Charlebois, Manitoba

Charlebois
Settlement
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Northern
Census division	23
Elevation	111 m (364 ft)
Coordinates	56°41′28″N 94°04′17″W / 56.69111°N 94.07139°WCoordinates: 56°41′28″N 94°04′17″W / 56.69111°N 94.07139°W
Timezone	Central (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	Central (UTC-5)
Area code	204
Location of Charlebois in Manitoba

Charlebois is an unincorporated area and railway point in Census division 23 in Northern Manitoba, Canada,^[1] located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north northeast of the Limestone Generating Station (on the Nelson River).

History

Charlebois was founded with the building of the Hudson Bay Railway in the third decade of the 20th century. When the originally intended final section line route north east to Port Nelson was abandoned, the construction of the new route of the final section from Amery (14 kilometres or 9 miles to the south) north to Churchill, which opened in 1929, led to its founding.

Transportation

Charlebois is the site of Charlebois railway station, served by the Via Rail Winnipeg – Churchill train.

References

1. "Charlebois". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-03.