Dauphin River

Community Status Households Two closely related and adjoining communities There are 15 housing units in the community. are known as Dauphin River. One community is located on the Dauphin River Indian Reserve By-laws . Employee Benefits (by minister’s regulation) and the second community, formerly known as . Fire Department Anama Bay, is on adjacent provincial Crown land. Boundary Regulation 161/95, as amended, refers to The community of Dauphin River is found at the Director of Surveys Plan 19299. See map. mouth of the Dauphin River, where it enters Sturgeon Bay, a part of Lake . The Property Assessment and Taxes main portion of the community is about 5 kilome- tres long and is situated on the north shore of Values of Assessment the river. It is approximately 378 km north of Business $19,900 Real Property 208,440 Winnipeg and 72 km north of . PR Grants-in-lieu 117,830 #513 provides access to Gypsumville and to Exempt 118,880 PTH #6. Total 465,050

Since recognition in March 1970, the community Rate of Taxation (mills) has operated under The Northern Affairs Act General Municipal 5.20 and is represented by a mayor and council. School levies Foundation 12.33 (#48) 17.60 Community Contacts Business Tax 3.75%

By mail Information from 2010 assessment roll and tax bylaw Dauphin River Community Council of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs. Gypsumville Post Office Gypsumville, Manitoba, R0C 1J0 Emergency Services

By phone Fire Call (204) 659-4573 Fire fighting capability is based on a water truck and Fax (204) 659-5202 trailer with forestry-style portable pumps and hoses. Email: [email protected]

Web Site: www.dauphinriver.northcentralmb.ca Police

Police response is from the Gypsumville detachment,

RCMP, phone (204) 659-2682. Community Statistics Medical Population Medical response is limited to the resources of the 1985 48 community health worker in Dauphin River. A nurse 1991 10 visits from Fairford; otherwise it is necessary to trans- 1996 16 port the patient to the medical clinic in . The 2001 10 nearest hospital is located at Ashern, and the nearest 2006 25 ambulance is based in Gypsumville at (204) 659- 2500. Information from Statistics after 1985.

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Community-based Services Manitoba Conservation, Regional Operations, Inter- lake Region, Public Health officer is located in Selkirk, Airstrip phone (204) 785-5205.

The community, on special request from Manitoba Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Regional Transportation and Government Services, Northern Services Branch, Region Office is located at Airports, will meet aircraft for emergency purposes on Gimli, phone (204) 642-6006. a grass/gravel strip west of the community.

Manitoba Agriculture Food & Rural Initiatives; North Hydro Interlake Go Team – Arborg Go Centre, business and Provided by Manitoba Hydro as land line electric community development support (204) 376-3300 . power. Residential rates are:

Basic charge $ 6.85 /month Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs, Community First 900 kWh 6.25 cents/KWH Planning Services, Regional office located in Selkirk, Balance 6.30 cents/KWH phone (204) 785-5130 Hydro phone 1-888-MBHYDRO (1-888-624-9376).

Manitoba Justice Regional Court sits at Selkirk, phone Telephone (204) 785-5120. MTS Allstream Inc., serves Dauphin River out of the Gypsumville exchange and provides individual-line Manitoba Labour, Employment Standards, Employ- service and digital switching with toll-free calling to ment Standards Officer is located in Winnipeg, phone Ashern and . Call MTS toll-free at (204) (204) 945-3352. 225-5687. Manitoba Labour, Office of the Fire Commissioner, Water Assistant Fire Commissioner is located in Winnipeg, Water is obtained from drilled wells serving two or phone toll-free 1-800-282-8069. more houses. Water is untreated. Commercial Services Waste Disposal The Community transfers waste to a Regional dis- Accommodation posal site located in the RM of Grahamdale . Nearest hotel accommodation is at Gypsumville

or St. Martin. Schools . Dauphin River Band Restaurant - limited meals. Frontier School Division arranges for student enroll- ment at the Dauphin River Reserve School or Gyp- Transportation sumville School. . St. Martin Transfer out of its terminal at St. Martin

provides freight transportation services to the Recreation Facilities community. . Baseball Diamond . Grey Goose bus service is provided as far as St. . Community Hall Martin. . Community Playground Businesses Government Services . Anama Bay Tourist Camp . Dauphin River Fisheries Communities Economic Development Fund, Head . Einarsson’s Guide Service Office located in Thompson, phone (204) 778-4138. . Dream Catcher Travel Agency

Manitoba Conservation, Regional Operations, Inter- Economic Overview lake Region, District Office is located in Gypsumville, phone (204) 659-5208. The economic activity of this community is based on Manitoba Conservation, Regional Operations, Inter- commercial fishing, trapping and some tourism. Local lake Region, Fire Control Officer located in Gimli, services help to diversify the economy. phone (204) 642-6071.

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