White River, Ontario

White River
Township of White River
White River is located in Ontario
White River
White River
Coordinates: 48°35′N 85°17′W / 48.583°N 85.283°W / 48.583; -85.283
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictAlgoma
Established1885
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorTara Anderson Hart
 • Federal ridingAlgoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
 • Prov. ridingAlgoma—Manitoulin
Area
 • Land95.55 km2 (36.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total557
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0M
Area code807
Highways Highway 17  Highway 631
Websitewww.whiteriver.ca Edit this at Wikidata

White River is a township located in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, at the western end of the District of Algoma. It sits along the namesake White River and the junction of Highway 17 of the Trans-Canada Highway, and Highway 631. It was originally a railway town on the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885, and is still served by a passenger rail service to Sudbury, the Budd Car managed by Via Rail.

Its main employers include White River Forest Products (a softwood lumber mill), Albert Bazzoni Ltd., A&W Restaurant, Tri Timber, NCCP, CP Rail, Home Hardware, and Primary Power.[2]

  1. ^ a b "White River, Ontario (Code 3557091) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ "About". www.whiteriverlibrary.com. White River Public Library. Retrieved 25 October 2021.