Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan
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Buffalo Narrows is a northern village in Northern Saskatchewan. Buffalo Narrows was founded in the early 20th century as a trapping, mink ranching and fishing settlement by Scandinavian traders. It is now a community of about 1300 people. Tourism and resource extraction (logging, fishing) are its main economic activities. It is located between Peter Pond and Churchill Lake.

Transportation

Buffalo Narrows is connected to the rest of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

 by a paved highway. It is also served by the Buffalo Narrows Airport
Buffalo Narrows Airport
Buffalo Narrows Airport, , is located east southeast of Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada.Courtesy Air is based out of the airport, where it operates its maintenance facilities....

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The Saskatchewan Transportation Company now has Bus Service for both people and freight in Buffalo Narrows. The route goes from La Loche
La Loche
La Loche is a northern village located in northwestern Saskatchewan. The second largest community in northern Saskatchewan, it is located on Highway 155 on the eastern shore of Lac La Loche in Canada's boreal forest....

 to Prince Albert
Prince Albert
Prince Albert was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria.Prince Albert may also refer to:-Royalty:*Prince Albert Edward or Edward VII of the United Kingdom , son of Albert and Victoria...

 and back. Buffalo Narrows is notable for its bridge and scenery throughout the channel that links Little Peter Pond and Churchill and the sand dunes that, located near the village, that create a 15 km fine sandy beach along the southwest shore of Peter Pond Lake.

School

The school in Buffalo Narrows in called Twin Lakes Community School or "TLCS". It has approximately 310 students and about 30 teachers. It has been renovated in the gymnasium to have hard wood floors and a stage. The school also got a new sound system, and has been repainted and new storerooms added for the gym.

Climate

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