Ochre River, Manitoba

For the former municipality in Manitoba, see Rural Municipality of Ochre River.

Ochre River
Local urban district
Ochre River, 1910
Ochre River
Coordinates: 51.06222°N 99.78000°W / 51.06222; -99.78000
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Municipality	RM of Lakeshore
Founded	1893
Founded by	Douglas Thompson (May 12, 1854 – March 23, 1938)

Ochre River is a local urban district[1] in the Rural Municipality of Lakeshore, Manitoba, Canada, approximately halfway between the City of Dauphin and Ste. Rose du Lac.

It was founded by Sir Douglas Thompson (May 12, 1854 – March 23, 1938) in 1893 as a farming community; many of the buildings have survived since.

Located within the community is Ochre River railway station, which is served by Via Rail.[2]

Preceding station	Via Rail			Following station
Dauphin toward Churchill		Winnipeg–Churchill		Laurier toward Winnipeg
Former services
Preceding station	Canadian National Railway			Following station
Paulson toward Calgary		Calgary – Winnipeg		Makinak toward Winnipeg
Paulson toward North Battleford		North Battleford – Winnipeg via Swan River and Hallboro
Paulson toward Winnipegosis		Winnipegosis – Rorketon		Ste. Rose toward Rorketon

The community also has a post office, hotel, school, community centre, and a municipality office.

The community holds a yearly festival called "Country Daze".

References

1. "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
2. "Ochre River train station - VIA Rail". www.viarail.ca. Via Rail.