Savant Lake is an

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and community in Unorganized

Thunder Bay District Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay. In 2016, the population was 146,048. The land area is ; the population density was . Most of ...

in northwestern

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, Canada.

History

Town was originally named after a civil engineer in charge of building the railroad, Bucke. In 1928, another town of the same name was discovered in

, Canada. At that time, the name of the lake north of the town,

Lake Savant A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

, became the town's official name. In 1901, Gold was discovered on Lake Savant. Therefore, in 1905, the Saint Anthony Goldmine located south of the town opened. It serviced the town until it was closed in 1941. In 1913, CN Savant Lake railroad station was built. Until 1959, the main form of transportation was dog teams until

Ontario Highway 599 Secondary Highway 599, commonly referred to as Highway 599, is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The route connects Highway 17 near Ignace with the remote northern community of Pickle Lake; it ...

was completed. In 1973, Hydro (electricity) was brought in.Wildewood on Lake Savant
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Transportation

Savant Lake is on

, roughly halfway between

Ignace Ignace is a township in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located at Highway 17 (Trans Canada Highway) and Secondary Highway 599, and on the Canadian Pacific Railway between Thunder Bay and Kenora. It is on the shore of ...

and

Pickle Lake Pickle Lake is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the most northerly community in the province that has year-round access by road. Located north of Thunder Bay, highway access is via Highway 599, the only access road to the t ...

. The community is also connected to

Sioux Lookout Sioux Lookout is a town in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Located approximately northwest of Thunder Bay, it has a population of 5,272 people (up 4.7% since 2011), an elevation of , and its boundaries cover an area of , of which is lake and wetl ...

via

Ontario Highway 516 Secondary Highway 516, commonly referred to as Highway 516, is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway is in length, connecting Highway 72 and Highway 642 near Sioux Lookout with ...

, and is the proposed northern terminus of an extension of

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, if the extension is ever built. Savant Lake is on the

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, between Fowler to the west and Staunton to the east. Savant Lake railway station is on the line and is served by

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transcontinental ''

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'' trains.

Savant Lake (Sturgeon Lake) Water Aerodrome Savant Lake (Sturgeon Lake) Water Aerodrome is located southeast of Savant Lake, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. Located north-east at is the abandoned "Savant Lake Aerodrome" at an elevation of . The gravel strip is visible from the ...

is located southeast of the community.

Local media

Television

* CBWDT-03 (channel 8) (CBC) * CICA-63 (channel 10) (TVO)

References

{{authority control Communities in Thunder Bay District Local services boards in Ontario

History

Transportation

Local media

Television

See also

References