Denare Beach is a northern village on the east shore of Amisk Lake,

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. Located on Highway 167, the community is south-west of

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and north-east of

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History

The area originally settled around Amisk Lake was called "Beaver Lake". Amisk is

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for

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and thus the origin of the name. In 1937, the subdivision of the present community of Denare Beach took place. The community quickly became a resort area following the construction of a roadway to the mining centre of Flin Flon. When Saskatchewan Parks became responsible for the area they changed the name from Amisk or Beaver to Denare Beach. Taking the first two letters from Department of Natural Resources they arrived at the name of Denare Beach. The community has managed to retain its resort atmosphere. On 2 June 2025, most of the town was consumed by the fast moving Wolf wildfire.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Denare Beach had a population of 820 living in 310 of its 449 total private dwellings. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Denare Beach had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Economy

The Konuto Lake mine operated by Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Company Limited was located less than south-east of Denare Beach.

Medical service

Due to the small population of Denare Beach, the

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permits its residents in Creighton, Denare Beach, Sandy Bay, and Pelican Narrows to utilize the basic and emergency medical services of Flin Flon. The nearest Saskatchewan medical centre is in Prince Albert, south-west of Creighton. One of the most frequently accessed services is the Flin Flon General Hospital, and Flin Flon Ambulance Service.

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