Lamprey, Manitoba


Lamprey is an unincorporated area and railway point in Census division 23 in Northern Manitoba, Canada. The Deer River flows by to the west of the railway point.

History

Lamprey 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 to Port Nelson was abandoned, the construction of the new route of the final section from Amery north to Churchill, which opened in 1929, led to its founding. Lamprey lies on the line between the settlements of Chesnaye to the south and Bylot to the north, about south of Churchill.

Transportation

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