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Quality of Life

The Town of Lac du Bonnet was incorporated  January 4, 1947.

Emergency Services

Ambulance service to the area	Winnipeg River Ambulance - Lac du Bonnet
Fire-fighting service to the area	Lac du Bonnet Fire Department Leslie Ave S
Community policing	C.O.P.
Closest RCMP detachment	Lac du Bonnet RCMP Detachment

Health

Community hospital	Pinawa Hospital
Regional access to a personal care home(s) if none in community	Lac du Bonnet Personal Care Home PO Box 1030 Lac du Bonnet  ROE 1AO Phone: (204) 345-8675
Community daycares	Lac du Bonnet Children’s Centre 285 McArthur
Medical clinic	Drs. VanGend 89 McIntosh  ROE 1AO Phone: (204) 345-8173 North Eastman Medical Association 89 McIntosh St.,  ROE 1AO Phone: (204) 345-6333
Handi-Van service	Yes (Wheelchair Services)

Education

School	Address	Division	Grade Levels	Enrolment 2002
Centennial School	Box 219, Lac du Bonnet, R0E 1A0 (204) 345-2462	Sunrise School Division	Elementary	294
Lac du Bonnet Senior School	Box 908, Lac du Bonnet, R0E 1A0 (204) 345-2585	Sunrise School Division	High school	235
New Directions School	40 Park Avenue, Box 1900, Lac du Bonnet, R0E 1A0 (204) 345-2867	Sunrise School Division	Adult education	88

* Legislation was passed as of July 19th, 2002, which dissolved many School Divisions in the Province including the Agassiz School Division No. 13 and the Transcona Springfield School Division No. 12. The Legislation also created the SUNRISE SCHOOL DIVISION, which combines the previous Agassiz School Division and the rural portion of Transcona-Springfield.

More information about Post Secondary Education in Manitoba can be found here.

Land, Buildings and Development

Economy

The local economy of the area is based on agriculture including small grains and oil seeds.  Mining, forestry and tourism are also major industries in the R.M. of Lac du Bonnet.  The first subdivision, a quarter section of land not zoned industrial is adjacent to the airport.  The other subdivision contains twenty acres available for commercial use along Highway 11.

There are over 60 kilometers (35 miles) of waterways in the region.  The area is the second most popular fishing region in the province; second only to the Red River.  Situated at the boundary of prairie farmland and boreal forest, the Town of Lac du Bonnet is also bird watchers’ paradise.  Over 300 species of birds can be found within a few kilometers of the Winnipeg River.  This variety is mainly due to the region’s unique topography and assortment of rivers, lakes and marshes.  Swimming, boating, water skiing, baseball and slow-pitch are popular summer activities, and are enjoyed by thousands of cottagers, campers and locals who spend their summer vacations in the area.  Lac du Bonnet along with other regional Municipalities, have joined in as partners to the building of the Trans-Canada Trail.  Winter activities include snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and ice fishing.  An active Recreation Commission with a full-time Recreation Director on staff coordinates many programs and activities year round in conjunction with the town.  A power toboggan club and groomed trails, archery, walking and cycling trails and Old Pinawa Dam Provincial Heritage Park are located within the region.