Le Pensie is an uninhabited locality and former trading post in Northern Manitoba. It is located southeast of Lac Brochet, on the Cochrane River, just north of Cann Lake.[2][3]

Le Pensie
Sandy Hills[1]
Former trading post
Le Pensie is located in Manitoba
Le Pensie
Le Pensie
Coordinates: 58°27.4′N 101°9.8′W / 58.4567°N 101.1633°W / 58.4567; -101.1633
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionNorthern Manitoba
Post active1922-1930[1]
Named forAdolphe Lapensée

History

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The site is named for Adolphe Lapensée, known in English as Adolf La Pensie, who was a Hudson's Bay Company post manager and fur trader, originally from Plantagenet, Ontario.[1]

After leaving the HBC, Lapensée became an independent fur trader in 1922, operating a post in the Cochrane River area. In 1930, he moved to Brochet with his children so they could attend school, and the post was closed.[1]

The site was first noted on a map by the Department of the Interior in 1925. The name's official status was revoked in 1950, but reinstated in 1979.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Adolphe Lapensee". Red River Ancestry. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Geographical Names of Manitoba (PDF). Government of Manitoba. p. 429. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Memorable Manitobans: Adolphe Lapensée". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved April 4, 2021.