Gunton | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
  Gunton Location of Gunton in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′05″N 97°15′58″W / 50.31806°N 97.26611°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Manitoba |
| Region | Winnipeg Capital Region |
| Rural municipality | Rockwood |
| Population (2013[1]) | |
| • Total | c.200 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal Code | R0C 1H0 |
| Area code | 204 |
Gunton is an unincorporated community located 40 km (25 mi) north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood. It has no major industry, as most residents work in Winnipeg or nearby communities.[citation needed] It has a bull test station[clarification needed] (the only one in the Interlake Region) and an abandoned quarry.[2]
The community's origin can be traced to 1904, when Donald Gunn started a limestone quarry on the south side of the current community's location.[2] At one time when the quarry was operating it employed hundreds of people and the town had a population of approximately 3,000.[1] In 1905, a post office with the name "Gunview" was opened, then name was changed to Gunton in 1906.[3] The quarries closed during World War I, but the community remained as a farming community.[2]
It was featured in the 1997 made-for-TV movie, Trucks.[4]
- ^ a b Randy Turner (August 9, 2013). "Hells Angels visit just another day". The Brandon Sun. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c Historic Sites of Manitoba: Gunton School No. 1507 / Gunton Monument, Manitoba Historical Society (Retrieved 14 February 2020)
- ^ Manitoba Conservation (2000). Geographical Names of Manitoba. p. 102. ISBN 9780771115172. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ Walker, Morley (August 6, 1997). "Gunton Taking Trucks In Stride". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved February 16, 2020.