Eva Marion Lake was alocal services board in the Canadian province ofOntario, consisting of much of the portion of theRainy River District lying east ofAtikokan, including the communities of Sapawe and Kawene.[1]
The area was counted as part ofRainy River, Unorganized, Ontario inStatistics Canada census data. Nearby places of interest includedQuetico Provincial Park, Quetico Centre and Quetico North.
A 2008 memorandum by Ontario's Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative indicated that the local services board of Eva Marion Lake was in the process of dissolution.[2] It was dissolved in July 2010 under the Northern Services Boards Act, 1990, with theMinistry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry responsible for its assets, liabilities, and records.[3]
Sapawe is anAnishinini (Oji-cree) community located 30 kilometres east of Atikokan. Its name (fromšāpāwē) means "running [water]" inAnishininiimowin.
Ontario's Crown forest is divided into geographic planning areas known as forest management units. Located around the community of Sapawe is the Sapawe Forest Management Unit.[4]
Kawene (48°45′N91°12′W / 48.750°N 91.200°W /48.750; -91.200) was formed due to theCanadian National rail line. It is located at the end of Highway 633, north ofHighway 11. Lakes nearby includeEva Lake and Kawene Lake.
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