Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Sudbury is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is known officially as Greater Sudbury, an administrative division created in 2001 out of the cities and towns of the former Regional Municipality of Sudbury. It covers3,200.56 sq km (1,235.74 sq mi) and has a population of 160,000 people (2012 estimate). It is the largest city in Ontario in terms of area, and the 24th largest metropolitan area in Canada.

Greater Sudbury is unique as it refers to a single city, not a conurbation such as Greater Toronto. It also has an official name in French, Grand-Sudbury. However the most common name for the city is simply Sudbury.

The history of Sudbury goes back to 1883, when French Jesuit priests established a mission in the area called Sainte-Anne-des-Pins. That same year the Canadian Pacific Railway constructed its line through the area, and in the process of blasting, revealed rich nickel-copper ore. This led to mining activities being carried out. The community was then renmaed Sudbury, after Sudbury, Suffolk, the hometown of the Canadian Pacific Railway commissioner James Worthington's wife.

The fortunes of Sudbury followed the price of nickel. Increased demands for nickle during the First World War lifted its economy. Similarly it was able to recover from the Great Depression faster than most other cities in North America due to an increased demand for nickel in the 1930s. Sudbury was incorporated as a town in 1893 and reincorporated as a city in 1930. Today mining has decreased and the city's economy is now diversified into finance, business, tourism and health care, among others.

Visiting Sudbury

The Greater Sudbury Airport (YSB) receives flights from Toronto, Sault Ste. Marie, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, North Bay and Timmins.

Places of Interest in Sudbury

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