Community Profile
On-reserve facilities include an Administrationoffice, community hall, pool hall, playground, ball diamond and two fireequipment storage buildings with fire fighting equipment.
Education
The Keewatin Tribal Council administers PHP studentson behalf of the First Nation. The total KTC PHP student enrolment for2003-2004 is 143.
Emergency Services:
Health Care
Hospital care can be obtained from Thompson. SayisiDene has one community health representative located on-reserve.
Police
The First Nation employs three First Nationconstables. The nearest RCMP detachment is in Thompson.
Fire Protection
The First Nation has a fire control pack andancillary equipment for combating brush or structural fires.
Infrastructure
Water supply
There are two water treatment plants: one for thecommunity and one for the school and teacherages. There are two houses withpiped water services, 25 houses have water trucked to cisterns and 94 houseshave water trucked to barrels.
Electricity
Service is provided by enhanced generating plants.
Sewage Disposal
The community and school have sewage treatmentplants. There are two houses with piped service, 25 houses have trucked septiceservice where the sewage is removed by a pump-out truck and removed to adisposal field and 94 houses have no service. The school and teacherages have aseparate sewage treatment plant.
Roads
SayisiDene is not accessible by all weather road or rails, rather a winter road hasbeen constructed in the past to facilitate moving construction equipment.
Communications
Sayisi Dene receives radio broadcasts fromThompson. Satellite television is available to the community.
Transportation
There are dock facilities for float planes andboats. Calm Air and Skyward Air provide scheduled air service out of Thompson.A 3,400 foot gravel strip and airport facilities are well maintained in thecommunity.