Island Lake is a small community in northeast

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, Canada. The community consists of an

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near the north shore of Island Lake which includes the following islands: Red Sucker Lake, Garden Hill, Wasagamack, St Theresa Point. The community is located southeast of

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and northeast of

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, Manitoba. Other nearby communities on the lake are Garden Hill, St. Theresa Point, and

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. The community is served by the

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. The community of Island Lake consists of several government and private agencies such as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment, a Manitoba Conservation office,

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(who operates the airport), Stevenson Island School (

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office, the

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, which operates the

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, several small convenience stores and Island Lake Lodge, a

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lodge on Stevenson Island.

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has daily service to Island Lake from

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using

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and

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s. They also have a Medevac Base on Stevenson Island serving the community 365 days a year.

Climate

With 21.11 hours of fog annually, Island Lake is one of the least foggy places in Canada. Only

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, gets less fog during the year, and no one gets less fog in February when Island Lake averages a mere 0.67 hours. Island Lake has a

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( Dfc) with mild, rainy summers and severely cold winters.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Island Lake had a population of 54 living in 21 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 79. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Gallery

File:Garden Hill Health Centre.JPG, Garden Hill Health Centre File:Garden Hill.JPG, Garden Hill File:Garden Hill First Nations.JPG, Garden Hill First Nations File:Island Lake Lodge dock.jpg, Island Lake Lodge dock

References

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