In 1890, he left Ontario for Manitoba, settling in Glenboro.
Scott Young journalist, sports reporter, radio and television broadcaster, served during World War II in the Canadian Navy.
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The first permanent European settlers of the area (Jonas Christie and James Duncan) arrived in 1879, and after the federal Homestead Act passed in 1880, many more settlers arrived in the area, including a number of Icelandic settlers between 1889 and 1894.
After leaving politics, Thompson moved to Glenboro, where he dealt in lumber, furniture and agricultural implements.
Along the way it passes through the communities of Cartwright, Glenboro, Carberry, Neepawa, McCreary, Ste. Rose Du Lac, Grandview, Gilbert Plains and the City of Dauphin, Manitoba (although a bypass via Highway 5A is available).
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The segment of the highway between Neepawa and PTH 3 at Cartwright, via Glenboro and Carberry, was previously designated as PR 258, while the segment between the U.S. border and Cartwright was formerly PTH 28.