Aweres is a local services board in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located in the Algoma District, it encompasses and provides services to most of the geographic township of Aweres, including the communities of Island Lake and Heyden.[1]
The area northwest of Heyden is administered by the separate local services board of Peace Tree.[1]
Heyden
Heyden (46°38′30″N 84°18′30″W / 46.64167°N 84.30833°W) is located about 14 km (9 miles) north of Sault Ste. Marie at the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 556. The area is best known as a recreational resort, with skiing, snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle trails maintained by the Sault Trailblazers. There are many small lakes in Heyden, including Heyden Lake, Upper and Lower Island Lake, Redrock Lake, Finn Lake and Trout Lake, which are popular cottage country areas.
Heyden has one elementary school, Aweres Public School, which opened in 1963. The school is a medium-sized (2,407 square metres or 25,910 square feet), single storey building and it serves students from both Heyden and Searchmont. The school also has three baseball fields, a soccer field, a basketball court and an outdoor ice rink that is regularly maintained in the winter time. Heyden is home to one restaurant/motel, "The Mountain Ash Inn", and one gas station. The town also has a pizza shop, a restaurant/bar and a confectionery store.
Island Lake
Island Lake (46°40′00″N 84°15′30″W / 46.6666667°N 84.25833°W) is a lake located just 5 km northeast of Heyden. The lake is split into two different sections separated by a causeway. The causeway is used to enable transportation for residents who live on the south-western edge of the lake. In total, Island lake is made up of approximately 2130198m2. Residents often refer to each section as either "Upper Island Lake" or "Lower Island Lake", upper being the northern section and lower being the southern section. The lake is often used for various types of recreation, such as fishing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, boating and water-skiing. Various types of fish are found in this lake, such as Perch, Bass and Lake Trout. A large portion of houses located on this lake are used primarily as camps, for occasional residency.
References
- ^ a b Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737. Canadian Legal Information Institute.
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