Schreiber, Ontario
Schreiber
Isbester's Landing | |
|---|---|
Township (single-tier) | |
| Township of Schreiber | |
| Coordinates: 48°49′N 87°16′W / 48.817°N 87.267°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| Settled | 1883 |
| Incorporated | 1901 |
| Named after | Sir Collingwood Schreiber |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kevin Mullins |
| • Federal riding | Thunder Bay—Superior North |
| • Prov. riding | Thunder Bay—Superior North |
| Area | |
| • Land | 36.80 km2 (14.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,059 |
| • Density | 28.8/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0T 2S0 |
| Area code | 807 |
| Website | www.schreiber.ca |
Schreiber is a municipal township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on the northernmost point of Lake Superior along Highway 17. The town, with a population of approximately 1100 people, is almost completely located inside the geographic township of Priske, with a small western portion of the town in the southeast of Killraine Township.
The town was named after Sir Collingwood Schreiber, a railway engineer, founding member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and deputy minister of Railways and Canals from 1892 to 1905.
The town is near the main exposure of the Gunflint chert, which contains rare single-celled Proterozoic fossils.
Passing close to the town is the Casques Isles Trail, a dream of Schreiber-born outdoorsman Tom McGrath. This scenic pathway along Lake Superior now forms part of the Voyageur Hiking Trail.