Other nearby communities on the lake are Garden Hill, St. Theresa Point, and Wasagamack.

The community of Island Lake consists of several government and private agencies such as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment,[3] a Manitoba Conservation office, Government of Manitoba (who operates the airport), Stevenson Island School (Frontier School Division), Bell MTS, Manitoba Hydro office, the North West Company, which operates the Northern Store, several small convenience stores and Island Lake Lodge, a fly fishing lodge on Stevenson Island.

Perimeter Aviation has daily service to Island Lake from Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport using Bombardier Dash 8 and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners.

They also have a Medevac Base on Stevenson Island serving the community 365 days a year.

[citation needed] Island Lake has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with mild, rainy summers and severely cold winters.