Estaire is an unincorporated community in the
Unorganized North Part of
Sudbury District
The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1894 from townships of eastern Algoma District and west Nipissing District.
The overwhelming majority of the district (about 92%) is ...
in
Northeastern Ontario
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Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiska ...
, Canada.
It is located in
geographic
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Burwash Township,
approximately south of the southern city limits of
Greater Sudbury
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.
Estaire was formerly located directly along the route of
Highway 69, but has been bypassed by a
freeway
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, part of the extension of
Ontario Highway 400
King's Highway 400, commonly referred to as Highway400, historically as the Toronto–Barrie Highway, and colloquially as the400, is a 400-series highway
The 400-series highways are a network of controlled-access highways throughout the sou ...
, since November 13, 2009.
The former alignment of Highway 69 extending southerly from Sudbury now has the street name Estaire Road, and the community's access to the freeway is by way of an interchange at Nelson Road.
The opening of the new freeway reduced the number of highway travellers passing through the village, resulting in the closure of various local gas stations and restaurants due to decreased business.
The community has a modest residential population, but is primarily a recreational
cottage country
Cottage country is a common name in Ontario, New Brunswick, and other regions of Canada for areas that are popular locations for recreation, recreational properties such as cottages and summer homes. Cottage country is often socially, culturally, ...
community. The nearby
Lake Nepewassi is one of the region's most popular recreational lakes.
References
Communities in Sudbury District
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