Peawanuck, Ontario
| Peawanuck | |
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| Indian settlement | |
| Peawanuck Indian Settlement | |
 Peawanuck
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| Coordinates: 55°1′N 85°25′W / 55.017°N 85.417°WCoordinates: 55°1′N 85°25′W / 55.017°N 85.417°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| District | Kenora |
| First Nation | Weenusk |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 237 |
| • Density | 156.1/km2 (404/sq mi) |
| Postal Code(s) | P0L 2H0 |
| Area Code(s) | 807 but 705 is used |
Peawanuck is an isolated Cree community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the confluence of the Winisk and Shamattawa rivers, about 35 km from the Winisk River's end in Hudson Bay. Its population is 237.
Its population used to live in the community of Winisk (55°16′N 85°11′W / 55.267°N 85.183°W), near the mouth of the Winisk River. This also used to be a Mid-Canada Line Radar site. In 1986, its population was forced to abandon Winisk as a result of the Winisk Flood Disaster. The community was relocated thirty kilometers up-river on higher ground. The new settlement was renamed Peawanuck, meaning "flintstone" in the Cree language. It only took seven months for the community to be rebuilt in Peawanuck, with much credit going to the community members who were determined to have their new homes ready by the winter. It is surrounded by lands of the Polar Bear Provincial Park providing Peawanuck with limited tourism opportunities.
Peawanuck is not accessible by year-round road but has an airfield (Peawanuck Airport). Marked roads exists for travel within Peawanuck. While the roads have no names, the main road in town is referred to as Main Street and the one along the river as Riverside
There are private cars or light trucks in town, but other modes of travel include snowmobiles and canoe.
The town is however, linked by winter/ice roads in the winter towards Fort Severn, Ontario, and ultimately, Shamattawa, Manitoba and Gillam, Manitoba.
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