Timber Bay

Timber Bay is a northern hamlet located in Northern Saskatchewan on the east side of Montreal Lake. It was once on the main highway leading north from Prince Albert. Now the main highway, Highway 2, is on the western side of the lake. Consequently, the community is accessible by a gravel road (Highway 969) but is only 20 minutes by car from the community of Montreal Lake.

In September 1951, the first school in the area was opened in an old log building that was next to a small store and garage owned by Henry Fornier. The first teacher was Bernard McIntyre. Students were from the families named Beatty, Fornier, Pruden and Lee. In 1952, a school was established at its present site.[citation needed]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Timber Bay had a population of 81 living in 28 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of −1.2% from its 2016 population of 82. With a land area of 5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.5/km2 (35.0/sq mi) in 2021.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Timber Bay". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

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