Kinoosao is an isolated town in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is only accessible by Manitoba Provincial Road 394 and Saskatchewan Highway 994, coming from the closest town, over 95 km away, Lynn Lake, Manitoba. Kinoosao is one of two towns in Saskatchewan accessible solely by first entering a neighbouring province (Manitoba) (the other being Sturgeon Landing). It is 6.5 km wide in size and is located in Region 18 in Saskatchewan.[1] It is at 57.081993°N and 102.01934°W.
A total of 60 people lived there in May 2006, within 16 dwellings.[1]
The name, "Kinoosao" is the Cree term for the word "fish".[2]
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The community of Kinoosao began in November 1952, when a fisherman's co-operative wanted to build a fish-filleting plant to help serve the communities along Reindeer Lake.[3] Mail service to the community began in 1954, when they received it twice-monthly from La Ronge.[4]
No restaurants, hotels and campgrounds exist in the town off the coast off Reindeer Lake.[2] The only services in town are the Grand Slam Lodge, the only accommodations, and the Kinoosao Co-op Store, which supplies gas, groceries, tackle and rain gear.
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