Brochet, Manitoba

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Brochet is an unincorporated community located in Northern Manitoba near the Saskatchewan border (57°53′22″N, 101°40′45″W). There is no year round road service to the mostly Cree people. A winter road is in place only a few months a year. Air service is the main link outside the comminity. 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, Manitoba depending on road conditions.

In Northern Manitoba there are a few unincorporated communities aside from Brochet. They are Granville Lake and South Indian Lake. There are also several First Nations and Aboriginal communities. They are: Barren Lands, Northlands, Sayisi Dene, Split Lake Cree, Fox Lake, Shamattawa, and Mathias Colomb