Ochre River, Manitoba


Ochre River is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in the Canadian province of Manitoba approximately halfway between Dauphin and Ste. Rose du Lac. The community has a post office, hotel, school, community centre, and a municipality office. It lies in the similarly named Rural Municipality of Lakeshore.
It was founded by Sir Douglas Thompson in 1893 as a farming community. Many of the buildings survived.
Ochre River railway station is served by Via Rail.
There is also a river with a biking trail beside it, or right off the train tracks a few feet down. The community holds an annual festival called "Country Daze"