PINAWA PO R0E 1L0
Posted by: 
PeterNoG
N 50° 08.868 W 095° 52.540
15U E 294557 N 5559023
The Pinawa Post Office is in the Pinawa Shopping Centre on Burrows Ave not far from Pinawa Heritage Sundial.
Waymark Code: WM94P3
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 06/28/2010
Views: 2
More infromation about
The Pinawa Heritage Sundial
Pinawa's history from
Wikipedia:
The community of Pinawa was originally established in 1901 to support the operation of Manitoba's first hydro electric generating station but was abandoned in 1951 when the site was shut down.
Pinawa was re-established about 10 km from the original Hydro town in 1963 when Atomic Energy of Canada Limited built the Whiteshell Laboratories nuclear research facility in the area. Pinawa was chosen as the site for the research station due to the seismic stability of the area. Pinawa was developed as a planned community this preserved many of the natural features of the site and designated all riverfront property as public reserve.
Whiteshell Laboratories was somewhat similar to the Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories in Chalk River, Ontario. AECL began decommissioning the Whiteshell Laboratories in 1998. The economy of Pinawa is diversifying and now includes the head office of the North Eastman Health Association and a number of environmental science firms.
Post Office Type: Rural
Province/Territory: Manitoba
Historical Significance: No - Modern building
Friendly and helpful service: yes
What brought you here?:
waymarking
Location has a philatelic display: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
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