Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Armstrong is a compact rural community, unincorporated place, and divisional point on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line in the unorganized portion of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] The Whitesand First Nation's Armstrong Settlement is coterminous to this community. The Armstrong area is a popular tourist destination in the summer for fishing and hunting.
The community is not part of an incorporated municipality, but is administered by a local services board.[2]
Armstrong is accessible via Highway 527, which extends 235 kilometres (146 mi) north from Highway 11/17 near Thunder Bay. It takes about three hours to get to Armstrong by car from Thunder Bay.
According to the Canada 2016 Census, the community had a population of 193, down from 220 in 2011, a decrease of 12.3%. There are 186 dwellings of which 84 are occupied by usual residents.[3]
Canadian Forces Station Armstrong, located 1.1 miles (1.8 km) east of Armstrong, was closed in 1974. Later that year the base was sold to private owners and turned into a popular gathering area for the town that included a restaurant and bar, hotel, multiple apartments, garages, and a curling rink. The area, known as D&L, was closed and abandoned in 1993 and remains that way today.
The town of Armstrong currently has a public school, two restaurants, a Canada Post post office, a clinic, a Mini Mart gas station and motel, and the Armstrong General store (formally J&J General store 1961–2015).
Armstrong Airport is located 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 kilometres; 5.2 miles) east southeast of Armstrong.
The Via Rail Canadian train travels through and stops on request in Armstrong.[4]
Preceding station | Via Rail | Following station | ||
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Collins toward Vancouver | The Canadian | Mud River toward Toronto | ||
Former services | ||||
Preceding station | Canadian National Railway | Following station | ||
Onaping toward Vancouver | Main Line | Wagaming toward Montreal |
References
- ^ a b "Armstrong". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
- ^ "Local Services Boards - Armstrong". Northern Services Boards Act / Loi sur les régies des services publics du nord - R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 737. Canadian Legal Information Institute. 2009-11-04. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Armstrong, Local service board [Designated place], Ontario and Ontario [Province]". 8 February 2017.
- ^ "The Canadian westbound schedule" (PDF). Via Rail. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
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