Moose Lake, Manitoba
Moose Lake is a small community in Manitoba, Canada. It is located on the eastern edge of the Saskatchewan River Delta on the western shore of South Moose Lake about southeast of The Pas. Adjacent to the non-treaty community are the First Nations reserves Moose Lake 31A and 31D, home to the Mosakahiken Cree Nation.
History
The North West Company established a fur trade post on the lake, which became the Hudson's Bay Company's when these two companies merged in 1821. Four years later, the post was abandoned, but in 1829 the Moose Lake Post was reestablished, complete with a horse-breeding centre. The post operated an outpost on Cedar Lake from 1886 on. In 1893, the roles reversed and Cedar Lake became a full fur trade post with Moose Lake serving as its outpost. The post closed circa 1912.In 1900, Thomas Henry Peacock Lamb, an Englishman from Yorkshire, built a trading post on the western shore of Moose Lake called Lamb's Store, but most people referred to it as "The Post" and predated the current community of Moose Lake by several years.
THP's son Tom Lamb bought The Post from his father and operated it for years. Eventually, Tom's son-in-law Jock McAree and daughter Carol bought The Post from Tom Lamb. Jock ran the store for several years with the assistance of his wife and children. Later his son Greg McAree took over, they added a video games room and expanded with a laundromat. The North West Company eventually bought The Post from Jock and Carol and is operating today as a Northern Store.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Moose Lake had a population of 232 living in 53 of its 65 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 200. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.Access
Moose Lake is accessed from The Pas by going north on PTH 10, east on PR 287 then south on PR 384.The town formerly had an airport, Moose Lake Airport, known by the IATA code YAD.