Pakesley
Pakesley | |
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| Etymology: Named for the Pakeshkag River | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′51″N 80°31′18″W / 45.91417°N 80.52167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Parry Sound |
| Part | Parry Sound, Unorganized Centre |
| Geographic Township | Mowat |
| Established | 1908 |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0G 1A0 |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
Pakesley is a dispersed rural community and ghost town in geographic Mowat Township in the Unorganized Centre Part of Parry Sound District of Ontario, Canada. Located at the junction of Ontario Highway 522 and the Parry Sound subdivision of the Canadian Pacific Railway, it is named for the Pakeshkag River that drains the local area north to the Pickerel River. Formerly a station and passing track on the CPR, this portion of the line from Bala to Sudbury was opened to traffic June 15, 1908.