Norway House, Manitoba
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Norway House is a rural community of some 5000-6000 people some 30 kilometres (20 miles) north of Lake Winnipeg, on the bank of the eastern channel of Nelson River, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The community shares the name Norway House with the Norway House Cree Nation Indian reservation. Originally the community was founded as a trading post for the Hudson's Bay Company in the 19th century. Thus Norway House has both a Chief and a Mayor.
The community is located 456 kilometers (285 miles) north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, 208 km (130 miles) east of The Pas, and 190 km (118 miles) south of Thompson.
[edit] Transportation
Provincial Road (PR) 373, an all-weather road, leads from Norway House past PR 374 which leads to Cross Lake,through Jenpeg and then joins Provincial Trunk Highway 6.
The most important means of transportation in this remote territory is an airplane. Manitoba Northern Airports maintains a 1,200-metre (3,490') crushed-rock airstrip at Norway House.
Norway House is one of the most well developed reserves in Canada and is well known for common references in the news and is also developed in many ways. The Kinosao Sipi Mall and the recently added cell phone service are improvements to this northern community.
[edit] External links
- Norway House Information
- Norway House Cree Nation
- Alleged Bigfoot Sighting near Norway House, Manitoba
- Treaty and York Boat Days Annual Festival
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