Easterville, Manitoba

Easterville
Unincorporated community
Community boundaries
Community boundaries
Easterville is located in Manitoba
Easterville
Easterville
Location in Manitoba
Coordinates: 53°06′27″N 99°48′46″W / 53.10750°N 99.81278°W / 53.10750; -99.81278
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Established1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • ChiefClarence Easter
 • Councillors
  • Quentin Mink
  • Auggie Ledoux
  • Sheldon Bourassa
  • Conway Munroe
  • Franklin Turner
Area
 • Land3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
44
 • Density13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4

Easterville is an unincorporated community, designated as a northern community, in the Canadian province of Manitoba.[1]

It is situated 200 kilometres southeast of The Pas and 100 kilometres (40 km by air) west of Grand Rapids, on the south shore of Cedar Lake. Its elevation above sea level is 265 metres (869 ft). The Chemawawin Cree Nation community is adjacent to the community on Cedar Lake.

The current community of Easterville was established in 1962, when nearby native populations were being displaced by the building of the Grand Rapids Dam, which flooded their prior ~80-year-old community of Chemawawin.[2]

History

The community of Easterville as it exists today was established in 1962, when it, along with nearby Indigenous populations, were relocated to the south shore of Cedar Lake. The relocation happened as result of displacement by Manitoba Hydro, who flooded the original location within Chemawawin on the lake as a part of a hydroelectric development project for the construction of the Grand Rapids Dam.[2][3][4][5] Roughly 200,000 hectares were flooded in total. The new area lacked arable land, unlike the old one, being composed mostly of rock. The terrain also resulted in buildings having to be built on cement foundations without basements.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Easterville had a population of 20 living in 9 of its 14 total private dwellings, a change of -54.5% from its 2016 population of 44. With a land area of 3.12 km2 (1.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.4/km2 (16.6/sq mi) in 2021.[6] Easterville is a part of Census Division No. 21, Manitoba.

Economy

The main sources of economic base, or natural resources of Easterville, are fishing and trapping. The community offers recreational facilities such as the Skating Rink and community centre, public services including a fire hall and school, and local businesses like Easterville Fisherman's Association, a coffee shop, Griffin's Lucky Dollar Foods, and the U&S Department Store.

Notable people

Infrastructure

Easterville is located at the northern terminus of Manitoba Provincial Road 327. It is approximately 20 km north of Provincial Highway 60, the major roadway in the area which connects Highway 6 (to Thompson) and Highway 10 (to Flin Flon). The community is also serviced by Easterville Airport, located just to the east of the town.

Media

References

  1. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  2. ^ a b (31 July 2010). Paradise Lost, Winnipeg Free Press
  3. ^ Miller, David L. et al. (eds.) The First ones: Readings in Indian/Native studies (1992) ("The new community of Easterville to which the people were relocated, described as a "pre-planned" community by Manitoba Hydro, was built some 40 miles from Chemawawin along the shore of Cedar Lake.")
  4. ^ Waldrum, James B. As long as the rivers run: hydroelectric development and native communities in Western Canada, p.81-105 (1988)
  5. ^ https://www.gov.mb.ca/inr/publications/community_profiles/pubs/easterville-2016.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Sep 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "How this woman catfished an NBA star and an aspiring model". ABC News. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  8. ^ October 26, CBC Radio ·. "The untold story of Shelly Chartier: the rural Manitoba woman who catfished the stars | CBC Radio". CBC. Retrieved 1 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)