Manigotagan is
situated near the mouth of the Manigotagan River on the east shore
of Lake Winnipeg about 70 kilometres north of Pine Falls on PR #304.
Manigotagan is one of a four community complex that also comprises
the Hollow Water Indian Reserve, Seymourville and
Aghaming.
Manigotagan was originally founded to provide
access to the sawlogs and timber resources in the area. Today it is
governed by a mayor and council under The Northern Affairs
Act.
Community Contacts
Manigotagan Community Clerk Manigotagan Post
Office Manigotagan, Manitoba, R0E 1E0
Phone
363-7375 Fax 363-7346
Office hours are: Mon - Fri 8:00
- 5:00
The community also has an assistant clerk, public
works employee, volunteer fire chief and part-time community
constable and shares a recreation director.
Community Statistics
Population 1985 230 1991 197 1996
173
Households There are 47 housing units in the
community.
Bylaws o Basic Planning Statement o
Employee Benefits o Establishment of Fire
Department
Boundary Regulation 128/88, as amended,
refers to Director of Surveys Plan 19306. See
map.
Property Assessment and Taxes 1997 Assessment
- based on a fixed percent of the approximate market value of
property.
Business 26,500 Real Property
4,648,700 Grants-in-lieu 1,356,700 Exempt
784,800 Total
6,816,700
Rate
of tax levy (mills): General Municipal 7.00 School Levies
Farm & Residential 8.50 Commercial & Other
18.50 Frontier (Div #48) 18.00 Business Tax
4%
Emergency
Services
Fire Fire fighting capability is based on a
well-equipped pumper truck from the community fire hall. Portable
forestry equipment is also available for grass and brush
fires.
Police Police are on call from Powerview,
phone 367-2222, about 45 minutes away. The community also has a
community constable.
Medical Medical response is
based on a community health worker in the area, and ambulance
service from Pine Falls or Bissett. The nearest hospital is in Pine
Falls.
Community-Based Services
Hydro Provided by Manitoba Hydro as land- line
electric power. Residential rates are based on zone 3
levels: Basic charge $ 13.65 /month First 175KWH 7.33
cents/KWH Balance 5.16 cents/KWH Office is at Pine Falls,
phone 367-2617.
Telephone Manitoba Telecom Services
provides individual-line service and digital switching with
toll-free calling to Bissett and Pine Falls. Call MTS toll-free at
225-5687.
Water Water is pumped from the
Manigotagan River to the treatment plants, receives nanofiltration
and is piped to the individual residences.
Waste
disposal A shared solid-waste disposal site is located
between Manigotagan and Seymourville. Sewage from 90% of the
community is piped to a Sewage Batch Reactor (SBR) plant. The
balance is handled by commercial sewage pumpout truck and delivered
for treatment to the SBR plant. Schools Students
attend Wanipigow School on the Hollow Water Reserve, operated by
Frontier School Division, along with students from the Reserve,
Aghaming and Seymourville. Phone 363-7253 or
363-7392.
Recreation facilities o
outdoor skating rink o ball field o curling rink o 3,100 sq
ft community hall o 1,700 sq ft open side picnic
shelter
Government
Services
Community
Economic Development, Rural Development, regional office, located at
Selkirk, phone 785-5005.
Communities Economic Development
Fund, head office, located at Thompson, phone
778-4138.
Culture, Heritage and Citizenship, Regional
Services Branch, Eastman region office, located at Beausejour, phone
1-800-665-6107.
Department of Labour, Employment Standards
Branch, Employment Standards Officer, operates out of Winnipeg,
phone 945-3352.
Department of Labour, Fire Commissioner’s
Office, Assistant Fire Commissioner, operate from Winnipeg, phone
toll-free at 1-800-2828-8069.
Department of Natural
Resources, Operations Division, Eastern Region, Natural Resources
Officer works out of the Bissett Office, phone 277-5212 or the
regional office at Lac du Bonnet, phone
345-1444.
Manitoba Environment,
Environmental Operations Division, Eastern-Interlake district office
is located at Lac du Bonnet, phone 345-8647, or regional office at
Steinbach, phone 346-6060.
Manitoba Justice, Regional Courts,
Circuit Court sits at Pine Falls, with coordination from the Selkirk
Regional Court, phone 785-5120.
Commercial Services
Accommodation The North Star Hotel provides
limited overnight accommodation and meals.
Transportation o Osadchuk Transfer provides
freight transportation services to the community. o Small-parcel
service and passenger service is taken as far as Pine Falls by Grey
Goose Bus Lines.
Businesses o Bostrom’s Store o
Lorne's Bush Operation - 363-7269 o Manigotagan Development Ltd -
363-7248 o Manitago Camp Grounds o Nor-East Enterprises Ltd -
363-7353 o Moosehorn Auto o Pelican
Harbour
Economic
Overview
The community is
located within the Precambrian Shield region of the province, an
area of granite-gnessic rock with little or no soil cover. Within
the community boundary there is some clay cover, with rock outcrops,
supporting soft and hard wood forest cover.
People from the
community work in the production of pulpwood for Pine Falls Paper
Co. and some saw-logs for private saw mills.
Additional
economic activity includes commercial fishing, trapping, hunting,
wild rice harvesting and tourism.
Fisherman deliver their
catch to the Wanipigow fish station. Trapping is organized under the
Hole River and Lac du Bonnet RTL zones. Wild rice planting and
harvesting occur along the Manigotagan River to Turtle Lake and
surrounding area.
Tourism is focused on the North Star Hotel,
English Brook campground and Manigotagan campground facilities.
Local guides are available for hunting and fishing
parties.
