Princess Harbour, Manitoba
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Princess Harbour | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Rabbit Point[1] | |
  Princess Harbour Location of Matheson Island in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 51°51′34″N 96°52′27″W / 51.85944°N 96.87417°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Interlake |
| Settled | 1890 |
| Recognized by Manitoba | 1972 |
| Government | |
| • MP (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) | Niki Ashton (NDP) |
| • MLA (Keewatinook) | Ian Bushie (NDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code span | R0C 2P0 |
| Area code | 204 |
Princess Harbour is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The village is on a small peninsula on the east shore of Lake Winnipeg.[2] The community was originally named Rabbit Point and is still referred to as such by locals.[1] Recognized as a community by the Province of Manitoba in 1972 under the Northern Affairs Act, the settlement does not have a political leader but rather it is represented by someone who is called a "contact person".[2]
The Hudson's Bay Company had a house at Rabbit Point through the mid to late 1800s. It was used as a place to stay while traveling through, but there are no records it was used for trading.[3] The first mention of settler presence in the area began in 1890, and funeral and baptism records note the names of local families from then until present day.[1] A store was built in the small settlement in 1934 and as the little community grew a school followed in 1939.[1] The school changed its name from Princess Harbour School to the Dolly Magnusson School in 1982, the small school would eventually close in 1982.[1] A coal oil fueled harbour light was maintained by the community as regulated by the government at the time.