Fraserdale is an unincorporated place and
railroad point in
Unorganized Cochrane, North Part in
Cochrane District,
Northern Ontario
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, Canada. It is located north of
Timmins along the
Ontario Northland Railway. The community/
train stop was named for Alan Fraser, a railway engineer, and is counted as part of Unorganized Cochrane, North Part in Canadian census data.
The neighbouring community
Abitibi Canyon ( east) on the
Abitibi River
The Abitibi River is a river in northeastern Ontario, Canada, which flows northwest from Lake Abitibi to join the Moose River which empties into James Bay. This river is long, and descends . It is the fifth longest river entirely in Ontario
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was the most extensive community ever built by the
Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission. It was home to 1500 residents and was established to house employees of
Abitibi Canyon Generating Station.
Fraserdale is connected to
Smooth Rock Falls on
Ontario Highway 11 to the south and to Abitibi Canyon to the northeast via
Ontario Highway 634.
References
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External links
Ontario Highway 11 Homepage - Fraserdale (and the Abitibi Colony)
Communities in Cochrane District
Ontario Northland Railway points
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