- Michipicoten, Ontario
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official_name = Township of Michipicoten
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settlement_type = Municipality
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image_caption = Wawa as seen across Wawa Lake
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dot_map_caption = Location of Michipicoten
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subdivision_type2 =District
subdivision_name2 = Algoma District
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leader_title =Mayor
leader_name = Howard Whent
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established_title = Established
established_date =1899
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population_as_of = 2006
population_footnotes =Statistics Canada
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population_total = 3,204
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timezone = Eastern Standard Time (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
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latd= 47|latm= 59|lats= 35|latNS=N
longd= 84|longm= 46|longs= 25|longEW=W
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postal_code_type = Postal Code
postal_code = P0S 1K0
area_code = 705
website = [http://www.wawa.cc Municipality of Wawa (Michipicoten)]
footnotes =Michipicoten is a township in the Canadian province of
Ontario , located within the Algoma District. The township had a population of 3,204 in theCanada 2006 Census .The main communities located within the township are Wawa, Michipicoten and Michipicoten River.
Although Michipicoten remains the township's official name as of 2007, the township more frequently promotes itself as Municipality of Wawa after its best-known community.
Politics
The municipal council is composed of one mayor and two councillors. As of
2007-10-28 , the mayor is Howard Whent and the councillors are Linda Nowicki and Ron Rody.Transportation
The township is located on the
Trans-Canada Highway .A dial-in/demand response transit system operated by the Township of Michipicoten since February
2006 is available. The service is provided by a single bus that can accommodate 12 passengers plus up to two wheelchairs. [ [http://www.wawa.cc/UserFiles/File/Transit/TransitSchedule&Fees(1).pdf Wawa Transit] , retrieved2007-10-28 .]References
External links
* [http://www.wawa.cc Municipality of Wawa (Michipicoten)]
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