[7] It now primarily serves as the "Hub of the North",[6] providing goods and services such as health care and retail trade to the surrounding communities.

The Thompson area, located on the south side of the Burntwood River, 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 32 km (20 mi) southwest of Moak Lake, and the modern history of Thompson began.

[10] The construction of the fully planned city was completed by a workforce of several thousands in 1961, coinciding with the formal opening of the mine on March 25.

[15] 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.

[6] Thompson covers an area of 20.79 square kilometres (8.03 sq mi) and is located on the Precambrian Canadian Shield.

Black bears (Ursus americanus), and less commonly, wolves (Canis lupus), are occasionally spotted on the fringes of town.

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

[4] The economy of Thompson is centred around nickel mining, and provides goods and services to the surrounding communities in both Census Division No.

Thompson was selected from an initial list of 150 candidate communities due to the area's ideal testing conditions and urban amenities.

[25] Thompson's retail trade is centered mostly in several malls, including: Thompson has several advocacy, non-profit, and administrative organizations focused around First Nations people, including Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO),[26] Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba,[27] Keewatin Tribal Council,[28] and Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre.

[29] 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.

[30] Thompson primarily serves as the "Hub of the North",[6] providing goods and services such as health care and retail trade to surrounding communities in Northern Manitoba.

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.

[33] The two ice arenas attached to the community centre are:[34] Spirit Way is a 2 km (1.2 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 Museum consists of two log structures, an open-air blacksmith shop, Institutional Archives, and visitor information booth.

The Millennium Trail[36] is a 15 km (9.3 mi) hike and bike loop around the city with sections that pass through the boreal forest.

Paint Lake Provincial Park,[38] located 32 km (20 mi) south of Thompson on Highway 6, spans over 23,000 hectares (56,000 acres) of Precambrian boreal forest,[39] and houses the largest marina in Manitoba.

The park has dozens of campsites and cabins for rent, and features boat launches, beaches, playgrounds, a volleyball court, baseball diamond, and fitness trail.

[40] 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.

The high school teams are called the R. D. Parker Collegiate Trojans, whose 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.

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.

[56] 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.

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