Deschambault Lake, Saskatchewan

Community in Saskatchewan, Canada

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Place in Saskatchewan, Canada

Deschambault Lake

ᑭᒧᓲᒼ-ᑇᑎᓈᕽ
kimosôm-pwâtinâhk

Kimosom Pwatinahk 203

Deschambault Lake

Deschambault Lake in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 54°55′00″N 103°22′01″W﻿ / ﻿54.91667°N 103.36694°W﻿ / 54.91667; -103.36694
Country| Canada
Province| Saskatchewan
Government

• Type| First Nations Band government
• MLA| Cumberland
• MP| Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Area

• Total

| 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[1]

• Total

| 1,194
• Density| 148.5/km2 (385/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
Area code| 306
Highways| Hwy 106, Hwy 911

Deschambault Lake (Kimosom Pwatinahk 203) (Woods Cree: ᑭᒧᓲᒼ-ᑇᑎᓈᕽ, romanized: kimosôm-pwâtinâhk), located in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, is a small community on the shore of Deschambault Lake. The nearest city, Flin Flon, Manitoba, is 140 kilometres (90 mi) east on Highway 106. The community is at the terminus of the 31-kilometre-long (19 mi) Highway 911. Commercial fishing is the main source of income, while other employers include the Kistapiskaw School (K–12) and the local health clinic. It is part of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN).

## Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kimosom Pwatinahk 203 (Deschambault Lake) had a population of 840 living in 159 of its 166 total private dwellings, a change of -19.7% from its 2016 population of 1,046. With a land area of 1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 600.0/km2 (1,554.0/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

## Profile

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The community of Deschambault Lake is 340 kilometres (210 mi) north-east of Prince Albert and lies 30 kilometres (19 mi) by gravel off the paved Hanson Lake Road (Highway 106). The closest larger centres are Creighton, and Flin Flon located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) to the east. Most residents of Deschambault regularly travel to these centres for shopping, medical and dental appointments, and recreation activities.

The industries in the community include crafts, trapping, fishing, rice harvesting, and sawmill. People in the community enjoy skating, hockey, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, boating, camping, and fishing. The Kistapiskaw School offers kindergarten to grade twelve. Two churches are attended in the community, Anglican and Evangelical. There is an ice arena, a restaurant, and two confectionery stores (one with a gas bar).

There is a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment with four officers living in the community.

### Health care

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The Deschambault Lake Health Centre is open Monday to Friday for public health programs and treatment services, but also provides 24-hour emergency care. Ambulance service comes from Pelican Narrows and will meet a medivac team from the community at the highway junction.

Doctors from Flin Flon visit two days per week. The centre is staffed by four nurses including the nurse in charge. The nurses work with community health staff to deliver all community health programs and treatments. A home-care nurse and home-health aides work to deliver home and community care. There are a holistic health coordinator and holistic health workers whose focus is mental health and addictions. A full-time dental therapist offers services to the community and school from the clinic. The nursing staff and other professionals are provided with furnished accommodations.

## See also

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* List of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan
* List of communities in Saskatchewan

## References

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1. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

54°55′00″N 103°22′01″W﻿ / ﻿54.91667°N 103.36694°W﻿ / 54.91667; -103.36694

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Division No. 18, Saskatchewan

District|

* Northern Saskatchewan Administration District

Cities|

* Flin Flon (part)

Northern towns|

* Creighton
* La Ronge

Northern villages|

* Air Ronge
* Beauval
* Buffalo Narrows
* Cumberland House
* Denare Beach
* Green Lake
* Île-à-la-Crosse
* La Loche
* Pelican Narrows
* Pinehouse
* Sandy Bay

First Nations|

* Birch Narrows
* Black Lake
* Buffalo River
* Canoe Lake
* Clearwater River
* Cumberland House
* English River
* Fond du Lac
* Hatchet Lake
* Lac La Ronge
* Montreal Lake
* Peter Ballantyne

Indian reserves|

* Amisk Lake 184
* Amiskosakahikan 210
* Barkwell Bay 192I
* Beauval Forks 192O
* Birch Portage 184A
* Budd's Point 20D
* Buffalo River Dene Nation 193
* Cable Bay 192M
* 192N
* Canoe Lake 165
* 165A
* 165B
* Chicken 224
* Chicken 225
* Chicken 226
* Churchill Lake 193A
* Clearwater River Dene Band 221
* 222
* 223
* Cree Lake 192G
* Cumberland House Cree Nation 20
* Dipper Rapids 192C
* Elak Dase 192A
* English River 192H
* Flatstone Lake 192L
* Fond du Lac 227
* 228
* 229
* 231
* 232
* 233
* Four Portages 157C
* Fox Point 157D
* 157E
* Grandmother's Bay 219
* Kimosom Pwatinahk 203
* Kinoosao-Thomas Clark 204
* Kitsakie 156B
* Lac la Hache 220
* Lac la Ronge 156
* La Plonge 192
* Little Hills 158
* Little Hills 158B
* Montreal Lake 106
* Morin Lake 217
* Pelican Narrows 184B
* Potato River 156A
* Southend 200
* Stanley 157
* Sturgeon Weir 184F
* Sucker River 156C
* Turnor Lake 193B
* Wapachewunak 192D

Unorganized areas|

* Unorganized Division No. 18

Unincorporated
communities|

| Northern hamlets|

* Black Point
* Cole Bay
* Dore Lake
* Jans Bay
* Michel Village
* Patuanak
* St. George's Hill
* Stony Rapids
* Timber Bay
* Turnor Lake
* Weyakwin

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Northern settlements|

* Bear Creek
* Brabant Lake
* Camsell Portage
* Descharme Lake
* Garson Lake
* Missinipe
* Sled Lake
* Southend
* Stanley Mission
* Uranium City
* Wollaston Lake

Indian settlements|

* Brabant Lake

* See also: Municipalities in Saskatchewan
* Census divisions of Saskatchewan
* Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

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