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Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River
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> Canada > Saskatchewan > SK House of Commons
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| Established | June 28, 2004 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Modified | Campari_007 October 03, 2012 01:00pm |
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This vast riding covers the northern half of Saskatchewan. It is a sprawling wilderness of lakes and rivers and woods.
Significant centres include Meadow Lake, La Loche and Buffalo Narrows. Just under half the population of this riding is aboriginal. That's the third-highest rate in the country. Twenty-five per cent of the riding's residents list Cree as their mother tongue.
Agriculture employs the largest share of workers here. Other resource-based activities – forestry, fishing, mining and trapping – also contribute to the local economy. Several uranium mines are here, as are gas fields and oil wells. Unemployment was 17.8 per cent in 2001 and the average annual family income was $41,513.
The Churchill River riding was formed in 1996 from a large part of the Prince Albert-Churchill River riding, a slightly smaller portion of Battlefords-Meadow Lake, and a bit of the Mackenzie riding.
Population: 64,416
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