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LOCATION
The community of Bearskin Lake is located four hundred and twenty-five (425) kilometres north of Sioux Lookout. This isolated remote Northwestern Ontario community is accessible only by air or ice road. During the coldest months the road extends from Windigo Lake north through Muskrat Dam. The community is located on Lake Michikan. Three settlements make up the Bearskin Lake First Nation. The main village is situated on the west shore of the lake and all three communities are tied to one another by all weather gravel roads.
POPULATION
There are five hundred and seventy-five (575) registered Band Members. At this time, there are four hundred and thirty-six (436) residents in Bearskin Lake. The estimated population growth rate for the community is 4%.
ADMINISTRATION
| Chief: Rodney McKay |
CONTACT INFORMATION
Bearskin Lake First Nation
Bearskin Lake, Ontario
P0V 1E0
Tel. (807) 363-2518
Tel. (807) 363-2598
Fax (807) 363-1066
