Greater Sudbury
Greater Sudbury | ||
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Nickname : The Nickel City | ||
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Motto : Aedificemus | ||
Location in Ontario | ||
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State : | Canada | |
Province : | Ontario | |
Coordinates : | 46 ° 29 ′ N , 81 ° 0 ′ W | |
Height : | 347.5 m | |
Area : | 3 227.38 km² | |
Residents : | 160,274 (as of 2011) | |
Population density : | 49.7 inhabitants / km² | |
Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | |
Postal code : | P3 (AG), P3L, P3N, P3P, P3Y, P0M | |
Foundation : | 1983 | |
Mayor : | Brian Bigger | |
Website : | www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca |
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Greater Sudbury [ ˌgɹeɪ̯ɾəɹˈsʌdbəɹi ] ( French Grand Sudbury ) is a city in Ontario , Canada . With 160,274 inhabitants, it was the largest city in Northern Ontario in 2011. With an area of 3,227 km² it is the second largest city in Canada after Halifax with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Mostly just called Sudbury by the population , it is an administratively independent city and therefore not part of a county or a regional municipality .
history
Originally, Ojibwe settled in the region.
At the end of the 19th century, the Sudbury settlement emerged as part of the railroad construction, which grew rapidly due to the mining boom in the area and was promoted to town in 1893. 1973 was formed from the city together with Capreol, Walden Rayside-Balfour, Valley East, Nickle Center and Onaping Fall, the Regional Municipality of Sudbury .
Greater Sudbury was created in 2001 as part of the administrative reform in Ontario when the Regional Municipality of Sudbury , similar to other highly urbanized regions of Ontario, was merged into a single municipality.
Buildings
Greater Sudbury has the second tallest chimney in the world and the tallest in the western world, the 381 m high Inco Superstack . At this height, it is the second tallest structure in Canada after the 553 m high CN Tower in Toronto and is comparatively just as high as the New York Empire State Building (without antenna).
traffic
There are a number of highways leading to Greater Sudbury . The main junction of the Trans-Canada Highway , Highway 17 , runs east-west. Highway 69 heads south towards Parry Sound , where the free Highway 400 branches off to Toronto . Highway 144 heads north towards Timmins . The airport is served by regional airlines such as Bearskin or Air Canada Jazz .
Sudbury Junction station is served by the transcontinental long-distance train The Canadian , giving Greater Sudbury a direct train connection to both Toronto and Winnipeg - Edmonton - Jasper - Vancouver . In addition, a day train departs from Sudbury Station and travels via Chapleau (Ontario) to White River (Ontario) (formerly known as The Lake Superior ). Both trains are operated by VIA Rail Canada .
economy
To the northwest of the city center is the Sudbury Basin , a former meteorite impact crater at the edge of which there are very rich nickel and copper deposits that are being exploited. The main mining companies are Falconbridge Limited and Vale Inco .
The main employers in Sudbury (as of November 2010) are:
Companies | Employees | Branch |
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Vale | 4,000 | Mining |
Health Sciences North | 3,700 | health |
Sudbury Tax Services Office | 2,800 | Federal government |
City of Greater Sudbury | 2,166 | Local government |
Laurentian University | 1,850 | education |
Rainbow District School Board | 1,606 | education |
Ontario Ministries and Agencies | 1,500 | Provincial government |
Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario | 1,443 | education |
Xstrata | 1,139 | Mining |
Sports
The Sudbury Wolves play ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League . In 1953 and 1983, Greater Sudbury hosted the Canadian curling championship The Brier . In 1988 the Athletics Junior World Championships were held in 1988 .
Town twinning
Greater Sudbury is twinned with Homel in Belarus and Kokkola in Finland .
Famous sons and daughters of the city
- Al Arbor (1932-2015), ice hockey coach
- Larry Aurie (1905–1952), ice hockey player
- Rick Bartolucci , Ontario Secretary of the Interior
- Alex Baumann (* 1964), Olympic gold medal (1984)
- Todd Bertuzzi (* 1975), ice hockey player
- Tyler Bertuzzi (* 1995), ice hockey player
- Hector "Toe" Blake (1912-1993), ice hockey player, coached eight Stanley Cup teams
- Sean Blanchard (born 1978), ice hockey player
- Michel Bock , historian and winner of the 2005 Governor Generals Award for French language non-fiction
- Andrew Brunette (born 1973), ice hockey player
- Daryl Brunt , Canadian Idol participant
- Jeffrey Buttle (* 1982), figure skater
- Robert Campeau , banker
- Gary Croteau (born 1946), ice hockey player
- Jimmy Davidson (1908–1978), band leader, jazz cornetist and singer
- Ronald Peter Fabbro (born 1950), Bishop of London (Ontario)
- Mike Foligno (* 1959), ice hockey player and coach
- Aaron Gavey (born 1974), ice hockey player
- Eddie Giacomin (* 1939), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Mike Gillis (* 1958), ice hockey player, coach and official
- Olivier Guimond (1893–1954), actor and comedian
- Rebecca Johnston (* 1989), ice hockey player
- Frank Jonik (1957-2019), snooker player
- Devon Kershaw (* 1982), cross-country skier
- Doug Mason (born 1955), ice hockey coach
- Roy Pella (* 1930), discus thrower
- Al Secord (born 1958), ice hockey player
- Eddie Shack (1937-2020), ice hockey player
- Alex Trebek (* 1940), TV presenter ( Jeopardy! Since 1984)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses. Statistics Canada, accessed August 13, 2012 .
- ↑ Sudbury Keyfacts. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012 ; Retrieved March 29, 2012 .