Winisk 90

Winisk 90
Indian reserve
Winisk Indian Reserve No. 90
Winisk 90
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Kenora
First Nation	Weenusk
Area
• Land	53.10 km2 (20.50 sq mi)

Winisk 90 is a small First Nation reserve and ghost town in extreme Northern Ontario, situated along the Winisk River. It was destroyed in the 1986 Winisk Flood. After the flood, the residents of the Weenusk First Nation re-located to Peawanuck, 30 km inland.

Winisk was home to Royal Canadian Air Force Station Winisk, a Mid-Canada Line radar control station from 1958 to 1965.

The town was served by Winisk Airport, with its 6,000 feet plus gravel runway which can still be seen. (Code: YWN)

References

• Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada profile