Several mink ranches in and around the two lakes. Population is about 1500. The Dene language is dominant in that only a few Elders speak Cree. There is a reserve and a Metis hamlet which make up the community. From here there are numerous rapids and the Precambrian shield begins.
Population is close to a thousand people.
He raised mink and was a naturalist who spent many hours feeding the local birds and animals. Black Bay was also our favourite place for Spring commercial fishing. Holvar Ausland cleared out this property and raised foxes then minks. My father worked here for many years and used to consider this my second home. Ausland was the first mink rancher and sold most of the breeder minks to others.