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Berens River First Nation |
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Berens River, Manitoba
R0B 0A0
Phone: (204) 382-2161
Fax: (204) 382-2297 |
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Current Chief & Council:
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Chief George Kemp
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Councillor Hartley Everett
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Councillor Gerald Kemp
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Councillor Roland Whiteway
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Councillor Joan Jack
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Councillor Vincent George Green
Location:
Approximately 270 air kilometres north of Winnipeg on the east shore of Lake Winnipeg at the mouth of the Berens River and 391 kilometers by road on Provincial Road #304 (a few kilometers south is a more isolated reserve, Pigeon River No. 13A which, in the past, has been used as a collection point for logging operations).
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Reserve: I.R. No.13 and 13A
Area: 2546.9 Hectares
Language: Anishiinabe
Economic Base: Fishing, trapping and forestry
Population:
- On-reserve - 1,870
- Off-reserve - 1, 095
- Total Population - 2,965 (as of January 2012)
Transportation:
Access is by air. There is a 2,900 foot gravel airstrip maintained in the community. Perimeter Airlines and Northlands Aviation provide scheduled service.
Commercial Businesses and/or Services:
- Berens River Band Office
- Meemeesipii Inc.
- Berens River Logg Inn
- Berens River School (Frontier School Division: Nursery to Grade 9)
- Berens River Daycare
- Berens River Nursing Station/Chief Jacob Berens Mino-Ayaawin Centre
- Berens River Training & Employment Program
- Berens River Tug Boat/Barge
- Berens River Pumphouse (Water and Sewage)
- Oshetoon Building Supplies
- Neil Disbrowe's Woodworking
- Linda & Valerie's Video Shop
- Christine's Coffee Shop
- Berens River Store
- Northern Store
- Hubert Boyd (Store)
Off Reserve:
- Barra Inn
- John Alex Enterprises Ltd.
Berens River
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