THOMPSON

 Rising from the northern bush is Thompson - Manitoba's nickel capital - established when INCO Ltd. built a mining and refinement project in 1957. It's now a community of modern houses, a golf course, museum, swimming pool, zoo and three major shopping centres. There is also a library, campground, float plane base for fly-in visitors as well as air, bus, rail service. Known as the "Hub of the North", Thompson is one of Manitoba's more remote destinations. Explore and experience your wildest dreams!

Adventure in Canada: Greetings from North of the 55th Parallel, Thompson, Manitoba

Inco Ltd. offers guided 90-minute walking tours of Inco's surface area - headframe, mill, smelter and rafinery.

Miner Statue stands 4m and was erected in 1981 as a part of the city's 25th anniversary celebrations.

Heritage North Museum is a beautiful log building housing local historic artifacts, natural history exhibits and a small pioneer display. Under development is a display of Hudson Bay Company and Northwest Company trade artifacts.

CHURCHILL

The town of Churchill ("Polar Bear Capital of the World"), on Hudson Bay, is the world's only easily accessible human settlement where polar bears can be seen in the wild. Thousands of visitors travel to the town with a population of 1100 every autumn during the polar bears' migration season. In summer, hundreds of beluga whales feed and raise their young in the mouth of the Churchill River and in the bay. Churchill is also renowned for its northern lights or aurora borealis and excellent birding opportunities. Seals can also be seen in the harbour and caribou are frequently sighted along the coast. This is truly the last great wilderness frontier. Explore and experience your wildest dreams!

 

 

An aerial view of Churchill townsite, 1960

 

For more information on the city, contact Town of Churchill