History of Thompson By jmbrown2012 Feb 4, 1956 The Start of Thompson, MB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson,_ManitobaA body of Ore was discovered and Thompson started as a mine for Nickel Jul 1, 1967 Thompson becomes a town http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson,_Manitoba Oct 26, 1970 Thompson becomes a city reaching 20,000 people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson,_Manitoba Jan 1, 2008 Spiritway draws tourists www.thompsonspiritway.ca/ Apr 1, 2009 Cold Weather Testing facility starts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Research_Council_of_Canada
