Sundance was a community near the Nelson River

Nelson River

The Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Its full length is , it has mean discharge of , and has a drainage basin of , of which is in the United States...

 in Northern Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

 that was constructed in the mid-1980s to house the workers (and families) of the Limestone Dam project, who were employees of Manitoba Hydro

Manitoba Hydro

Manitoba Hydro is the electric power and natural gas utility in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1961, it is a provincial Crown Corporation, governed by the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board and the Manitoba Hydro Act. Today the company operates 15 interconnected generating stations. It has...

, GE

General Electric

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 and other companies. The town was mostly trailers

Mobile home

Mobile homes or static caravans are prefabricated homes built in factories, rather than on site, and then taken to the place where they will be occupied...

 and portable building

Portable building

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s with an elementary school

Elementary school

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, grocery store

Grocery store

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, community centre

Community centre

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 & a few other small stores.

Google Maps

Google Maps

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 satellite imagery

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 shows that the town no longer exists

Ghost town

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 and only empty lots and streets remain.
The closest towns are Gillam

Gillam, Manitoba

Gillam, Manitoba, Canada, is a community between Thompson and Churchill on the Hudson Bay Railway line. Gillam is a significant community because of the nearby Nelson River Bipole converter station on the Nelson River...

, Thompson

Thompson, Manitoba

Thompson is a city in northern Manitoba. As the "Hub of the North" it serves as the regional trade and service centre of northern Manitoba. Thompson is located north of the Canada – United States border, north of the provincial capital of Winnipeg, and is northeast of Flin Flon...

, Bird (Native Reserve), Fox Lake

Fox Lake Cree Nation

Fox Lake Cree Nation is a First Nation located in Fox Lake, Bird, Manitoba, Canada.On November 8th, 2007, Fox Lake Cree Nation dedicated a monumental statue in Gillam, Manitoba...

 (Native Reserve), Amery

Amery railway station

The Amery Railway Station is a flag stop in Amery, Manitoba, Canada. The stop is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train.- External links :*...

 & Churchill, Manitoba

Churchill, Manitoba

Churchill is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" that has helped its growing tourism industry.-History:A variety of nomadic...

.

This town is the unofficial "northern" terminus for Provincial Road 290

Manitoba Provincial Road 290

Manitoba Provincial Road 290 is a provincial road in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Road 290 begins at an intersection with Manitoba Provincial Road 280 in Stephens Lake and heads to the northeast to the abandoned town of Sundance...

. It continues around 5 km further to the town of Amery.

Henday Converter Station of Nelson River Bipole

Nelson River Bipole

thumb|right|Nelson River Bipoles 1 and 2 terminate at Dorsey Converter Station near [[Rosser, Manitoba]]. The station takes [[HVDC]] current and converts it to [[alternating current|HVAC]] current for re-distribution to consumers...

2 is also there.