Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Armstrong
compact rural community unincorporated place
Armstrong Location in Ontario
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code	P0T 1A0
Area code(s)	807

Armstrong is a small, spread-out community in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It's not part of a city or town government. Instead, it's managed by a special group called a local services board. This board helps with things like fire protection and garbage collection.

Armstrong is also an important stop on the Canadian National Railway's main train line that crosses Canada. The Whitesand First Nation's Armstrong Settlement is right next to this community. Many people visit Armstrong in the summer for fun activities like fishing and hunting.

Getting to Armstrong

Armstrong is located in the Thunder Bay District of Ontario. You can reach it by driving on Ontario Highway 527. This highway goes about 235 kilometers (146 miles) north from Highway 11/17, which is near Thunder Bay. The car ride from Thunder Bay to Armstrong usually takes about three hours.

People and History

In 2016, the community of Armstrong had 193 people living there. This number was a bit lower than in 2011, when 220 people lived there. Most people live in 84 homes that are regularly used.

A place called Canadian Forces Station Armstrong used to be located about 1.1 kilometers (0.7 miles) east of Armstrong. This military base closed in 1974. Later that year, it was sold to private owners. They turned it into a popular spot for the town, with a restaurant, a bar, a hotel, apartments, garages, and a curling rink. This area was known as D&L. However, D&L closed and was left empty in 1993, and it remains that way today.

Community Life

Today, the community of Armstrong has several useful places. There is a public school for students. You can also find two restaurants, a Canada Post office for mail, and a clinic for health care. For your daily needs, there's a Mini Mart gas station and motel, and the Armstrong General Store. This general store used to be called J&J General Store from 1961 to 2015.

Transportation

Armstrong has its own airport, the Armstrong Airport. It is located about 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 kilometers or 5.2 miles) east-southeast of the community.

The famous Via Rail train called The Canadian also travels through Armstrong. The train will stop in Armstrong if passengers ask for it.

Preceding station	Via Rail			Following station
Collins toward Vancouver		Canadian		Mud River toward Toronto
Former services
Preceding station	Canadian National Railway			Following station
Onaping toward Vancouver		Main Line		Wagaming toward Montreal

Images for kids

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  Aerial view of Armstrong, 2017