Peawanuck is an isolated Cree community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the confluence of the Winisk and Shamattawa rivers. It has no hospitals and is only served by one of two Health Canada funded Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Partnership Sites. There is a fire station in town staffed by about a dozen volunteers using a single fire truck.
About Peawanuck in brief
Peawanuck is an isolated Cree community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the confluence of the Winisk and Shamattawa rivers. Its population used to live in the community of Winisk, near the mouth of the winisk River. 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 lies at similar latitudes to Ketchikan, Prince Rupert, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Moscow but has much harsher winters than those other cities. It has no hospitals and is only served by one of two Health Canada funded Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Partnership Sites. There is a fire station in town staffed by about a dozen volunteers using a single fire truck.
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