Estaire, Ontario
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Estaire is an unincorporated community in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern
Ontario
, Canada
. It is located in geographic Burwash Township, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of the southern city limits of Greater Sudbury.
Estaire was formerly located directly along the route of Highway 69
, but has been bypassed by a freeway, part of the extension of Ontario Highway 400, 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 freeway reduced the number of highway travellers passing through town, and caused most of the local gas stations and restaurants to go out of business.
The community has a modest residential population, but is primarily a recreational cottage
community. The nearby Lake Nepewassi is one of the region's most popular recreational lakes.
Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron.Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiskaming, Nipissing and Manitoulin; and the single-tier municipality of Greater...
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. It is located in geographic Burwash Township, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of the southern city limits of Greater Sudbury.
Estaire was formerly located directly along the route of Highway 69
Ontario Highway 69
King's Highway 69, commonly referred to as Highway 69, is a major north–south highway in the central area of the Canadian province of Ontario, linking Highway 400 north of Parry Sound with Sudbury...
, but has been bypassed by a freeway, part of the extension of Ontario Highway 400, 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 freeway reduced the number of highway travellers passing through town, and caused most of the local gas stations and restaurants to go out of business.
The community has a modest residential population, but is primarily a recreational cottage
Cottage
__toc__In modern usage, a cottage is usually a modest, often cozy dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location. However there are cottage-style dwellings in cities, and in places such as Canada the term exists with no connotations of size at all...
community. The nearby Lake Nepewassi is one of the region's most popular recreational lakes.