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Native Communications Inc. (NCI) is a public radio network in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The network provides programming by and for Canadian First Nations was founded by Donald A. McIvor of Wabowden, Manitoba. The network mainly plays country music in order to appeal to a more general audience, while still serving the First Nations with its other programming. NCI-FM broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on more than 50 FM radio transmitters located throughout Manitoba, reaching over 70 communities. Its headquarters is located at 1507 Inkster Boulevard in Winnipeg. The company also operates CIUR-FM, a youth-oriented radio station in Winnipeg which airs distinct programming from the main network, and is a new country station compared to the general NCI network. The newest major site (on-air May 2002) includes a transmitter (2.7 watts) located near Minnedosa, servicing the Brandon and Dauphin regions. as well as one in Ontario. On October 24, 2006, the CRTC approve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Broadcasting
Public broadcasting (or public service broadcasting) is radio, television, and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service with a commitment to avoiding political and commercial influence. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including broadcast receiving licence, license fees, individual contributions and donations, public financing, and corporate underwriting. A public service broadcaster should operate as a Nonpartisanship, non-partisan, Nonprofit organization, non-profit entity, guided by a clear public interest mandate. PSBs must be safeguarded from external interference—especially of a political or commercial nature—in matters related to governance, budgeting, and editorial decision-making. The PSB model relies on an independent and transparent system of governance, encompassing key areas such as editorial policy, managerial appointments, and financial oversight. Common media include AM broadcasting, AM, FM broadcasting, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill, Manitoba
Churchill is a subarctic port town in northern Manitoba, Canada, on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly from the Manitoba–Nunavut border. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" and to the benefit of its burgeoning tourism industry. Geography Churchill is located on the Hudson Bay, at the mouth of the Churchill River on the 58th parallel north, far north of most Canadian populated areas. Churchill is far from any other towns or cities, with Gillam, approximately to the south, being the closest larger settlement. Manitoba's provincial capital, Winnipeg, is approximately south of Churchill. While not part of the city, Eskimo Point and Eskimo Island are located across the river at the former site of the Prince of Wales Fort. History Various nomadic Arctic peoples lived and hunted in this region. The Thule people arrived around the year 1000 from the west, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Rapids, Manitoba
Grand Rapids is a town in Manitoba, Canada, on the northwestern shore of Lake Winnipeg where the Saskatchewan River enters the lake. As the name implies, the river had a significant drop at this point (more than in less than ). In modern days, a large hydroelectric plant has been built there. Cedar Lake (Manitoba), Cedar Lake, a short distance upriver, provides a natural water source for the plant. Manitoba Highway 6, Provincial Trunk Highway 6, the region's primary roadway, crosses the Saskatchewan River at the Grand Rapids Bridge. Grand Rapids was on the Canadian canoe routes, main canoe route toward the West, where Fort Bourbon once stood. It is also across the river from the Misipawistik Cree Nation. In 1894 fire destroyed a number of buildings in the Grand Rapids docks. The steamboat SS Colvile, ''Colvile'' also caught fire and was destroyed. History The first Fort Bourbon was built here in 1741 but was soon moved. Grand Rapids was the only significant obstacle on the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gods River, Manitoba
Gods River is a remote, isolated settlement in Northern Manitoba, Canada, and the primary settlement of the Manto Sipi Cree Nation () () First Nations community. The settlement is on Gods Lake at the point of outflow of the Gods River. The community can only be reached by winter road A winter road is a seasonal road only usable during the winter, i.e. it has to be re-built every year. This road typically runs over land and over frozen lakes, rivers, swamps, and sea ice. Segments of a winter road that cross an expanse of flo ... or by air via Gods Lake Airport. The official languages of the community are English and Cree. There is a lodge for tourists to stay for visits to the community. Population is approximately 400-700 community members as of 2021. References * * External links Map of God's River 86A at Statcan Keewatin Tribal Council Indian reserves in Northern Region, Manitoba Unincorporated communities in Northern Region, Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gods Lake Narrows, Manitoba
God's Lake Narrows is a community located in northeastern Manitoba in Canada. The community is located on the shores of Gods Lake, which is the seventh largest lake in the province. God's Lake has a maximum depth of 75 metres. Located 550 km northeast of Winnipeg, the community is accessible by air, boat, and bwinter roads(see map) Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gods Lake Narrows had a population of 141 living in 57 of its 69 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 89. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Website The community is the subject of an interactive documentary, ''God's Lake Narrows'', by artist and filmmaker Kevin Lee Burton, who was born in the community, co-created by NFB producer Alicia Smith. ''God's Lake Narrows'' utilizes photos of the community by Scott Benesiinaabandan, a Manitoba-based Anishinabe artist. Benesiinaabandan's photos had originally b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillam, Manitoba
Gillam is a town on the Nelson River in northern Manitoba, Canada. It is situated between Thompson and Churchill on the Hudson Bay Railway line. Many residents of Gillam are employed by Manitoba Hydro at one of their many facilities or support groups. Located within Gillam's boundaries, Hydro has four hydro dams— Kettle Generating Station, Long Spruce Generating Station, Limestone Generating Station (the largest in Manitoba) and Keeyask (in construction)—three HVDC stations—Radisson, Henday, and Keewatinohk—and a few support groups. History The large Gillam Local Government District () was established by the Manitoba government in the mid-1960s to facilitate development of hydroelectricity on the lower Nelson River. At , Gillam is considered to be the 9th largest city or town in Canada by area, although the majority of the encompassing area of the District is largely uninhabited and undeveloped, but filled with many lakes, rivers and large forests of pine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garden Hill, Manitoba
Garden Hill is the second largest of three reserves of the Island Lake region of Manitoba. Garden Hill First Nations (Oji-Cree: ᑭᐢᑎᑲᐣᐘᒋᐣᐠ, Kistiganwacheeng), the reserve's First Nations community, is located in the northeast section of the Canadian province of Manitoba on the shore of Island Lake. Garden Hill had a population of 3,054 in the 2021 Canadian census. The residents of Garden Hill speak Oji-Cree and English. It is only accessible by winter ice roads via St. Theresa Point and by air. Nearby on Island Lake are the communities of Wasagamack of the Wasagamack First Nation, St. Theresa Point of the St. Theresa Point First Nation, and the northern settlement of Island Lake. History In the early 1900s, there were no chiefs, but there were leaders called "headmen". They earned their status by establishing a reputation for generosity, service, wisdom, spirituality, courage, diplomacy, dignity, loyalty and personal magnetism. These leaders achieved stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flin Flon
Flin Flon (pop. 5,185 in 2016 census; 4,982 in Manitoba and 203 in Saskatchewan) is a mining city, located on a correction line on the border of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within Manitoba. Residents thus travel southwest into Saskatchewan, and northeast into Manitoba. The city is incorporated in, and is jointly administered by, both provinces. Etymology The town's name is taken from the lead character in a 1905 paperback novel, '' The Sunless City'' by British author J. E. Preston Muddock: Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin piloted a submarine into a bottomless lake where he sailed through a hole lined with gold to enter a strange underground world. He found a strange city ruled by women in which the local currency was tin while the streets were paved with gold. He re-emerged via a deep crater. A copy of Muddock's 1905 book was allegedly found and read by prospector Tom Creighton. When Creighton discovered a high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairford, Manitoba
Pinaymootang First Nation (also spelt in Ojibwe language, Ojibwe as ''Binemoodaang'', meaning ''Partridge Crop Place'') is a First Nations people whose home location is on Fairford 50 Reserve at Fairford in the Rural Municipality of Grahamdale, Manitoba, Canada. They are situated on Manitoba Highway 6, Provincial Trunk Highway 6 (PTH 6) in the Interlake Region of Manitoba about 220 kilometres from Winnipeg. The Rural Municipality of Grahamdale forms most of the reserve's land boundary, although it also has a short border with the Little Saskatchewan First Nation as well as significant lakeshore on Lake St. Martin, which is considered as being outside the reserve. The main settlement on the reserve is located at . The geographically separate second part of the Fairford 50 reserve is located on Dunsekikan Island () in Lake St. Martin, and is about ten miles east of the main section of the reserve. The registered population on Fairford 50 is about 1300 people while an additional 1600 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easterville, Manitoba
Easterville is an unincorporated community, designated as a northern community, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is situated 200 kilometres southeast of The Pas and 100 kilometres (40 km by air) west of Grand Rapids, on the south shore of Cedar Lake. Its elevation above sea level is . The Chemawawin Cree Nation community is adjacent to the community on Cedar Lake. The current community of Easterville was established in 1962, when nearby native populations were being displaced by the building of the Grand Rapids Dam, which flooded their prior ~80-year-old community of Chemawawin.(31 July 2010)Paradise Lost ''Winnipeg Free Press'' History The community of Easterville as it exists today was established in 1962, when it, along with nearby Indigenous populations, were relocated to the south shore of Cedar Lake. The relocation happened as result of displacement by Manitoba Hydro, who flooded the original location within Chemawawin on the lake as a part of a hydroe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duck Bay, Manitoba
Duck Bay is a community located in the Canadian province of Manitoba, along the western shores of Lake Winnipegosis. The primary industry of the community is fishing, trapping and some agriculture. The Duck Bay wharf provides berthing for 15–20 skiffs and 3–5 whitefish vessels. The inhabitants of the community once called ''Baie de Canard'' (French for Duck Bay) are mostly Métis of Ojibway and French ancestry. History Duck Bay was established at the turn of the century as a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, and is named after the bay on which it is situated. A gravel road to Camperville, Manitoba was completed in 1952 (now known as Provincial Road 272). A mystery surrounds the death of Father Darveau O.M.I. His body was found on the shore near the village of Duck Bay and a monument marks the site. He either drowned accidentally or was murdered. The monument reads "Here was found the body of Rev. Fr. J. E. Darveau Missionary, born 1816 Massacred June 4, 1844". Anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauphin River, Manitoba
Dauphin River is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The name ''Dauphin River'' actually refers to two closely tied communities; Anama Bay and some members of Dauphin River First Nation. It is located at the mouth of the Dauphin River, where it empties into Lake Winnipeg at Sturgeon Bay. It became a recognized entity in March 1970 and is administered under ''the Northern Affairs Act'' by a mayor and council . Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ..., Dauphin River had a population of 5 living in 5 of its 5 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. References Dauphin River - Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
