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Welcome to the Community of Berens River

Berens River Community adjoins with Berens River First Nation. The community lies on Provincial Crown Land. All information in this website refers to non-treaty community unless otherwise noted.

Berens River Community is located along the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg at the mouth of the Berens River. It is about 300 kilometres north of Winnipeg by air. The area is part of the Precambrian Shield region of Manitoba. A large part of the region is quite flat and well forested while the balance is rock outcrops and marsh. There are currently only winter roads, barge and air linkages to the community.

Berens River has been governed by a Mayor and Council under The Northern Affairs Act since June 1970.

We welcome you to our website and invite you to learn more:

Community Statistics

Population

2006 - 153
Information is from Statistics Canada after 2006.

Households

There are about 60 housing units in the community as of 2010. There are 34 home owners and 16 rental units by Manitoba Housing Authority (8-10 owned by CMHC).

Economic Overview

The economic activity includes fishing, trapping, forestry and rock quarry operation which is located at the First Nation.