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Thompson, Manitoba

Thompson (population 13,678) is the largest city in the Northern Region of Manitoba and is situated along the Burntwood River, 761 kilometres (473 mi) north of Winnipeg. Originally founded in 1956 as a mining town, it now primarily serves as the "Hub of the North", providing goods and services such as healthcare and retail trade to the surrounding communities.

Thompson
City of Thompson
Highland Tower, chosen for the Spirit Way wolf mural, is the most prominent building on Thompson's skyline
Nicknames: 
City boundaries
Thompson
Location in Canada
Thompson
Location in Manitoba
Coordinates: 55°44′36″N 97°51′19″W / 55.74333°N 97.85528°W / 55.74333; -97.85528Coordinates: 55°44′36″N 97°51′19″W / 55.74333°N 97.85528°W / 55.74333; -97.85528
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionNorthern Region
Census division22
Established1956
Incorporated1967 Town
 1970 City
Government
 • City MayorColleen Smook
 • Governing BodyThompson City Council
 • MLA (Thompson)Eric Redhead (NDP)
 • MP (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski)Niki Ashton (NDP)
Area
 • Total16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi)
Elevation224.03 m (735.01 ft)
Population
 • Total13,035 (6th)
 • Density784.31/km2 (2,031.4/sq mi)
DemonymThompsonite
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)204, 431, 584
HighwaysPTH 6
Websitewww.thompson.ca

Thompson's trade area is larger than New Mexico, yet it has fewer than 15,000 residents, with many of the smaller communities accessible only by air or winter road. Despite its isolated location in the heart of Canada's boreal forest, it is connected to Winnipeg via paved highway, railway (Via Rail), and Thompson Airport. It also has modern amenities, such as fibre optic internet and a large retail scene, including half a dozen shopping malls and several large chain stores (e.g., Walmart, Giant Tiger, Safeway, Shoppers Drug Mart and Canadian Tire).

Thompson's natural and undisturbed surroundings make it popular with outdoor enthusiasts.[6] The largest marina in Manitoba is 38 km (24 mi) south in Paint Lake Provincial Park, hundreds of kilometres of snowmobile trails are maintained, and the lack of light pollution and Thompson's northern latitude allows for occasional viewing of the northern lights, even within the city limits.

History

The Thompson area was first inhabited by nomadic Paleo-Indian hunters around 6000 BC, sometime after the collapse of the Laurentide Ice Sheet.

For a 10-year period beginning in 1946, Inco Limited explored northern Manitoba for nickel deposits; on February 4, 1956, a major ore body was discovered, and the modern history of Thompson began.[7]

Thompson, named after Inco's chairman at the time, Dr. John F. Thompson (1881–1968),[8] was founded following the December 3, 1956, agreement between the Government of Manitoba and Inco Limited. On March 25, 1961, Inco formally opened the first integrated nickel mining-smelting-refining plant in the Western Hemisphere (in Thompson) and the second largest nickel-producing operation in the world (after Inco's Sudbury operations).[7]

Thompson was incorporated as a town in 1967 on Canada's Centennial Anniversary; in 1970 Thompson gained city status in the royal presence of Queen Elizabeth II.[9]

The community was initially planned for a population of 8000,[7] but Thompson grew rapidly to 19,001 residents by the 1971 Census; the population has even been estimated as high as 26,000 residents prior to the recession in 1971.[10] Major layoffs at Inco Limited in 1971 and 1977 led to Thompson's population declining to 14,288 by the 1981 Census.

Thompson's rapid boom and bust was attributed to changes in the nickel market; during the 1960s, following large increases in the demand for nickel, 6 additional mines (Birchtree, Soab North, Soab South, Pipe Number 1, Pipe Number 2, and Pipe Open Pit) were constructed near Thompson.[11] After the Soviet Union gained access to the world nickel market in 1970, world supply of nickel exceeded world demand;[9] in response, four nickel mines (Soab North, Soab South, Pipe Number 1, and Pipe Number 2) were closed in 1971 and 30% of Inco's workforce in Thompson was laid off.[12] In 1977, when nickel prices declined substantially, a fifth mine (Birchtree) was put on care and maintenance and an additional 650 Inco employees in Thompson were laid off.[9]

Thompson-Area Mines Years of Nickel Production
Thompson T1 1959–Present
Thompson T3 1959–Present
Birchtree 1966–1977 & 1989–2017
Soab North 1969–1971
Soab South 1969–1971
Pipe Number 1 1970–1971
Pipe Number 2 No significant production
Pipe Open Pit 1970–1985
Thompson Open Pit 1985–1995, 2002, & 2006

As Inco's workforce dwindled from over 4000 in the 1970s[13] to around 850 in 2018,[14] the economic driver of Thompson shifted to providing goods and services (e.g., retail, healthcare, social services) to the surrounding communities, earning Thompson the nickname, "The Hub of the North".

Geography

 
The soil on the Canadian Shield is relatively shallow but still supports large trees; rocky outcrops can be commonly found around Thompson, especially near lakes and rivers.

Thompson covers an area of 20.79 square kilometers (8.03 square miles) and is located on the Precambrian Canadian Shield.

The city is surrounded by boreal forest and bordered on the west and north by the Burntwood River.

Ecology – flora

Thompson is located on the border of plant hardiness zones 1a and 1b, making outdoor commercial agriculture impossible; for comparison, Winnipeg is located within zone 4a.

The dominant coniferous species are white spruce (Picea glauca), black spruce (Picea mariana), jack pine (Pinuus banksiana), tamarack (Larix laricina) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea). White birch (Betula papyrifera) is the most common deciduous species.

Ecology – fauna

 
A large raven sitting on a shopping-cart-return-rack. Taken in Thompson, Manitoba, near the City Centre Mall (containing a Walmart and a Safeway), where a large number of ravens gather every day.

Hundreds of ravens (Corvus corax), known locally as "Thompson Turkeys", reside in Thompson year-round. Many bird species visit Thompson and area in the summer to breed, such as herring gulls (Larus smithsonianus), bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos), sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis), and common terns (Sterna hirundo).

Beavers (Castor canadensis) are ubiquitous around Thompson, with a few residing in the city limits. Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) can also be found in Thompson. Black bears (Ursus americanus), and less commonly, wolves (Canis lupus), are occasionally spotted on the fringes of town. Moose (Alces alces) and herds of boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) can also occasionally be seen near Thompson. Rarely seen predators outside of Thompson include the marten (Martes americana), the wolverine (Gulo gulo), and the lynx (Lynx canadensis).

Climate

Thompson is marked by a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), with long cold winters and short warm summers.

Monthly means range from −23.9 °C (−11.0 °F) in January to 16.2 °C (61.2 °F) in July, and the annual mean is −2.9 °C (26.8 °F).[4] A majority of the annual precipitation of 509 millimetres (20.0 in) falls from June to September.[4] Snowfall totals 1.87 metres (74 in) per year, falling mainly from October to May.[4]

Climate data for Thompson Airport, Manitoba (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.1
(46.6)
8.2
(46.8)
15.9
(60.6)
29.4
(84.9)
32.6
(90.7)
37.4
(99.3)
35.9
(96.6)
34.6
(94.3)
32.2
(90.0)
24.6
(76.3)
13.4
(56.1)
5.0
(41.0)
37.4
(99.3)
Average high °C (°F) −18.3
(−0.9)
−13.5
(7.7)
−5
(23)
4.8
(40.6)
13.1
(55.6)
19.8
(67.6)
23.1
(73.6)
21.4
(70.5)
13.6
(56.5)
4.4
(39.9)
−7.3
(18.9)
−15.7
(3.7)
3.4
(38.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −23.9
(−11.0)
−20.1
(−4.2)
−12.5
(9.5)
−2.2
(28.0)
6.1
(43.0)
12.6
(54.7)
16.2
(61.2)
14.5
(58.1)
7.8
(46.0)
0.1
(32.2)
−12
(10)
−20.9
(−5.6)
−2.9
(26.8)
Average low °C (°F) −29.3
(−20.7)
−26.5
(−15.7)
−19.9
(−3.8)
−9.1
(15.6)
−0.8
(30.6)
5.4
(41.7)
9.1
(48.4)
7.6
(45.7)
1.9
(35.4)
−4.3
(24.3)
−16.6
(2.1)
−26.2
(−15.2)
−9.1
(15.6)
Record low °C (°F) −48.9
(−56.0)
−47.8
(−54.0)
−48.3
(−54.9)
−34.4
(−29.9)
−18.3
(−0.9)
−5.6
(21.9)
−3.1
(26.4)
−3.5
(25.7)
−11.1
(12.0)
−27.1
(−16.8)
−41.2
(−42.2)
−47.6
(−53.7)
−48.9
(−56.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.5
(0.77)
16.5
(0.65)
22.5
(0.89)
29.0
(1.14)
47.4
(1.87)
67.8
(2.67)
80.9
(3.19)
70.7
(2.78)
62.1
(2.44)
37.1
(1.46)
32.9
(1.30)
22.8
(0.90)
509.2
(20.06)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.1
(0.00)
0.3
(0.01)
1.0
(0.04)
6.7
(0.26)
36.9
(1.45)
66.6
(2.62)
80.9
(3.19)
70.7
(2.78)
59.2
(2.33)
16.6
(0.65)
1.1
(0.04)
0.1
(0.00)
340.2
(13.37)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 22.7
(8.9)
18.9
(7.4)
23.4
(9.2)
23.0
(9.1)
11.2
(4.4)
1.1
(0.4)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
3.0
(1.2)
21.4
(8.4)
35.4
(13.9)
27.0
(10.6)
187.1
(73.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 12.2 11.1 9.6 8.0 11.0 11.6 14.0 13.7 14.4 12.3 13.3 13.0 144.3
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.26 0.38 1.0 3.0 9.0 11.6 14.0 13.7 13.8 6.5 1.2 0.48 74.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 12.4 11.2 9.4 6.1 3.3 0.56 0.0 0.0 1.1 7.7 13.0 12.9 77.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 96.6 120.6 172.3 224.9 258.6 268.8 278.4 253.3 144.2 92.5 63.5 66.6 2,040.3
Percent possible sunshine 40.4 44.7 47.1 53.0 51.3 51.4 53.1 54.3 37.6 28.5 25.4 30.2 43.1
Source: Environment Canada[4]

Culture

The Thompson Regional Community Centre contains two indoor skating rinks, a large 6-sheet curling rink called the Burntwood Curling Club, a gymnasium, exercise facilities, and a walking track.

Attractions within Thompson / tourism

 
Start of the downtown section of Spirit Way, with 4 of the 56 Spirit Way Wolf statues.

Spirit Way is a 2 km (1.25 mi) walking and biking pathway with 16 points of interest that highlight Thompson's art, heritage, culture, industry, geology, and scenery; the pathway includes the largest photo-real mural in Canada and 56 painted wolf statues.

The Heritage North Museum offers the opportunity to see animals native to the area, a boreal forest diorama, First Nation and fur trade artifacts (including an authentic caribou hide tipi), fossils, and mining artifacts. The Museum consists of two log structures, an open-air blacksmith shop, Institutional Archives, and visitor information booth.

The Millennium Trail is a 15 km (9.3 mi) hike and bike loop around the city with sections that pass through the boreal forest. The crushed rock trail is open year-round to non-motorized travel. Walking, hiking and mountain biking are popular in the summer while walking and cross country skiing are winter favourites.

Attractions around Thompson / tourism

 
View of Grass River while hiking the Pisew Falls to Kwasitchewan Falls Trail

Paint Lake Provincial Park, located 32 km (20 mi) south of Thompson on Highway 6, spans over 23,000 hectares (56,000 acres) of Precambrian boreal forest.[15] Parks Manitoba offers dozens of campsites for rent, while Paint Lake Lodge runs the largest marina in Manitoba and offers cabin, boat, and canoe rentals, a restaurant, and a convenience store. Some features of the park include boat launches, beaches, playgrounds, a volleyball court, baseball diamond and fitness trail. In the winter there are groomed snowmobile trails, ice skating, toboggan runs, ice fishing and ice fishing derbies.[16]

Pisew Falls Provincial Park, located 74 km (46 mi) south of Thompson on Highway 6, offers the chance to view Manitoba's 2 highest waterfalls. Pisew falls is viewable after taking a short 0.5 km (0.31 mi) trail that leads to a viewing platform (for taking pictures) of the 13-metre-high (43 ft), year-round falls. Kwasitchewan Falls, Manitoba's highest waterfall, is viewable after hiking an 11 km (6.8 mi) trail (The Pisew Falls to Kwasitchewan Falls Trail); this trail is a difficult back-country trail, recommended for experienced hikers only.[17]

Sasagiu Rapids Provincial Park, located 79 km (49 mi) south of Thompson on Highway 6, is the site of scenic rapids and Sasagiu Rapids Lodge, which provides off-road rentals (e.g., Skidoo, Seadoo), camper/site rentals, dining, and suites/rooms.

Mystery Mountain Winter Park, located 23 km (14 mi) north of Thompson on Provincial Road 280, offers downhill skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing trails.

Events

Nickel Days is a large weekend festival held in June every year; the festival includes concerts, family games, a parade, and more.

National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations are held on June 21 each year.

Winterfest is an annual multi-day celebration of northern culture and activities that is held in February.

Sports

Thompson is home to the Norman Northstars hockey team, who play in the Manitoba U-18 'AAA' Hockey League. Thompson's minor hockey teams are known as the King Miners. The high school teams are called the RD Parker Collegiate Trojans. The Trojans' rivals are the Hapnot Kopper Kings from Flin Flon and the MBCI Spartans from The Pas.

Every year in April, students from the six elementary schools in grades 3–8 compete in the Knights of Columbus Track Meet. Juniper School dominated KoC in the 1990s, and Westwood School has had a winning streak during the 2000s (decade).

Media

The Thompson Citizen (covering Thompson) and the Nickel Belt News (covering the area around Thompson) are the only local newspapers.

There are five radio stations: AM 610: CHTM (adult contemporary), FM 102.9: CHTM (adult contemporary), FM 96.3: CINC-FM (NCI), FM 99.9: CKSB-5 (Première Chaîne; repeats CKSB Winnipeg), and FM 100.9: CBWK (CBC Radio One).

Shaw Communications is the local cable television provider serving Thompson, and operates the local Shaw TV channel on cable channel 11.

Economy

Overview

 
City of Thompson, looking West. The Burntwood River is visible at the edge of town.

The economy of Thompson is centred around nickel mining and providing goods and services to the surrounding communities in both Census Division No. 22 (in which Thompson is located) and Census Division No. 23; these two Census Divisions have a combined population of 51,136, which includes over 38,000 First Nations people.[18] Thompson is by far the largest community in either of these Census Divisions, with the next largest community being Norway House Cree Nation (population 4927).

As is common in resource-based communities, Thompson has experienced above-average employment income and significant swings in mining-sector employment throughout its history.

The median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers in Thompson was $65,262; this was 22% higher than the Canadian median of $53,431.[18]

Thompson's unemployment rate in 2016 was 7.6%, slightly below the Canadian average of 7.7%.[18]

As of the 2016 Census, Thompson had 7065 employed persons, with the five largest sectors of the economy being:[19]

  • mining (1255 employees)
  • health care and social assistance (1100 employees)
  • accommodation and food services (710 employees)
  • educational services (710 employees)
  • retail trade (670 employees)

Between the 2016 Census and 2018, approximately 400 job losses have occurred in the mining industry.[14]

Mining

 
View of Thompson's mining operations. The (now decommissioned) smelter and refinery is visible in the middle of the image.

Vale Limited is the owner and operator of Thompson's mining operations, which involves the mining, milling, and concentrating of nickel; the concentrated nickel slurry is then shipped (for final processing) to Vale Limited's operations in Long Harbour and Sudbury.

Founded on a large and high-grade deposit of nickel, Thompson accounted for 11% of the world's finished nickel production in 1962, having produced over 40,800 metric tonnes of nickel that year; Thompson's nickel production peaked in 1970 and 1971 at over 60,000 metric tonnes (per year) and has since declined to 23,000 metric tonnes in 2017.[20][21][22]

Despite the fact that Vale Limited's placed their nearby Birchtree Mine on care and maintenance (suspending nickel extraction at the mine for the time being), Thompson may be particularly well positioned for future growth in nickel mining industry: Vale recently invested over $100 million in the concentrate load out facility and Vale's North Atlantic mining operations director Alistair Ross recently stated that, "If you were to look across the world for an area that had nickel that could be invested in on a standalone nickel basis, there isn’t a better place [than Thompson]".[23]

Health care and social assistance

The Northern Regional Health Authority (Eastern Campus) provides health care services to most of the communities in Census Division No. 22 and Census Division No. 23; Thompson-based facilities include the Thompson General Hospital, Northern Spirit Manor (personal care home), the Thompson Clinic, and Hope North (centre for youth in crisis).

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba also has a facility located in Thompson.

Accommodation and food services

Thompson has eight hotels, including Best Western, Days Inn, and Quality Inn, which have over 600 beds (total).

There are over 20 restaurants in Thompson including Boston Pizza, Pizza Hut, KFC, and McDonald's.

Educational services

The School District of Mystery Lake, based in Thompson, provides K–12 education through six primary schools and one secondary school; the Franco-Manitoban School Division also operates one school for K–8.

The University College of the North and the University of Manitoba's "Northern Social Work Program" provides post-secondary education centered around nursing, social work, and the trades.

The Northern Manitoba Sector Council provides essential skills and employment skills training to Northern Manitobans.

The Frontier School Division, the largest school division in Canada by geographical area, has an Area Office in Thompson.

Retail trade

Thompson's retail trade is centered mostly in several malls, such as:

  • City Centre Mall, which includes a Wal-Mart, Safeway, TD Canada, and Tim Hortons.
  • Burntwood Plaza, which includes Shoppers Drug Mart and RBC Financial.
  • Plaza Shopping Centre, which includes a Canadian Tire and Family Foods.
  • Westwood Mall, which includes a Giant Tiger.

Other

 
A Noorduyn Norseman attached to a display stand. Bush planes provide short-haul transport to the many lakes in the region.

Transportation

The city is served by Thompson Airport, which is the third-busiest airport in Manitoba and provides Thompson with several hundred jobs.

First Nations organizations

Thompson has several advocacy, non-profit, and administrative organizations focused around First Nations people, including Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO), Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba, Keewatin Tribal Council, and Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre.[24][25][26][27]

Twenty-four governments, businesses, and non-profit organizations are partners to the Thompson Aboriginal Accord, originally signed in 2009, outlining a common understanding towards equitable economic development and reconciliation.[28]

Cold weather testing

MDS Aerotest currently operates a cold weather testing centre just south of Thompson, as part of a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney Canada and Rolls-Royce. Thompson was selected from an initial list of 150 candidate communities due to the area's ideal testing conditions and urban amenities.[29]

Demographics

Population census
YearPop.±%
197119,001—    
197617,291−9.0%
198114,288−17.4%
198614,701+2.9%
199114,977+1.9%
199614,385−4.0%
200113,256−7.8%
200613,446+1.4%
201113,123−2.4%
201613,678+4.2%
202113,035−4.7%
Source:[citation needed][30]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thompson had a population of 13,035 living in 4,676 of its 5,442 total private dwellings, a change of −4.7% from its 2016 population of 13,678. With a land area of 16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 784.3/km2 (2,031.3/sq mi) in 2021.[30]

The number of residents fell substantially between 1971 and 1981, from 19,001 to 14,288 (a 24.8% decrease). Since then, Thompson's population has fluctuated between 13,000 and 15,000 people.

Ethnicity

In 2016, people with European ancestry (43.9%) made up a plurality of the population, followed closely by Aboriginals (43.5%), composed of First Nations (32.2%) and Metis (10.8%); the remainder of the population is made up of visible minorities (12.5%), with the largest two visible minorities being South Asian (7.5%) and Black (2.1%).

In 2016, Thompson has the highest percentage of its population as Aboriginal (43.5%) out of all 152 cities (census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations) in Canada.[31]

Population Groups in Private Households, 2016
Population group Population (2016) % of total population (2016)
European Total European population 5,920 43.9%
Visible minority South Asian 1,010 7.5%
Chinese 105 0.8%
Black 280 2.1%
Filipino 125 0.9%
Latin American 25 0.2%
Arab 25 0.2%
Southeast Asian 20 0.1%
West Asian 0
Korean 35 0.3%
Japanese 20 0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e. 30 0.2%
Multiple visible minorities 20 0.1%
Total visible minority population 1,690 12.5%
Aboriginal First Nations 4,335 32.2%
Métis 1,460 10.8%
Inuit 30 0.2%
Aboriginal, n.i.e. 10 0.1%
Multiple Aboriginal identities 30 0.2%
Total Aboriginal population 5,870 43.5%
Total population in private households 13,480 100%

Language

The most common mother tongues are English (81.3%), followed by Cree (5.2%), Punjabi (2.6%), and Gujarati (2.0%).

Other

The median age in Thompson is 30.8 years old, significantly below Canada's median age of 41.0.

For Thompson residents ages 25 to 34, 17.5% have not obtained a high-school diploma or equivalent, compared to 8.7% for Canada.

Government

 
City Hall

The City of Thompson is governed by a city council consisting of 9 members: a mayor (head of council) and eight councillors; the structure and size of the municipal government is stipulated by The Thompson Charter Act.[32] Elections are held every four years (in October) and members of city council serve four-year terms (without term limits).

After the 2018 election, the members of city council were: Colleen Smook (Mayor), Les Ellesworth, Kathy Valentino, Jeff Fountain, Brian Lundmark, Earl Colbourne, Duncan Wong, and Judy Kolada.[33] Council candidates Chiew Chong and Andre Proulx tied for the ninth seat in 2018,[34] and Proulx won the final seat following a by-election in 2019.[35]

As of 2018, the City of Thompson has eight standing committees, each composed of two or three members of the council, private citizens, and business/government representatives.[36]

Crime

In both 2018 and 2019, Thompson was #2 on the Crime Severity Index of Canada.[37]

To calculate the actual Crime Severity Index, the number of police-reported incidents for each offence is multiplied by the weight for that offence. All weighted offences are then added together and divided by the corresponding population total. Finally, to make the Index easier to interpret, the Index is standardized to "100" for Canada (a system that is similar to the Consumer Price Index), using 2006 as a base year.

For hub cities (e.g., Thompson), the Crime Severity Index likely over-represents the dangers of crime to the regular citizen. In 2018, the RCMP officer in charge of Thompson, Kevin Lewis, stated, "... Thompson is the hub of Northern Manitoba, which makes it a desirable place for drug trafficking, and other nefarious activities. This is a common theme for hub cities across Canada. Our proactive drug enforcement also provides an increase in the CSI, as cocaine trafficking is weighted heavily on the CSI. Disturbing the peace is similar to mischief where intoxication occurs in a public place, resulting in many violations due to the downtown core, again weighing heavily on our score." Lewis also stated, "... Many of our mischiefs are related to intoxicated persons in a private residence or hotel room, but can also be used to capture damage to property. The mischief rate is high and when the weight is applied, it provides a high ratio for our CSI score.”[38]

Court Circuit

Thompson is unique in being the judicial centre for a huge geographic area, ranging from Norway House in the South to Churchill in the North. The Thompson Judicial district covers 15 circuits and offers both Judicial Justice of the Peace Court as well as Provincial Court sittings. Judges, Judicial Justices of the Peace, Clerks, Crown Attorneys and defence lawyers based in Thompson and Winnipeg regularly travel by small plane on circuit court to various remote communities and First Nation Communities to hold Provincial court.

Education

The School District of Mystery Lake operates six Elementary Schools (Deerwood School, Burntwood School, Westwood School, École Riverside School, Juniper School, Wapanohk Community School) and one High School (R. D. Parker Collegiate). The district offers a K–12 French immersion program: grades K–8 at École Riverside School and grades 9–12 at RD Parker Collegiate. The district also offers a K–8 language education program in the Cree language at the Wapanohk Community School. Students can continue the French program at the high school if they completed K–8 at Riverside and there are basic Cree courses in grades 9–12 offered as well. R. D. Parker Collegiate also offers grade 10 and 11 courses in Native Studies and a grade 12 Native Law course. Full Cree-medium education does not, however, extend to the high school yet.

Since September 2009, the Franco-Manitoban School Division (DSFM) has expanded within Manitoba to include one K–8 elementary school in Thompson, École Communautaire La Voie du Nord. Located on Weir Road near the site of the Norplex Pool Recreation Centre, the district allows children to receive instruction in French with peers in a Francophone culture.[39]

Thompson is home to one of the two main campuses of the University College of the North, as well as the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Social Work branch in the region.

Notable people

In pop culture

  • The city was used in the Tragically Hip song "Thompson Girl". The song is both set in, and around Thompson, Manitoba, and is about the title character, a girl who dated the drummer for 2 years.
  • "Thompson" is a song by Les Surveillantes, found on their album titled La racine carrée du coeur.

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  3. ^ John Barker (2009-12-23). "City of Thompson flag flying in Kandahar". Thompson Citizen. Glacier Community Media. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
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This article is about the city For the unrelated rural municipality see Rural Municipality of Thompson This article is written like a manual or guidebook Please help rewrite this article from a descriptive neutral point of view and remove advice or instruction January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Thompson population 13 678 is the largest city in the Northern Region of Manitoba and is situated along the Burntwood River 761 kilometres 473 mi north of Winnipeg Originally founded in 1956 as a mining town it now primarily serves as the Hub of the North providing goods and services such as healthcare and retail trade to the surrounding communities ThompsonCityCity of ThompsonHighland Tower chosen for the Spirit Way wolf mural is the most prominent building on Thompson s skylineNicknames Hub of the North or Hub City The Centennial City Nickel City 1 2 3 City boundariesThompsonLocation in CanadaShow map of CanadaThompsonLocation in ManitobaShow map of ManitobaCoordinates 55 44 36 N 97 51 19 W 55 74333 N 97 85528 W 55 74333 97 85528 Coordinates 55 44 36 N 97 51 19 W 55 74333 N 97 85528 W 55 74333 97 85528CountryCanadaProvinceManitobaRegionNorthern RegionCensus division22Established1956Incorporated1967 Town 1970 CityGovernment City MayorColleen Smook Governing BodyThompson City Council MLA Thompson Eric Redhead NDP MP Churchill Keewatinook Aski Niki Ashton NDP Area Total16 62 km2 6 42 sq mi Elevation 4 224 03 m 735 01 ft Population 2021 Census 5 Total13 035 6th Density784 31 km2 2 031 4 sq mi DemonymThompsoniteTime zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Forward sortation areaR8NArea code s 204 431 584HighwaysPTH 6Websitewww wbr thompson wbr caThompson s trade area is larger than New Mexico yet it has fewer than 15 000 residents with many of the smaller communities accessible only by air or winter road Despite its isolated location in the heart of Canada s boreal forest it is connected to Winnipeg via paved highway railway Via Rail and Thompson Airport It also has modern amenities such as fibre optic internet and a large retail scene including half a dozen shopping malls and several large chain stores e g Walmart Giant Tiger Safeway Shoppers Drug Mart and Canadian Tire Thompson s natural and undisturbed surroundings make it popular with outdoor enthusiasts 6 The largest marina in Manitoba is 38 km 24 mi south in Paint Lake Provincial Park hundreds of kilometres of snowmobile trails are maintained and the lack of light pollution and Thompson s northern latitude allows for occasional viewing of the northern lights even within the city limits Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Ecology flora 2 2 Ecology fauna 2 3 Climate 3 Culture 3 1 Attractions within Thompson tourism 3 2 Attractions around Thompson tourism 3 3 Events 3 4 Sports 3 5 Media 4 Economy 4 1 Overview 4 2 Mining 4 3 Health care and social assistance 4 4 Accommodation and food services 4 5 Educational services 4 6 Retail trade 4 7 Other 4 7 1 Transportation 4 7 2 First Nations organizations 4 7 3 Cold weather testing 5 Demographics 5 1 Ethnicity 5 2 Language 5 3 Other 6 Government 7 Crime 7 1 Court Circuit 8 Education 9 Notable people 10 In pop culture 11 References 12 External linksHistory EditThe Thompson area was first inhabited by nomadic Paleo Indian hunters around 6000 BC sometime after the collapse of the Laurentide Ice Sheet For a 10 year period beginning in 1946 Inco Limited explored northern Manitoba for nickel deposits on February 4 1956 a major ore body was discovered and the modern history of Thompson began 7 Thompson named after Inco s chairman at the time Dr John F Thompson 1881 1968 8 was founded following the December 3 1956 agreement between the Government of Manitoba and Inco Limited On March 25 1961 Inco formally opened the first integrated nickel mining smelting refining plant in the Western Hemisphere in Thompson and the second largest nickel producing operation in the world after Inco s Sudbury operations 7 Thompson was incorporated as a town in 1967 on Canada s Centennial Anniversary in 1970 Thompson gained city status in the royal presence of Queen Elizabeth II 9 The community was initially planned for a population of 8000 7 but Thompson grew rapidly to 19 001 residents by the 1971 Census the population has even been estimated as high as 26 000 residents prior to the recession in 1971 10 Major layoffs at Inco Limited in 1971 and 1977 led to Thompson s population declining to 14 288 by the 1981 Census Thompson s rapid boom and bust was attributed to changes in the nickel market during the 1960s following large increases in the demand for nickel 6 additional mines Birchtree Soab North Soab South Pipe Number 1 Pipe Number 2 and Pipe Open Pit were constructed near Thompson 11 After the Soviet Union gained access to the world nickel market in 1970 world supply of nickel exceeded world demand 9 in response four nickel mines Soab North Soab South Pipe Number 1 and Pipe Number 2 were closed in 1971 and 30 of Inco s workforce in Thompson was laid off 12 In 1977 when nickel prices declined substantially a fifth mine Birchtree was put on care and maintenance and an additional 650 Inco employees in Thompson were laid off 9 Thompson Area Mines Years of Nickel ProductionThompson T1 1959 PresentThompson T3 1959 PresentBirchtree 1966 1977 amp 1989 2017Soab North 1969 1971Soab South 1969 1971Pipe Number 1 1970 1971Pipe Number 2 No significant productionPipe Open Pit 1970 1985Thompson Open Pit 1985 1995 2002 amp 2006As Inco s workforce dwindled from over 4000 in the 1970s 13 to around 850 in 2018 14 the economic driver of Thompson shifted to providing goods and services e g retail healthcare social services to the surrounding communities earning Thompson the nickname The Hub of the North Geography Edit The soil on the Canadian Shield is relatively shallow but still supports large trees rocky outcrops can be commonly found around Thompson especially near lakes and rivers Thompson covers an area of 20 79 square kilometers 8 03 square miles and is located on the Precambrian Canadian Shield The city is surrounded by boreal forest and bordered on the west and north by the Burntwood River Ecology flora Edit Thompson is located on the border of plant hardiness zones 1a and 1b making outdoor commercial agriculture impossible for comparison Winnipeg is located within zone 4a The dominant coniferous species are white spruce Picea glauca black spruce Picea mariana jack pine Pinuus banksiana tamarack Larix laricina and balsam fir Abies balsamea White birch Betula papyrifera is the most common deciduous species Ecology fauna Edit A large raven sitting on a shopping cart return rack Taken in Thompson Manitoba near the City Centre Mall containing a Walmart and a Safeway where a large number of ravens gather every day Hundreds of ravens Corvus corax known locally as Thompson Turkeys reside in Thompson year round Many bird species visit Thompson and area in the summer to breed such as herring gulls Larus smithsonianus bald eagles Haliaeetus leucocephalus golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos sandhill cranes Antigone canadensis and common terns Sterna hirundo Beavers Castor canadensis are ubiquitous around Thompson with a few residing in the city limits Red foxes Vulpes vulpes can also be found in Thompson Black bears Ursus americanus and less commonly wolves Canis lupus are occasionally spotted on the fringes of town Moose Alces alces and herds of boreal woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou can also occasionally be seen near Thompson Rarely seen predators outside of Thompson include the marten Martes americana the wolverine Gulo gulo and the lynx Lynx canadensis Climate Edit Thompson is marked by a subarctic climate Koppen Dfc with long cold winters and short warm summers Monthly means range from 23 9 C 11 0 F in January to 16 2 C 61 2 F in July and the annual mean is 2 9 C 26 8 F 4 A majority of the annual precipitation of 509 millimetres 20 0 in falls from June to September 4 Snowfall totals 1 87 metres 74 in per year falling mainly from October to May 4 Climate data for Thompson Airport Manitoba 1981 2010 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 8 1 46 6 8 2 46 8 15 9 60 6 29 4 84 9 32 6 90 7 37 4 99 3 35 9 96 6 34 6 94 3 32 2 90 0 24 6 76 3 13 4 56 1 5 0 41 0 37 4 99 3 Average high C F 18 3 0 9 13 5 7 7 5 23 4 8 40 6 13 1 55 6 19 8 67 6 23 1 73 6 21 4 70 5 13 6 56 5 4 4 39 9 7 3 18 9 15 7 3 7 3 4 38 1 Daily mean C F 23 9 11 0 20 1 4 2 12 5 9 5 2 2 28 0 6 1 43 0 12 6 54 7 16 2 61 2 14 5 58 1 7 8 46 0 0 1 32 2 12 10 20 9 5 6 2 9 26 8 Average low C F 29 3 20 7 26 5 15 7 19 9 3 8 9 1 15 6 0 8 30 6 5 4 41 7 9 1 48 4 7 6 45 7 1 9 35 4 4 3 24 3 16 6 2 1 26 2 15 2 9 1 15 6 Record low C F 48 9 56 0 47 8 54 0 48 3 54 9 34 4 29 9 18 3 0 9 5 6 21 9 3 1 26 4 3 5 25 7 11 1 12 0 27 1 16 8 41 2 42 2 47 6 53 7 48 9 56 0 Average precipitation mm inches 19 5 0 77 16 5 0 65 22 5 0 89 29 0 1 14 47 4 1 87 67 8 2 67 80 9 3 19 70 7 2 78 62 1 2 44 37 1 1 46 32 9 1 30 22 8 0 90 509 2 20 06 Average rainfall mm inches 0 1 0 00 0 3 0 01 1 0 0 04 6 7 0 26 36 9 1 45 66 6 2 62 80 9 3 19 70 7 2 78 59 2 2 33 16 6 0 65 1 1 0 04 0 1 0 00 340 2 13 37 Average snowfall cm inches 22 7 8 9 18 9 7 4 23 4 9 2 23 0 9 1 11 2 4 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 21 4 8 4 35 4 13 9 27 0 10 6 187 1 73 5 Average precipitation days 0 2 mm 12 2 11 1 9 6 8 0 11 0 11 6 14 0 13 7 14 4 12 3 13 3 13 0 144 3Average rainy days 0 2 mm 0 26 0 38 1 0 3 0 9 0 11 6 14 0 13 7 13 8 6 5 1 2 0 48 74 9Average snowy days 0 2 cm 12 4 11 2 9 4 6 1 3 3 0 56 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 7 13 0 12 9 77 7Mean monthly sunshine hours 96 6 120 6 172 3 224 9 258 6 268 8 278 4 253 3 144 2 92 5 63 5 66 6 2 040 3Percent possible sunshine 40 4 44 7 47 1 53 0 51 3 51 4 53 1 54 3 37 6 28 5 25 4 30 2 43 1Source Environment Canada 4 Culture EditThe Thompson Regional Community Centre contains two indoor skating rinks a large 6 sheet curling rink called the Burntwood Curling Club a gymnasium exercise facilities and a walking track Attractions within Thompson tourism Edit Start of the downtown section of Spirit Way with 4 of the 56 Spirit Way Wolf statues Spirit Way is a 2 km 1 25 mi walking and biking pathway with 16 points of interest that highlight Thompson s art heritage culture industry geology and scenery the pathway includes the largest photo real mural in Canada and 56 painted wolf statues The Heritage North Museum offers the opportunity to see animals native to the area a boreal forest diorama First Nation and fur trade artifacts including an authentic caribou hide tipi fossils and mining artifacts The Museum consists of two log structures an open air blacksmith shop Institutional Archives and visitor information booth The Millennium Trail is a 15 km 9 3 mi hike and bike loop around the city with sections that pass through the boreal forest The crushed rock trail is open year round to non motorized travel Walking hiking and mountain biking are popular in the summer while walking and cross country skiing are winter favourites Attractions around Thompson tourism Edit View of Grass River while hiking the Pisew Falls to Kwasitchewan Falls TrailPaint Lake Provincial Park located 32 km 20 mi south of Thompson on Highway 6 spans over 23 000 hectares 56 000 acres of Precambrian boreal forest 15 Parks Manitoba offers dozens of campsites for rent while Paint Lake Lodge runs the largest marina in Manitoba and offers cabin boat and canoe rentals a restaurant and a convenience store Some features of the park include boat launches beaches playgrounds a volleyball court baseball diamond and fitness trail In the winter there are groomed snowmobile trails ice skating toboggan runs ice fishing and ice fishing derbies 16 Pisew Falls Provincial Park located 74 km 46 mi south of Thompson on Highway 6 offers the chance to view Manitoba s 2 highest waterfalls Pisew falls is viewable after taking a short 0 5 km 0 31 mi trail that leads to a viewing platform for taking pictures of the 13 metre high 43 ft year round falls Kwasitchewan Falls Manitoba s highest waterfall is viewable after hiking an 11 km 6 8 mi trail The Pisew Falls to Kwasitchewan Falls Trail this trail is a difficult back country trail recommended for experienced hikers only 17 Sasagiu Rapids Provincial Park located 79 km 49 mi south of Thompson on Highway 6 is the site of scenic rapids and Sasagiu Rapids Lodge which provides off road rentals e g Skidoo Seadoo camper site rentals dining and suites rooms Mystery Mountain Winter Park located 23 km 14 mi north of Thompson on Provincial Road 280 offers downhill skiing snowboarding and cross country skiing trails Events Edit Nickel Days is a large weekend festival held in June every year the festival includes concerts family games a parade and more National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations are held on June 21 each year Winterfest is an annual multi day celebration of northern culture and activities that is held in February Sports Edit Thompson is home to the Norman Northstars hockey team who play in the Manitoba U 18 AAA Hockey League Thompson s minor hockey teams are known as the King Miners The high school teams are called the RD Parker Collegiate Trojans The Trojans rivals are the Hapnot Kopper Kings from Flin Flon and the MBCI Spartans from The Pas Every year in April students from the six elementary schools in grades 3 8 compete in the Knights of Columbus Track Meet Juniper School dominated KoC in the 1990s and Westwood School has had a winning streak during the 2000s decade Media Edit The Thompson Citizen covering Thompson and the Nickel Belt News covering the area around Thompson are the only local newspapers There are five radio stations AM 610 CHTM adult contemporary FM 102 9 CHTM adult contemporary FM 96 3 CINC FM NCI FM 99 9 CKSB 5 Premiere Chaine repeats CKSB Winnipeg and FM 100 9 CBWK CBC Radio One Shaw Communications is the local cable television provider serving Thompson and operates the local Shaw TV channel on cable channel 11 Economy EditOverview Edit City of Thompson looking West The Burntwood River is visible at the edge of town The economy of Thompson is centred around nickel mining and providing goods and services to the surrounding communities in both Census Division No 22 in which Thompson is located and Census Division No 23 these two Census Divisions have a combined population of 51 136 which includes over 38 000 First Nations people 18 Thompson is by far the largest community in either of these Census Divisions with the next largest community being Norway House Cree Nation population 4927 As is common in resource based communities Thompson has experienced above average employment income and significant swings in mining sector employment throughout its history The median employment income in 2015 for full year full time workers in Thompson was 65 262 this was 22 higher than the Canadian median of 53 431 18 Thompson s unemployment rate in 2016 was 7 6 slightly below the Canadian average of 7 7 18 As of the 2016 Census Thompson had 7065 employed persons with the five largest sectors of the economy being 19 mining 1255 employees health care and social assistance 1100 employees accommodation and food services 710 employees educational services 710 employees retail trade 670 employees Between the 2016 Census and 2018 approximately 400 job losses have occurred in the mining industry 14 Mining Edit View of Thompson s mining operations The now decommissioned smelter and refinery is visible in the middle of the image Vale Limited is the owner and operator of Thompson s mining operations which involves the mining milling and concentrating of nickel the concentrated nickel slurry is then shipped for final processing to Vale Limited s operations in Long Harbour and Sudbury Founded on a large and high grade deposit of nickel Thompson accounted for 11 of the world s finished nickel production in 1962 having produced over 40 800 metric tonnes of nickel that year Thompson s nickel production peaked in 1970 and 1971 at over 60 000 metric tonnes per year and has since declined to 23 000 metric tonnes in 2017 20 21 22 Despite the fact that Vale Limited s placed their nearby Birchtree Mine on care and maintenance suspending nickel extraction at the mine for the time being Thompson may be particularly well positioned for future growth in nickel mining industry Vale recently invested over 100 million in the concentrate load out facility and Vale s North Atlantic mining operations director Alistair Ross recently stated that If you were to look across the world for an area that had nickel that could be invested in on a standalone nickel basis there isn t a better place than Thompson 23 Health care and social assistance Edit The Northern Regional Health Authority Eastern Campus provides health care services to most of the communities in Census Division No 22 and Census Division No 23 Thompson based facilities include the Thompson General Hospital Northern Spirit Manor personal care home the Thompson Clinic and Hope North centre for youth in crisis Addictions Foundation of Manitoba also has a facility located in Thompson Accommodation and food services Edit Thompson has eight hotels including Best Western Days Inn and Quality Inn which have over 600 beds total There are over 20 restaurants in Thompson including Boston Pizza Pizza Hut KFC and McDonald s Educational services Edit The School District of Mystery Lake based in Thompson provides K 12 education through six primary schools and one secondary school the Franco Manitoban School Division also operates one school for K 8 The University College of the North and the University of Manitoba s Northern Social Work Program provides post secondary education centered around nursing social work and the trades The Northern Manitoba Sector Council provides essential skills and employment skills training to Northern Manitobans The Frontier School Division the largest school division in Canada by geographical area has an Area Office in Thompson Retail trade Edit Thompson s retail trade is centered mostly in several malls such as City Centre Mall which includes a Wal Mart Safeway TD Canada and Tim Hortons Burntwood Plaza which includes Shoppers Drug Mart and RBC Financial Plaza Shopping Centre which includes a Canadian Tire and Family Foods Westwood Mall which includes a Giant Tiger Other Edit A Noorduyn Norseman attached to a display stand Bush planes provide short haul transport to the many lakes in the region Transportation Edit The city is served by Thompson Airport which is the third busiest airport in Manitoba and provides Thompson with several hundred jobs First Nations organizations Edit Thompson has several advocacy non profit and administrative organizations focused around First Nations people including Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc MKO Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba Keewatin Tribal Council and Ma Mow We Tak Friendship Centre 24 25 26 27 Twenty four governments businesses and non profit organizations are partners to the Thompson Aboriginal Accord originally signed in 2009 outlining a common understanding towards equitable economic development and reconciliation 28 Cold weather testing Edit MDS Aerotest currently operates a cold weather testing centre just south of Thompson as part of a joint venture between Pratt amp Whitney Canada and Rolls Royce Thompson was selected from an initial list of 150 candidate communities due to the area s ideal testing conditions and urban amenities 29 Demographics EditPopulation censusYearPop 197119 001 197617 291 9 0 198114 288 17 4 198614 701 2 9 199114 977 1 9 199614 385 4 0 200113 256 7 8 200613 446 1 4 201113 123 2 4 201613 678 4 2 202113 035 4 7 Source citation needed 30 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Thompson had a population of 13 035 living in 4 676 of its 5 442 total private dwellings a change of 4 7 from its 2016 population of 13 678 With a land area of 16 62 km2 6 42 sq mi it had a population density of 784 3 km2 2 031 3 sq mi in 2021 30 The number of residents fell substantially between 1971 and 1981 from 19 001 to 14 288 a 24 8 decrease Since then Thompson s population has fluctuated between 13 000 and 15 000 people Ethnicity Edit In 2016 people with European ancestry 43 9 made up a plurality of the population followed closely by Aboriginals 43 5 composed of First Nations 32 2 and Metis 10 8 the remainder of the population is made up of visible minorities 12 5 with the largest two visible minorities being South Asian 7 5 and Black 2 1 In 2016 Thompson has the highest percentage of its population as Aboriginal 43 5 out of all 152 cities census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations in Canada 31 Population Groups in Private Households 2016 Population group Population 2016 of total population 2016 European Total European population 5 920 43 9 Visible minority South Asian 1 010 7 5 Chinese 105 0 8 Black 280 2 1 Filipino 125 0 9 Latin American 25 0 2 Arab 25 0 2 Southeast Asian 20 0 1 West Asian 0Korean 35 0 3 Japanese 20 0 1 Visible minority n i e 30 0 2 Multiple visible minorities 20 0 1 Total visible minority population 1 690 12 5 Aboriginal First Nations 4 335 32 2 Metis 1 460 10 8 Inuit 30 0 2 Aboriginal n i e 10 0 1 Multiple Aboriginal identities 30 0 2 Total Aboriginal population 5 870 43 5 Total population in private households 13 480 100 Language Edit The most common mother tongues are English 81 3 followed by Cree 5 2 Punjabi 2 6 and Gujarati 2 0 Other Edit The median age in Thompson is 30 8 years old significantly below Canada s median age of 41 0 For Thompson residents ages 25 to 34 17 5 have not obtained a high school diploma or equivalent compared to 8 7 for Canada Government Edit City HallThe City of Thompson is governed by a city council consisting of 9 members a mayor head of council and eight councillors the structure and size of the municipal government is stipulated by The Thompson Charter Act 32 Elections are held every four years in October and members of city council serve four year terms without term limits After the 2018 election the members of city council were Colleen Smook Mayor Les Ellesworth Kathy Valentino Jeff Fountain Brian Lundmark Earl Colbourne Duncan Wong and Judy Kolada 33 Council candidates Chiew Chong and Andre Proulx tied for the ninth seat in 2018 34 and Proulx won the final seat following a by election in 2019 35 As of 2018 the City of Thompson has eight standing committees each composed of two or three members of the council private citizens and business government representatives 36 Crime EditIn both 2018 and 2019 Thompson was 2 on the Crime Severity Index of Canada 37 To calculate the actual Crime Severity Index the number of police reported incidents for each offence is multiplied by the weight for that offence All weighted offences are then added together and divided by the corresponding population total Finally to make the Index easier to interpret the Index is standardized to 100 for Canada a system that is similar to the Consumer Price Index using 2006 as a base year For hub cities e g Thompson the Crime Severity Index likely over represents the dangers of crime to the regular citizen In 2018 the RCMP officer in charge of Thompson Kevin Lewis stated Thompson is the hub of Northern Manitoba which makes it a desirable place for drug trafficking and other nefarious activities This is a common theme for hub cities across Canada Our proactive drug enforcement also provides an increase in the CSI as cocaine trafficking is weighted heavily on the CSI Disturbing the peace is similar to mischief where intoxication occurs in a public place resulting in many violations due to the downtown core again weighing heavily on our score Lewis also stated Many of our mischiefs are related to intoxicated persons in a private residence or hotel room but can also be used to capture damage to property The mischief rate is high and when the weight is applied it provides a high ratio for our CSI score 38 Court Circuit Edit Thompson is unique in being the judicial centre for a huge geographic area ranging from Norway House in the South to Churchill in the North The Thompson Judicial district covers 15 circuits and offers both Judicial Justice of the Peace Court as well as Provincial Court sittings Judges Judicial Justices of the Peace Clerks Crown Attorneys and defence lawyers based in Thompson and Winnipeg regularly travel by small plane on circuit court to various remote communities and First Nation Communities to hold Provincial court Education EditThe School District of Mystery Lake operates six Elementary Schools Deerwood School Burntwood School Westwood School Ecole Riverside School Juniper School Wapanohk Community School and one High School R D Parker Collegiate The district offers a K 12 French immersion program grades K 8 at Ecole Riverside School and grades 9 12 at RD Parker Collegiate The district also offers a K 8 language education program in the Cree language at the Wapanohk Community School Students can continue the French program at the high school if they completed K 8 at Riverside and there are basic Cree courses in grades 9 12 offered as well R D Parker Collegiate also offers grade 10 and 11 courses in Native Studies and a grade 12 Native Law course Full Cree medium education does not however extend to the high school yet Since September 2009 the Franco Manitoban School Division DSFM has expanded within Manitoba to include one K 8 elementary school in Thompson Ecole Communautaire La Voie du Nord Located on Weir Road near the site of the Norplex Pool Recreation Centre the district allows children to receive instruction in French with peers in a Francophone culture 39 Thompson is home to one of the two main campuses of the University College of the North as well as the University of Manitoba s Faculty of Social Work branch in the region Notable people EditNiki Ashton politician Steve Ashton politician Kelly Bindle politician Rod Bruinooge politician Jeremy Cumpston doctor Brenda Davidson curler Lorna deBlicquy aviator Bev Desjarlais politician Bob Desjarlais labour leader Amelia Douglas trapper Deven Green performer Kaitlyn Jones curler Tina Keeper actress Curtis Leschyshyn NHL player Cameron Mann NHL player Lata Pada dancer Tina Poitras Olympic race walker Eric Redhead politician Corey Redekop writer Kate Rice prospector Mario Santos politician Jennifer Saunders former Canadian women s racquetball champion Jody Shelley NHL player Diana Swain journalist Kevin Tkachuk rugby playerIn pop culture EditThe city was used in the Tragically Hip song Thompson Girl The song is both set in and around Thompson Manitoba and is about the title character a girl who dated the drummer for 2 years Thompson is a song by Les Surveillantes found on their album titled La racine carree du coeur References Edit City of Thompson Hub of the North City of Thompson April 2013 Archived from the original on 2015 12 23 Retrieved 2015 12 22 John Barker 2012 02 08 Thompson takes a big tumble Drops to fifth largest city in Manitoba Thompson Citizen Glacier Community Media Retrieved 2012 11 05 John Barker 2009 12 23 City of Thompson flag flying in Kandahar Thompson Citizen Glacier Community Media Retrieved 2012 11 05 a b c d e Thompson A Manitboa Canadian Climate Normals 1981 2010 Environment Canada 31 October 2011 Retrieved May 7 2014 Census Profile 2021 Census of Population Thompson Manitoba Statistics Canada 9 February 2022 Retrieved February 9 2022 Local and Regional Identity Action Plan PDF a b c Search for Johnston G H Search for Brown R J E Search for Pickersgill D N October 1963 Permafrost Investigations at Thompson Manitoba Terrain Studies a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link History of Mining in Thompson amp Area Heritage North Museum heritagenorthmuseum ca Retrieved 2018 10 23 a b c BUCKINGHAM 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