Fire River, Ontario

Fire River is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Hayward Township,[3] in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the railway points of Dishnish to the west and Argolis to the east, has a passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian passenger trains. The place is on the Fire River, a left tributary of the Missinaibi River.

Fire River
Railway point
Fire River Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 48°45′59″N 83°35′57″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
Geographic township	Hayward
Elevation [2]	301 m (988 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code FSA	P0M

History

Fire River is part of a section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway that was under construction from 1912 to 1913.

References

1. "Fire River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
2. Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-11-25.
3. "Hayward" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-25.

Other map sources:

• Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-11-25.