Pickle Lake

Pickle Lake
—  Township  —
Pickle Lake
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Kenora
Settled 1929
Incorporated December 1980
Government
 • Mayor Roy Hoffman
 • Federal riding Kenora
 • Prov. riding Kenora—Rainy River
Area[1]
 • Land 255.08 km2 (98.5 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 390.80 m (1,282 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 479
 • Density 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal Code P0V 3A0
Area code(s) 807
Website www.picklelake.ca

Pickle Lake is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the most northerly community in the province that has year-round access by road. Located 530 kilometres (330 mi) north of Thunder Bay, highway access is via Highway 599, the only access road to the town from the south. More northerly communities rely on winter roads for access and are cut off to land travel in the summer. Highway 599 meets the Northern Ontario Resource Trail, formerly Tertiary Highway 808, at Pickle Lake.

The Township of Pickle Lake has a population of 479 and its main industries are transportation (by air and land) and tourism. Pickle Lake Airport serves as the supply point to northern First Nations communities. It is an access point for animal watching, with many opportunities to view moose, woodland caribou, timber wolf, black bear, game birds, bald eagles, song birds, and migratory birds such as ducks and geese. It is also a popular fishing and hunting destination. The town is sometimes referred to as the gateway to Ontario's "Last Frontier" because of its remote location. Pickle Lake has its own detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police.

The community is located on the north-east shore of Pickle Lake, from which it takes its name.

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History

Pickle Lake was founded as a local transportation centre for mining activities after gold was discovered nearby in 1928. From that time until 1995 over 2.5 million ounces of gold were produced in the area. Copper was also mined near Pickle Lake in the 1970s.

Pickle Lake was incorporated as a township in 1980.

The township also includes the former townsites of Central Patricia and Pickle Crow. Both formerly independent settlements, Central Patricia now consists only of a few buildings located at the terminus of Highway 599 within the township, while Pickle Crow is a ghost town. After the Pickle Crow gold mine was shut down in 1966, the Ministry of Natural Resources set fire to the site as part of its program to clean up abandoned mines.[3]

Demographics

Canada census – Pickle Lake Community Profile
  2006 2001  

Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:

479 (20.1% from 2001)
255.08 km2 (98.49 sq mi)
1.9 /km2 (4.9 /sq mi)
30.2 (males: 31.0, females: 28.5)
275
$43,499

399 (-26.7% from 1996)
255.08 km2 (98.49 sq mi)
1.6 /km2 (4.1 /sq mi)
29.9 (males: 28.3, females: 31.5)
253
$42,980
References: 2006[4] 2001[5]

Population trend:[6]

Climate

Climate data for Pickle Lake
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Humidex 3.9 8.9 13.7 28.3 37.2 42.2 42.4 40.1 37.1 25.3 16.2 6.7 42.4
Record high °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)		 16.1
(61.0)		 29
(84)		 34
(93)		 40
(104)		 37.8
(100.0)		 36.7
(98.1)		 32.2
(90.0)		 26.7
(80.1)		 17.8
(64.0)		 7
(45)
Average high °C (°F) −14.8
(5.4)		 −11.2
(11.8)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 7.1
(44.8)		 16.1
(61.0)		 20.4
(68.7)		 23.6
(74.5)		 21.4
(70.5)		 14.1
(57.4)		 6.3
(43.3)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −13
(9)		 5.3
(41.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −20.5
(−4.9)		 −17.5
(0.5)		 −10
(14)		 0.4
(32.7)		 9.3
(48.7)		 14.2
(57.6)		 17.7
(63.9)		 15.8
(60.4)		 9.2
(48.6)		 2.4
(36.3)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −17.9
(−0.2)		 −0.4
(31.3)
Average low °C (°F) −26.2
(−15.2)		 −23.8
(−10.8)		 −17.2
(1.0)		 −6.4
(20.5)		 2.5
(36.5)		 8
(46)		 11.8
(53.2)		 10.1
(50.2)		 4.3
(39.7)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 −11.2
(11.8)		 −22.7
(−8.9)		 −6
(21)
Record low °C (°F) −46.7
(−52.1)		 −51.2
(−60.2)		 −41.7
(−43.1)		 −32.8
(−27.0)		 −17.8
(0.0)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 0
(32)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 −24.4
(−11.9)		 −38.8
(−37.8)		 −47.8
(−54.0)		 −51.2
(−60.2)
Wind chill −58.3 −58.3 −48.4 −39.7 −23.5 −7.1 −2 −3.4 −15.5 −26.6 −46.1 −54.8 −58.3
Precipitation mm (inches) 30.8
(1.213)		 25.2
(0.992)		 32.8
(1.291)		 44.5
(1.752)		 60.3
(2.374)		 87.8
(3.457)		 105.4
(4.15)		 94.9
(3.736)		 89.3
(3.516)		 59.7
(2.35)		 53.4
(2.102)		 33.3
(1.311)		 717.4
(28.244)
Rainfall mm (inches) 0.1
(0.004)		 0.5
(0.02)		 4.7
(0.185)		 21.7
(0.854)		 53.4
(2.102)		 86
(3.39)		 105.4
(4.15)		 94.8
(3.732)		 83
(3.27)		 35.8
(1.409)		 7.1
(0.28)		 0.6
(0.024)		 492.9
(19.406)
Snowfall cm (inches) 38.1
(15)		 32.5
(12.8)		 33.2
(13.07)		 24.5
(9.65)		 6.8
(2.68)		 1.9
(0.75)		 0
(0)		 0.1
(0.04)		 5
(2)		 24.2
(9.53)		 57.3
(22.56)		 39.6
(15.59)		 263.2
(103.62)
Source: Environment Canada [2]

Media

Pickle Lake's only local media service is the new CJTL-FM, which airs a mixed Christian radio and First Nations format.[7] The region is otherwise served through rebroadcasters of services from larger cities such as Thunder Bay, Toronto and Winnipeg.

Radio

Television

References

  1. ^ a b "Pickle Lake community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3560049&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Pickle&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-06-28. 
  2. ^ a b "PICKLE LAKE (AUT)". Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000. Environment Canada. http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?stnID=3920&prov=&lang=e&dCode=5&dispBack=1&StationName=pickle&SearchType=Contains&province=ALL&provBut=&month1=0&month2=12. Retrieved 2011-06-28. 
  3. ^ Brief History of Pickle Lake.
  4. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-06-28. 
  5. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2011-06-28. 
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  7. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-106.

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