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Norway House is a rural community of approximately 5000-6000 people some 30 kilometres (20 miles) north of Lake Winnipeg, on the bank of the eastern channel of Nelson River, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The community shares the name Norway House with the Norway House Cree Nation Indian reservation (Kinosao Sipi Cree Nation). Thus Norway House has both a Chief and a Mayor. Originally the community was founded as a trading post for the Hudson's Bay Company in the late 18th century, following the establishment of a post near Warren's Landing at the Mouth of the Nelson River. It received its name from a group of Norwegian logfitters commissioned to build a post house and log road to York Factory in the late 1790's.

The community is located 456 kilometers (285 miles) by air north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, 208 km (130 miles) by air east of The Pas, and 190 km (118 miles) by air south of Thompson. To drive from Winnipeg it is approximately 800 kilometers; from Thompson it is about 300 kilometers. Major economic activities include commercial fishing, trapping, logging and government services. Seasonal unemployment varies, with peaks as high as 70%.

Provincial Road (PR) 373, an all-weather road, leads from Norway House past PR 374 which leads to Cross Lake, through Jenpeg and then joins Provincial Trunk Highway 6.

There is a Ferry that shuttles vehicles across the Nelson Channel just North of Norway House. This ferry runs most of the year, except into the winter months when an Ice Bridge is opened. The ferry is known to get stuck occassionaly in the freeze up season and cause delays.

The most important means of transportation in this remote territory is an airplane. Manitoba Northern Airports maintains a 1,200-metre (3,490') crushed-rock airstrip at Norway House. There are daily flights to Winnipeg on two private airlines; Perimeter Air and NAC Air.

Norway House is one of the most well developed reserves in Canada and is well known for common references in the news and is also developed in many ways. There are several resturaunts, 2 hotels, a royal bank, 2 Northen stores, a full service post office, a video store and paved roads within the community to name a few things. The Kinosao Sipi Mall and the recently added cell phone service are improvements to this northern community. It is home to a regional centre of the University College of the North and has satellite degree programming from Brandon University's Faculty of Education and the University of Manitoba. The Helen Betty Osbourne Ininew Education Resource Centre preceded the Rossville Residential school, and is one of the most technologically advanced schools in the province.

Norway House is serviced by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and also have NHCN Band police.

Held annually each summer, the York Boat races serve as the main attraction.

• Norway House Cree Nation
• Alleged Bigfoot Sighting near Norway House, Manitoba
• Treaty and York Boat Days Annual Festival

	Flin Flon	Cross Lake Thompson	Oxford House
	The Pas		Island Lake St. Theresa Point
		Norway House
	Grand Rapids	Winnipeg	Bloodvein First Nation

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