Île-des-Chênes

Île-des-Chênes is an unincorporated settlement of about 1500 people (2016) in Eastern Manitoba. It is a bedroom community for Winnipeg.

Understand
It's in an area prolific with oak trees -- the town's name translates to Oak Island.

It is the home of the Île-des-Chênes North Stars senior ice hockey team.

Get in
It is 28 km from Downtown Winnipeg on Highway 59.

You can take a Winnipeg Transit bus #14 or #60 ($4 as of June 2019) as far as Dafoe at U of M station, and then take a taxi from there.