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  2. Thompson, Manitoba - Wikipedia

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    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. [12]The community was initially planned for a population of 8000, [9] but Thompson grew rapidly to 19,001 residents by the 1971 Census; the population has even been estimated as high as 26,000 residents at the time prior to the ...

  3. Rural Municipality of Thompson - Wikipedia

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    Thompson is a rural municipality (RM) in the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba, Canada. It had a population of 1,259 according to the Canada 2006 Census. The RM was incorporated on 1 November 1908. It took its name from an early settler and its first postmaster, William Thompson.

  4. Category:Thompson, Manitoba - Wikipedia

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  5. Thompson Citizen - Wikipedia

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    Wellington "Duke" DeCoursey founded the newspaper in 1960 after moving to Thompson from Dauphin, Manitoba, where he published the Central Manitoba News.DeCoursey started other local newspapers, including the News of the North and the Birch River Reporter, as well as authoring books on Canada's north and early Alberta.

  6. Leaf Rapids - Wikipedia

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    The original (urban) community of Leaf Rapids is on Manitoba Provincial Road 391, although most of the large official town created later lies east of this community. This town is as large as a typical Rural Municipality in the more southern parts of Manitoba. An all-weather road connects the community to Thompson, Lynn Lake, and South Indian ...

  7. Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation - Wikipedia

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    Using settlement proceeds paid pursuant to this implementation agreement, NCN purchased the Mystery Lake Motor Hotel in the nearby city of Thompson. In 2006, the NCN signed a Project Development Agreement with Manitoba Hydro regarding the Wuskwatim hydroelectric project on the Burntwood River, about 30 km from Nelson House. Wuskwatim generates ...

  8. R. D. Parker Collegiate - Wikipedia

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    R.D. Parker Collegiate is the only high school in Thompson, Manitoba for students in grades 9-12. The approximately 1025 students of R.D. Parker Collegiate come from the city of Thompson and other northern Communities. R.D. Parker Collegiate was named after the [at the time] Vice President of Inco, [1] Ralph D. Parker, also located in Thompson.

  9. Thompson (electoral district) - Wikipedia

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    Thompson is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968 from parts of Churchill and Rupertsland (now Keewatinook), and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969. Thompson is in northern Manitoba. It is bordered by Keewatinook to the east and Flin Flon to the west.