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DEMOGRAPHY
| Population | ||
| Number of persons within the community |
Number of persons outside the community |
Total |
2 830 |
779 |
3 609 |
Reference: Indian Registry, INAC, December 2008
GEOGRAPHY
| Territory Name: | Betsiamites Reserve |
| Type of territory: | Indian reserve |
| Surface: | 25 242 hectares (62 373 acres) |
| Localisation: | The reserve is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, 54 kilometres southwest of Baie-Comeau. |
| Remoteness Factor: | Year-round road access and located less than 50 kilometres from the nearest service center. |
POLITIC
| Elections: | Customary process |
| Tribal Council 2: | None |
| Member of Parliament: | Mr. Gérard Asselin,
Bloc québécois (BQ) Manicouagan |
| Provincial MNA: | Mr. Marjolain
Dufour, Parti québécois (PQ) |
ECONOMY
The Société d'aménagement et de développement forestier de Betsiamites is a corporation operating autonomously from the Band council and whose consists primarily in logging the forests making up a sizeable portion of reserve territory. The Société ranks second, after the Band council, as community employer. Its mission is to manage the reserve's logging and forest management activities and to promote job creation.
The Société de développement économique de Betsiamites is the organization responsible for overseeing economic development and the promotion of entrepreneurship.
The founding of the Société d'investissement et de promotion du parc industriel is the first step in a process leading to the development of an industrial park.
The corporation known as Développement touristique de Betsiamites is charged with running the Centre de villégiature Papinachois, a resort, and the Pourvoirie du Lac-des-Îles, an outfitter's.
Projects involving mining resources, wind power and hydroelectricity are currently underway.
EDUCATION
Band School3 on the territory:
| School Name: | École Nussim |
| Grades: | Pre-Kindergarden to Elementary 6 |
| Number of students: | 372 (2007-2008) |
| School Name: | École Uashkaikan |
| Grades: | Secondary 1 to Secondary 5 |
| Number of students: | 225 (2007-2008) |
| School Enrolment 2007-2008 | |||
| Band School | Provincial School | Total | |
| Pre-kindergarden | 40 |
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40 |
| Kindergarden | 47 | --- | --- |
| Elementary | 288 | --- | --- |
| Secondary | 229 | --- | --- |
| Total : | 604 | 55 | 659 |
Reference : Nominal Roll, INAC (2007-2008)
Number of students funded by postsecondary program4 : 110
Reference: Post-Secondary list, INAC (2007-2008)
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURES
| Fire protection: | Fire station, fire engine, firefighting equipment |
| Police services: | Provided by the Aboriginal police force recognized under an agreement between the Band council, the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec. |
| Medical care: | Nursing station managed by the Band council under a transfer agreement with Health Canada. |
| Waste disposal: | Landfill site, garbage collection by the Band council |
| Main community facilities: | Community radio station, church, outdoor skating rink, resort, cable system, community centre, arena, youth centre, hardware store |
| Water Supply: | Treated surface water, reservoir, piped water from municipal mains |
| Sewers: | Wastewater sewer system and storm sewer system; aerated ponds |
| Road system: | 6.9 kilometres of gravel road and 6.7 kilometres of blacktop |
| Housing Units: | 698 (2007-2008) |
| Electricity: | Provided by Hydro-Québec |
For further information on this community please call at 1-800-567-9604 or click on this link toward community profiles of Statistics Canada (2006 Census).
Last profile update: December 9th 2008
