Brochet, Manitoba

Brochet (English: /broʊˈʃeɪ/)[1] is an unincorporated community located in Northern Manitoba on the northern shore of Reindeer Lake near the Saskatchewan border.

Location of Brochet in Manitoba

There is no year-round road service to the mostly Cree people. A winter road is in place only a few months a year. Air service at Brochet Airport is the main link outside the community. It takes roughly one hour to reach Brochet from Thompson, Manitoba, by air, and approximately 4 to 6 hours via winter road from Lynn Lake, depending on road conditions.

In Northern Manitoba, there are a few unincorporated communities aside from Brochet. They are Granville Lake and South Indian Lake. There are also several First Nations and Aboriginal communities. They are: Barren Lands First Nation, Northlands First Nation, Sayisi Dene, Split Lake Cree, Fox Lake, Shamattawa, and Mathias Colomb.

Location of Brochet on a NASA satellite map of Reindeer Lake

Climate

The climate of Brochet is extremely variable. The hottest temperature ever recorded was 33.5 C on August 11, 1991, and the lowest -51.7 C on February 15, 1966.[2]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, the Brochet designated place had a population of 146 living in 45 of its 49 total private dwellings.[3]

Population centre

Adjoining Brochet is the territory of the Barren Lands First Nation called Brochet 197. These two communities, Brochet 197 with 547 residents [4] and Brochet with 146 residents, [3] form a population centre of 693 people also called Brochet.

See also

References
  1. The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
  3. "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  4. "Canada Census 2011 Community Profile". Retrieved 2013-03-25.

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