Wanless is an unincorporated

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in the province of

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, Canada. It is located approximately north of

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, close to Rocky Lake, within the Rural Municipality of Kelsey. Wanless had an estimated population of 183 in the mid-2010s. The place was named after

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Jack Wanless. Wanless is the only community in the Rural Municipality of Kelsey to be an

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surrounded by land ungoverned by a

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, besides

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. Wanless is served by the Manitoba Highway 10. The town has a

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, and a fire station, provided by the Wanless Community Club, which also hosts some events within the community.

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is an important part of the tourism of Wanless, and also has a few hunting and fishing lodges. The Jimmy Jackfish

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Derby happens in March in the Wanless area.

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