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change of ownership. The helicopter hangar is now the home to the Area Four school buses. Officers houses are now homes provided to teachers at subsidized rents, while the three barracks are used only for storage. The facility-wide mechanical systems are also still operational including an underground freshwater storage tank.
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Today, the former Mess Hall provides all dietary services to high school students who reside on campus. The
Officers Club is utilized primarily as a meeting room and location for large group presentations, and though the bar is still present, it has not been used for its intended purpose since the
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recorded the main waterways of his Cree partners in the notable "Cha Chay Pay Way Ti's Map of the
Waterways of a Part of Northern Manitoba", Cranberry Portage is clearly marked on it.
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watersheds for at least 2,000 years. The first
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