Pagwa River is an unincorporated community in geographic Bicknell Township[2][3] in Cochrane District, northeastern Ontario, Canada.

After a major fire in Cochrane in July of that same year, the main warehouse of Revillon Frères was relocated to Pagwa River.

The company also built a combined store and Manager's residence, a carpentry shop, a small bunkhouse, and cookery, all located north of the rail tracks and directly east of the Pagwachuan River.

The community also had a larger bunkhouse south of the railway for temporary workers and other miscellaneous buildings and homes.

[16] Commercial activity and population began to decline after the Trans-Canada Highway opened up the region after World War II.

The bridge was last used by Thunderhouse Forest Services Inc as access for a treeplanting operation on the west side of the Pagwachuan River in 2006.

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Geraldton Area Office, blocked use of the bridge later that year.

Today, there are a few private cottages and seasonal homes, mostly owned by residents of Constance Lake First Nation and Hearst, Ontario.