The Winnipeg to Churchill train doesn’t stay in Manitoba for the duration of the trip. It dips into Saskatchewan for a few kilometres. A short break in a town called Canora is a 15 minute stopover, where you can get a glimpse of a town that will make you want to revisit on your own time.

What I love in all small towns is that there is almost always at least one Chinese restaurant. If there isn’t, chances are there used to be.

1 – Canora, Saskatchewan not to be confused with Kenora, Ontario

2 – No, I’m not representing Coke but, Wong’s Café, as it is one of two Chinese restaurants found in Canora.

3 – The Via Rail map shows that the Hudson Bay Line travels into Saskatchewan before darting back into Manitoba and Northeast to Thompson and then Churchill, Manitoba.