Gunton, Manitoba
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Gunton is a small hamlet of about 50 people located 40 kilometers north of Winnipeg, Manitoba
in the RM of Rockwood
(in the Interlake region). It has no major industry as most residents work in Winnipeg or surrounding towns. Claims to fame include a bull test station (the only one in the Interlake) and a long-abandoned quarry
, recently seen in the 1997 made-for-TV movie, Trucks.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
in the RM of Rockwood
Rockwood, Manitoba
Rockwood is a rural municipality lying north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region and had a 2001 census population of 7,654. The towns of Stonewall and Teulon are both wholly located in Rockwood.-References:**...
(in the Interlake region). It has no major industry as most residents work in Winnipeg or surrounding towns. Claims to fame include a bull test station (the only one in the Interlake) and a long-abandoned quarry
Quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...
, recently seen in the 1997 made-for-TV movie, Trucks.