Kinoosao
Kinoosao is an isolated town in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is only accessible by Manitoba Provincial Road 394 and Saskatchewan Highway 994, coming from the closest town, over 95 km away, Lynn Lake, Manitoba. Kinoosao is the only town in Saskatchewan accessible solely by first entering a neighbouring province (Manitoba). It is 6.5 km wide in size and is located in Region 18 in Saskatchewan.[1] It is at 57.081993°N and 102.01934°W.
A total of 60 people lived there in May 2006, within 16 dwellings.[1]
The name, "Kinoosao" is the Cree term for the word "fish".[2]
History
The community of Kinoosao began in November 1952, when a fisherman's co-operative wanted to build a fish-filleting plant to help serve the communities along Reindeer Lake.[3] Mail service to the community began in 1954, when they received it twice-monthly from La Ronge.[4]
Services
No restaurants, hotels and campgrounds exist in the town off the coast off Reindeer Lake.[2] The only services in town are the Grand Slam Lodge, the only accommodations, and the Kinoosao Co-op Store, which supplies gas, groceries, tackle and rain gear.
External links
References
- ^ a b "Community Demographics - Kinoosao, SK". Canadian Government. Retrieved 2007-10-22. [dead link]
- ^ a b "Information". Grand Slam Lodge. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ "Community Profiles - Kinoosao, SK". Canadian Government. Retrieved 2007-10-23. [dead link]
- ^ "Description of Kinoosao settlement, from E.T. Russell's What's in a Name?, p. 169". Northern Research Portal. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
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57°04′52″N 102°01′25″W / 57.08111°N 102.02361°W
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