Fast Facts about Sioux Lookout

Sioux Lookout is on the traditional lands of the First Nations of the Anishnawbe people of Lac Seul First Nation. This territory is covered by Treaty #3.

With a tight knit population of 300, the town of Hudson lies on the shore of Lost Lake (gateway to Lac Seul), a 20 minute drive from downtown Sioux Lookout.

The Sioux Lookout Airport is the second busiest airport in Northwestern Ontario, and the fourth busiest in all of Ontario, with 40 destinations and 9 airlines.

Sioux Lookout (and the surrounding area) spans approximately 536 square kilometers, about a third of which is water. It is nestled amongst Pelican Lake, Lake Minnitaki, Botsford Lake, Abram Lake and Lac Seul.

Sioux Lookout is accessible by: road (Hwy 72) 65 km north of the Trans-Canada Highway; the CN Rail mainline (VIA Rail passenger service); and by air at the Sioux Lookout Airport.

Sioux Lookout has a population of approximately 5,600 people who are ready to welcome you to the community!

Sioux Lookout has become a hub of forestry, health care and social services and tourism in Ontario's north.

Sioux Lookout is home to countless fishing lodges and tourist outfitters, many of whom offer fly-in fishing tours to remote destinations.