What is "pinehouse"

Pinehouse is a northern village located in the boreal forest of northern Saskatchewan on the western shore of Pinehouse Lake within the Canadian Shield.

Travelling by road from Pinehouse, the Key Lake mine is 223 km (138 miles) north, Prince Albert is 346 km (215 miles) south, La Ronge is 214 km (133 miles) east and Beauval, the closest community, is 107 km (67 miles) west. Highway 914 passes through the community.

There were 978 residents in 2011 down 9.1% since the 2006 Canada Census. Cree was the mother tongue of 630 of the residents in 2011. The mayor of this predominantly Métis settlement is Mike Natomagan.