Greater Sudbury
Greater Sudbury, referred to as Sudbury, is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is the largest city in Northern Ontario by population, with a population of 166,004 in 2021.
Origin
As with many towns in North America, the name is a copy from an English name, probably Sudbury in Derbyshire, or Sudbury in Suffolk. The name is also used elsewhere in North America.
Media
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CHNO 1440
CICO TVO
CHLF TFO
CFGC Global Television Network
Greater Sudbury Media
A Canadian Pacific Railway junction in Sudbury in 1888. Construction for the railway led to the discovery of high concentrations of nickel-copper ore at the edge of the Sudbury Basin.
Smelting works of the Canadian Copper Company prior to World War I. Most of the nickel mined from Sudbury was used in the manufacturing of artillery during the war.
The Inco Superstack in 1976, four years after its completion. It was built to disperse sulphuric acid and reduce the acidity of local precipitation.
Wanapitei River in Sudbury. Located in the Great Lakes Basin, it is a tributary of the French River.
Erosion has resulted in bedrock being exposed in many parts of the city, many of which were charred to a pitted, dark black appearance.
The Copper Cliff South Mine is an underground nickel mine operated by Vale Inco. As of 2010, Vale was the largest employer in Greater Sudbury.
Barry Downe Road in Sudbury, with several businesses in the service sector visible. By 2006, 80 percent of Greater Sudbury's labour force was employed in the service sector.
The head office of the provincial government's Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry, is located in Sudbury.
The Art Gallery of Sudbury was founded in 1967, and is one of two art galleries located in the city.
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