Deschambault Lake (Kimosom Pwatinahk 203) ( cwd, script=Cans, i=no, ᑭᒧᓲᒼ-ᑇᑎᓈᕽ, kimosôm-pwâtinâhk), located in the Canadian province of

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, is a small community on the shore of Deschambault Lake. The nearest city,

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, Manitoba, is east on Highway 106. The community is at the terminus of the Highway 911.

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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 The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Rocky cr, ᐊᓯᓃᐢᑳᐏᑎᓂᐘᐠ, Asinîskâwitiniwak) is a Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Saskatchewan consisting of eight communities: Denare Beach (Amisk Lake), Deschambault Lake, Kinoosao, ...

(PBCN).

Demographics

In the

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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 from its 2016 population of 1,046. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Profile

The community of Deschambault Lake is 340 kilometres northeast of Prince Albert and lies 30 kilometres by gravel off the paved

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( Highway 106). The closest larger centres are Creighton, and

located about 140 kilometres 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,

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, 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

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detachment with four officers living in the community.

Health care

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

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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.

References

{{authority control Indian reserves in Saskatchewan Former northern hamlets in Saskatchewan Division No. 18, Saskatchewan Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation