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History of Nipawin and area

As early as 1670, European fur traders, and explorers travelled this area of Canada, west of the Hudson Bay. King Charles II granted a charter that established trading posts on the shore of the Hudson Bay in the same year

Henry Kelsey was dispatched in 1691 to travel to the new western world and arrived at The Pas, Manitoba. He abandoned his canoe south of Cumberland House and continued on foot to the prairies. On his return trip he paddled the Saskatchewan River past Nipawin with a large flotilla of priceless furs.

As early as 1670, European fur traders, and explorers travelled this area of Canada, west of the Hudson Bay. King Charles II granted a charter that established trading posts on the shore of the Hudson Bay in the same year.

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