Wanup

Wanup
Wanup
—  Community  —
Wanup General Store
Location of Wanup within Greater Sudbury.
Country Canada Flag of Canada.svg
Province Ontario Flag of Ontario.svg
City Greater Sudbury
Ward 9
Annexed 2001
Government
 – City Councillor Doug Craig
 – Governing Body Greater Sudbury City Council
 – MPs Claude Gravelle (NDP)
 – MPPs France Gélinas (NDP)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code FSA P0M
Area code(s) 705

Wanup is a community in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. Formerly an unincorporated community in the geographic township of Dill, Wanup was annexed into Greater Sudbury on January 1, 2001 when that city was created by amalgamating the former Regional Municipality of Sudbury.

The community is located along Highway 537, near the interchange with Highway 69. The smaller neighbourhood of St. Cloud, which is treated as part of Wanup for postal delivery and telephone exchange purposes, is located a few kilometres north of Wanup in the former geographic township of Cleland.

History

Settlement of Wanup dates back to the early 1900s, when large numbers of Finns arrived in Canada. Leaving their homeland to escape the political instability of the time and the spectre of war with Russia many Finns chose this area to resume their primarily agricultural lifestyles. This area was popular among the Finns due to the geographical similarities with many parts of Finland. Another important factor was the abundance of available work from the construction of the CN and CP rail lines which pass through the area. Wanup has acted as base for many generations of Finnish Canadians and still retains a high number of Finnish families.

Coordinates: 46°22′59″N 80°49′01″W / 46.383°N 80.817°W / 46.383; -80.817



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