Duck Bay is a community located in the Canadian province of

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, along the western shores of

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. The primary industry of the community is fishing, trapping and some agriculture. The Duck Bay wharf provides berthing for 15–20

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s and 3–5 whitefish vessels. The inhabitants of the community once called ''Baie de Canard'' (French for Duck Bay) are mostly Métis of Ojibway and French ancestry.

History

Duck Bay was established at the turn of the century as a

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trading post, and is named after the bay on which it is situated. A gravel road to

Camperville, Manitoba Camperville is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Camperville's residents are mainly Métis. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Winnipegosis. Manitoba Highway 20 passes through the village. Local economy includes salt ...

was completed in 1952. A mystery surrounds the death of Father Darveau O.M.I. His body was found on the shore near the village of Duck Bay and a monument marks the site. He either drowned accidentally or was murdered. The monument reads "Here was found the body of Rev. Fr. J. E. Darveau Missionary, born 1816 Massacred June 4, 1844". Another larger monument on the grounds of the

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mission in Camperville reads "In memory of the Rev. J. E. Darveau, missionary. Born in Quebec, 17 March 1816. Massacred 22 miles north 4 June 1844".

Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, Duck Bay had a population of 350 living in 111 of its 117 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 374. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

External links

Palmer, Gwen. "Camperville and Duck Bay. Part 1 - Camperville" ''Manitoba Pageant'', Autumn 1972, Volume 18, Number 2
{{Manitoba Designated places in Manitoba Northern communities in Manitoba