Brochet, Manitoba
Brochet | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
| Coordinates: 57°52′47″N 101°40′16″W / 57.87972°N 101.67111°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Northern |
| First established | 1882 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 2,410 |
| • Density | 71.6/km2 (185/sq mi) |
Brochet (English: /broʊˈʃeɪ/) is an unincorporated community located in Northern Manitoba on the northern shore of Reindeer Lake near the Saskatchewan border; it is designated as a northern community.
There is no year-round road service to the mostly Cree population. A winter road is in place only a few months a year. Air service at Brochet Airport is the main link outside the community. It takes roughly one hour to reach Brochet from Thompson, Manitoba, by air, and approximately 4 to 6 hours via winter road from Lynn Lake, depending on road conditions.
In Northern Manitoba, there are a few unincorporated communities aside from Brochet, such as Granville Lake and South Indian Lake. There are also several First Nations and Aboriginal communities, such as: Barren Lands First Nation, Northlands First Nation, Sayisi Dene, Split Lake Cree, Fox Lake, Shamattawa, and Mathias Colomb.