative are strong supporters of the Trapline Marathon and other Trappers' Running Club events. Through the provision of healthy and traditional food, the Trapline Marathon couldn't be what it is without Nunatsiavut!

Web Site: http://www.nunatsiavut.com

NunatuKavut ancestors have lived in Labrador long before Europeans set foot on North American soil. The land was part of them, and they were part of the land. The well-established community of Happy Valley-Goose Bay supports a large Inuit-Metis population. They are proud of our rich trapping history and traditions in the Lake Melville region. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, NunatuKavut helped sponsored the traditional finish line reception that was a huge hit!

Web Site: http://www.labradormetis.ca

The Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority (Labrador-Grenfell Health) provides quality health and community services to a population just under 37,000 and covers the communities north of Bartlett's Harbour on the Northern Peninsula and all of Labrador. Labrador-Grenfell Health is a long standing supporter of the Trappers' Running Club through the supply of medical personnel at the Trapline Marathon, advice as required, through active participation in the club and financially through programs such as BEGIN (Begin Exercise Gradually Now). BEGIN aims to make people healthier by targeting people with conditions such as diabetes, stable heart conditions (NYHA Class 1 and 2) and obesity.

Web Site: http://www.lghealth.ca

Labrador is the last place on earth where you can catch 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and, yes, even 10 pound brook trout on a dry fly. Labrador's interior is still made up of 112,000 square miles of uninhabited wilderness. And since 1978, it has been the home of Coopers' Minipi Camps. In 2008, Minipi Outfitters were a huge local sponsor of merchandise and running food for the race participants, along with tonnes of encouragement and moral support!

Web Site: http://www.minipicamps.com

LeGrow's Travel is one of the largest privately held travel agencies in Canada with 82 travel agencies across Canada. LeGrow's Travel has been recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for ten consecutive years, now with Platinum status. LeGrow's has a Happy Valley - Goose Bay office and experienced local agent Paula Gushue is available at 709-896-7375 to assist with all your Destination Labrador Travel needs.

Web Site: http://www.legrowstravel.ca

Woodward Aviation offers 24 hour service, 7 days a week! Services include fueling, oxygen and nitrogen servicing, de-icing and passenger stairs for all types of aircraft. We also provide telephone/fax and internet in a modern passenger and crew lounge. Courtesy ground transportation is available on request as well as many other services. We also have an aircraft enginer on staff and we are equipped to handle all your aviation needs. In 2008, Woodward Aviation made their ground transportation expertise available to the Trapline Marathon and providing busing of all participants in all events, to the start lines!

Web Site: http://www.woodwardaviation.com

The Running Room is North America's largest specialty Running & Walking Retailer of sporting goods, apparel and footwear, operating 92 corporately owned stores from coast to coast. In 2008, the Running Room was a vital sponsor of the Trapline Marathon providing technical expertise, marketing support, online registration and a whole lot of enthusiasm! The Running Room is expanding throughout Canada and the United States.

Web Site: http://www.runningroom.com

The Labrador Wellness Coalition is a community based group of people from all over Labrador who are trying to promote health. They hope to reach every community in Labrador and work together to create a healthier region.

Web Site: http://www.labradorregionalwellnesscoalition.ca

Listed in this section are various friends of the Trapline Marathon. People and organizations that donated at a variety of levels but all contribute to a very successful event.

Goose Bay Army Cadets
Goose Bay Amateur Radio Society
Birch Brook Nordic Ski Club
Richard Neville
Katimavik