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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 ...
Salisbury House of Canada Ltd. is a restaurant chain based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Known locally as "Sals", the chain is considered a Winnipeg institution. The first Salisbury House restaurant was founded in downtown Winnipeg in 1931 by Ralph Erwin (September 2, 1902 – June 5, 1983), [2] who named the venture after the salisbury steak.
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.
Thompson station is a railway station in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada. The stop is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg–Churchill train. [1] [2] The station is located about 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) from downtown, near the industrial park. Thompson station in 2019 during a layover of a Northbound train from Winnipeg to Churchill
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A&W is a fast-food restaurant chain in Canada, franchised by A&W Food Services of Canada, Inc. [5]. The company was initially a subsidiary of the U.S.-based A&W Restaurants chain, with the subsidiary opening its first franchise in Winnipeg in 1956.
Downtown Winnipeg is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's commercial core, city hall, the seat of Manitoba's provincial government, and a number of major attractions and institutions.
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.