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Pine Falls Dam

Powerview-Pine FallsManitoba

1,311 people call this town in Manitoba home. It lies in Division No. 1.

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Photo: J Hazard · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pine Falls Dam

Powerview-Pine Falls, Manitoba · Photo: J Hazard · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population
1,311
people, 2025 estimate
Median age
39.2
years · Manitoba’s towns: 40
Postsecondary
27%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
27%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Powerview-Pine Falls a good place to live?

Homes are affordable (A). The weak point is safety (D−). It lags on jobs & income as well (D). Health is weaker too (C).

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Powerview-Pine Falls has subject grades only.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

What makes Powerview-Pine Falls stand out

The 3 things Powerview-Pine Falls does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Powerview-Pine Falls grades

Each subject compares Powerview-Pine Falls with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Powerview-Pine Falls has subject grades only.

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Powerview-Pine Falls.

SafetySafety D−

Crime runs heavier where Powerview-Pine Falls is policed than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 299

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Powerview detachment area

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 493, above both Manitoba’s towns (198) and Canadian towns (86). Violence across its police area runs at 69.9 per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 93.3 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

299Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023261
2024278
2025358
2023–2025Powerview-Pine FallsManitobaCanada
Crime Severity Index29912967
Violent Crime Severity Index49319886
Violent crime69.91812
Property crime per 1,00093.358.831.2
224
non-violent Crime Severity Index
52%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Powerview-Pine Falls costs 14% of household income, less than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns

64% of households own their home, below Manitoba’s towns (75%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Owners put the median home at $150,000, below Manitoba’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.

$150,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Powerview-Pine Falls$150,000
Manitoba$300,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Powerview-Pine FallsManitobaCanada
Rent as a share of income14%20%20%
Median home value, 2021$150,000$300,000$406,000
Households owning their home64%75%74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter13%15%18%
$604
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
$520
median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Powerview-Pine Falls has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than 97% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 22 min, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

27%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van72%
Walk19%
Public transit4%
Bicycle4%
Census 2021Powerview-Pine FallsManitobaCanada
Average trip22 min24 min26 min
$62,800
median household income, 2020
5%
worked from home, May 2021
29%
of commuters work inside the municipality

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

HealthHealth C

Lives run shorter around Powerview-Pine Falls: 78.5 years, 3.0 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Shared with the rest of the Interlake-Eastern Health Region: health survey and life expectancy

17% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Self-rated health is ordinary for Manitoba: half of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. What sets Powerview-Pine Falls apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.7 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

50%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Powerview-Pine Falls50%
Manitoba’s towns52%
Canadian towns52%
HealthPowerview-Pine FallsManitobaCanada
Smokers17%10%12%
Chronic conditions (average share)20%18%17%
Life expectancy at birth78.580.081.5
Very good or excellent health50%52%52%
78.5
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
0.7 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
17%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
0.8 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Radon is Powerview-Pine Falls’ main hazard: 21% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the North Eastman health region

The burn rate around Powerview-Pine Falls is 0.06% a year (2.1% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

Moderatewildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Powerview-Pine Falls21%
Manitoba’s towns12%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsPowerview-Pine FallsManitobaCanada
Radon tests above the guideline21%12%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.005$0.006$0.030
Moderate
wildfire band
1.1 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

Powerview-Pine Falls sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for winter warmth

A normal June brings 99 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Frost comes on 194 days a year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). July afternoons in Powerview-Pine Falls average 25.2°C.

25.2°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−8.8°C
Spring8.7°C
Summer23.8°C
Autumn9.6°C
Normals, 1991–2020Powerview-Pine FallsManitobaCanada
January night low−21.7°C−21.2°C−13.5°C
Precipitation a year571 mm519 mm883 mm
Days with frost a year194193159
July afternoon high25.2°C25.8°C25.5°C
194
days with frost a year
88
days with precipitation a year

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Pinawa)

Who lives here

More of Powerview-Pine Falls’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 58%

One measure of family life: just over a fifth of residents are under 15. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.

39.2median age
Powerview-Pine FallsManitobaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree24%
Postsecondary qualification27%

Women and men · all residents

51.0% of Powerview-Pine Falls’ residents are women

630 women and 605 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Powerview-Pine Falls
Powerview-Pine FallsManitobaCanada
Under 1521%17%16%
15 to 6458%64%64%
65+21%17%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree24%16%16%
Postsecondary qualification27%52%56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

What November brings in Powerview-Pine Falls: −8°C at night, freezing by day

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Pine Falls forecast. In November, the normal is 24 mm of rain and snow. Also worth knowing: across the year, normals run from −22°C nights in January to 25°C afternoons in July.

0°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November0°C
December−8°C
January−11°C
February−8°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−9°C−20°C68 mm
Spring9°C−4°C128 mm
Summer24°C11°C248 mm
Autumn10°C0°C126 mm
−8°C
a normal November night
24 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Pinawa); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

James Bezan took Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in 2021 by 18,704 votes, more than the margin in 88% of ridings

No provincial riding is named for Powerview-Pine Falls, since the terms of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file couldn’t be checked.

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A−

The nearest public library to Powerview-Pine Falls is Allard Library, 5.1 km away

After it comes Victoria Beach Branch Library (Division No.

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

No protected area lies within 10 km of Powerview-Pine Falls

No national park lies within 100 km. A provincial park, Grand Beach Provincial Park, lies 21 km away. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Powerview-Pine Falls0%
Manitoba’s towns1.1%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsPowerview-Pine FallsManitobaCanada
Public protected areas within 10 km0124
Protected land within 10 km0%1.1%2.3%
21 km
to Grand Beach Provincial Park
1
beach within 5 km

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

In Powerview-Pine Falls, 37% of homes go back before 1961

37%built before 1961
37%
of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%
HeritagePowerview-Pine FallsManitobaCanada
Homes built before 196137%23%18%

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Powerview-Pine Falls

15pages on Powerview-Pine Falls

Powerview-Pine Falls’ neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

AlexanderFort Alexander 3AlexanderFort Alexander 3Powerview-Pine Falls
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Powerview-Pine Falls1,311——AD−C
Alexander4,0325DB+D−D
Fort Alexander 32,3006.2———C−

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Powerview-Pine Falls

What kind of homes are in Powerview-Pine Falls?

A household averages 2.4 people; 31% are one person living alone.

Has Powerview-Pine Falls grown?

No: the census counted 1,316 in 2016 and 1,239 in 2021, 5.9% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,311.

About Powerview-Pine Falls

Town in Manitoba

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Powerview-Pine Falls is one municipality in Manitoba, figures and all.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population
1,311 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory
Manitoba
Census division
Division No. 1
Census subdivision
4601075

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).