Powerview-Pine Falls is a

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in the

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province of

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, with a population of 1,314 at the 2011 census, up 1.54% from 1,294 at the

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and down 7.57% from 1,400 during the 2001 census. The town is an

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of the previous town of Powerview with the previously

unincorporated area An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

of Pine Falls, to its west. The town borders the

Rural Municipality of Alexander The Rural Municipality of Alexander (french: Municipalité rurale d'Alexander) is a rural municipality in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada. The town of Powerview-Pine Falls lies adjacent to the municipality, as does the Sagkeeng First Nation ...

and the

Sagkeeng First Nation The Sagkeeng First Nation (also known as Sagkeeng Anicinabe) is a Treaty-1 First Nation in the Eastman Region of Manitoba, Canada, that is composed of the Anishinaabe people indigenous to the area at or near the Fort Alexander Indian Reserve #3 (o ...

Indian reserve In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." Ind ...

Manitoba Highway 11 Provincial Trunk Highway 11 (PTH 11) is a provincial primary highway located in the Eastman Region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It runs from an intersection with PTH 59 near Victoria Beach to an intersection with PTH 1. Route desc ...

and

Manitoba Provincial Road 304 Provincial Road 304 (PR 304) is a provincial road in eastern Manitoba, Canada. It begins at PTH 59/ PTH 12 south of Grand Beach and runs to Powerview-Pine Falls at the PTH 11 junction. Near the town, PR 304 crosses the Winnipeg River at ...

are the major roads connecting Powerview with other nearby communities.

History

The community was created as a

paper mill A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags, and other ingredients. Prior to the invention and adoption of the Fourdrinier machine and other types of paper machine that use an endless belt, ...

town in the mid 1920s as Manitoba Pulp and Paper Company. The company was sold to Abitibi Paper Company and became Pine Falls Paper Group in 1995 after

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; finally, it sold to

Tembec Tembec Industries Inc., known as Tembec, was a paper company in Canada, founded by Frank Dottori. In 2011, Tembec had approximately 3000 employees, In 2009, Tembec shut down the mill for good and the site was demolished by 2012, but the mill's footprint next to Slasher Bay is still visible. The mine was served by

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since 1924 and ended after the mill closed. The current-day town of Powerview-Pine Falls came as result of an

of the previous town of Powerview () with the previously

of Pine Falls (), to its west.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Powerview-Pine Falls had a population of 1,239 living in 511 of its 566 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,316. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a

designated place A designated place (DPL) is a type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada that does not meet the criteria used to define municipalities or population centres. DPLs are delineated every 5 years for the Canadian census as the sta ...

in the 2021 Census of Population, Pine Falls had a population of 616 living in 245 of its 274 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 632. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Also as a designated place in 2021, Powerview had a population of 623 living in 266 of its 292 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 684. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Employment

With the closure of the paper mill, the Pine Falls Hospital (Pine Falls Health Complex) of the

Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority , type = Health authority , seal = , logo = , formed = 2012 , jurisdiction = Interlake and Eastman regions, Manitoba , headquarters = 233A Main St, Selkirk, MB , employees = 3,200 (Oct 2020) , budget = $ CAD (2020) , chief1_name = Gle ...

is the community's largest employer.

Climate

Pine Falls has a

hemiboreal Hemiboreal means halfway between the temperate and subarctic (or boreal) zones. The term is most frequently used in the context of climates and ecosystems. Botany A hemiboreal forest has some characteristics of a boreal forest to the north, and ...

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

(

Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...

''Dfb''), with short, warm summers and severely cold, snowy winters.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Towns in Manitoba Urban municipalities in Eastman Region, Manitoba