Savant Lake

Savant Lake
Savant Lake Location of Savant Lake in Ontario
Coordinates: 50°14′19″N 90°42′31″W / 50.23861°N 90.70861°W / 50.23861; -90.70861^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
Government
• Type	local services board
• MP	Greg Rickford (Kenora, CPC)
• MPP	Sarah Campbell (Kenora—Rainy River, NDP)
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal Code	P0V 2S0
Area code(s)	807

Savant Lake is an unincorporated place and community in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.^[1]

History

Town was originally named after a civil engineer in charge of building the railroad, Bucke. In 1928, another town of the same name was discovered in Ontario, Canada. At that time, the name of the lake north of the town, “Lake Savant”, became the town’s official name.

In 1901, Gold was discovered on Lake Savant. Therefore, in 1905, the Saint Anthony Goldmine located south of the town opened. It serviced the town until it was closed in 1941.

In 1913, CN Savant Lake railroad station was built. Until 1959, the main form of transportation was dog teams until Ontario Highway 599 was completed. In 1973, Hydro (electricity) was brought in.^[2]

Transportation

Savant Lake is on Ontario Highway 599, roughly halfway between Ignace and Pickle Lake. The community is also connected to Sioux Lookout via Ontario Highway 516, and is the proposed northern terminus of an extension of Ontario Highway 811, if the extension is ever built.

Savant Lake is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line,^[3] between Fowler to the west and Staunton to the east. Savant Lake railway station is on the line and is served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains.

Savant Lake (Sturgeon Lake) Water Aerodrome is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) southeast of the community.

Local media

Television

CBWDT-03 (channel 8) (CBC)
CICA-63 (channel 10) (TVO)

References

1 2 "Savant Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
↑ Wildewood on Lake Savant
↑ Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

Thunder Bay District, Ontario

Cities	Thunder Bay

Towns	Greenstone Marathon

Townships	Conmee Dorion Gillies Manitouwadge Neebing Nipigon O'Connor Oliver Paipoonge Red Rock Schreiber Shuniah Terrace Bay

First Nations	Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek Aroland Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Anishnabek (Rocky Bay) Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point) Fort William Ginoogaming Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (Gull Bay) Lac des Mille Lacs Long Lake 58 Mishkeegogamang Namaygoosisagagun Ojibways of Saugeen Pays Plat Pic River Pic Mobert Red Rock (Lake Helen) Whitesand

Indian reserves	Fort William 52 Ginoogaming (Long Lac 77) Gull River 55 Lac des Mille Lacs 22A1 Lake Helen 53A Lake Nipigon Long Lake 58 Ojibway Nation of Saugeen (Savant Lake) Osnaburgh 63A Pays Plat 51 Pic Mobert North Pic Mobert South Pic River 50 Red Rock Rocky Bay 1 Sand Point First Nation Seine River 22A2 Whitesand

Indian settlements	Armstrong Aroland

Unorganized areas	Unorganized Thunder Bay Local services boards: Armstrong East Gorham Hurkett Kaministiquia Lappe Rossport Shebandowan

Ghost towns	Burchell Lake Jackfish Leeblain

See also Communities in Thunder Bay District Census divisions of Ontario

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