It was founded by ethnic German immigrants from Lviv (Austria-Hungary, now Ukraine), for which the German name was "Lemberg", as part of the Great Economic Emigration away from Galicia and Lodomeria[5][6] starting in the mid to late-1800s.

[7] As of 2011[update], Lemberg was home to four places of worship: Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, Grace United Church, and the Pentecostal Assembly.

A Baptist church once stood just south of Lemberg, but as of 2011[update] all that remained was the cemetery.

Lemberg is the home of North Valley High School (grades 7-12).

North Valley Elementary School (grades K-6) is located in the neighbouring town of Neudorf.