15 things that you don’t know about Sudbury Ontario Canada

1. City of Greater Sudbury Ontario Canada, is the largest municipality in area in Ontario and fourth largest in North America. 15 municipalities which make Greater Toronto Area including Toronto fit within city’s borders.

Greater Sudbury was created in year 2001 by amalgamating townships, cities and towns of former Regional Municipality of Sudbury.

2. It is City of Lakes. There are around 330 lakes within city limits; it is around 16.5 percent of city’s total surface area which is covered by lake water. About 4 percent of the population live on a single lake.

3. There are number of supervised beaches into the city: Whitewater Lake Park on Whitewater Lake in Azilda, Meatbird Lake Park in Lively, Val Caron, Kalmo Beach on Whitson Lake, Capreol Public Beach on Marshy Lake off Lakeshore, Moonlight Beach in the Minnow Lake area and Bell Park on Ramsey Lake.

4. It is Nickel Capital of the World. Sudbury Basin was created by a meteorite around 1.85 billion years ago. There was a very large impact which was filled with magma and contained gold, palladium, platinum, copper and nickel. This region is one of the world’s largest suppliers of copper ore and nickel.

5. It is land of Big Money. Big Nickel, is 9 metres high and is a Sudbury landmark. When this comes to annual income, median annual salary in Sudbury in 2006 was around $53,937, which is higher than national median annual salary of $42,900.

Women earned an average median income of around $36,692 who work in Sudbury Ontario Canada. Largest employer in city is public sector. There are public services, health care, well-paying jobs to be found in education good and secure.

6. This city is the centre of Franco Ontarian culture. Greater Sudbury is third largest French speaking community outside of Quebec. A French-language theatre is also there in city.

7. Greater Sudbury’s multiculturalism is being celebrated on Bridge of Nations on Paris. If you ever get homesick for mom’s perogies, then visit Ukrainian Seniors Centre. You want pasta like nona makes? Then Caruso Club will make you feel like at home.

8. Ontario Hockey League junior hockey team joined league in year 1972. They were unable to win championship titles, but fans were totally dedicated. This arena is packed on game days.

Wolves made this to OHL finals in year 2006–07. Sudbury is one of the hockey-crazy town and had a hockey team which was known as Wolves or Club Wolves for decades.

Earlier Sudbury Wolves teams won Memorial Cup and represented Team Canada during 1938 and 1949 World Championships.

9. Bell Park is very beautiful oasis in the middle of city. A lumber donated his property on Ramsey Lake to citizens of Sudbury, which has been kept free of the unsightly development.

There is nothing finer than a walk along Jim Gordon Walkway during any season of the year.

10. Science North is snowflaked-shaped building which is on the shore of Ramsey Lake. There are number of fun things to do and see the things which are getting included in IMAX theatre.

If you looking for a crash course on mining then visit Dynamic Earth.

11. You might be heard that Sudbury is sunshine capital of Canada, but according to Environment Canada it is not true. Calgary is sunshine capital.

Sudbury Ontario Canada does have sufficient sunshine and blue skies. This ranks at 45th number for having most hours of sunshine on the annual basis.

12. Elgin St. is around the edges, but it is that place where you can find trendy cool bars, restaurants like Towne House and The Grand, a coffee place, a cheese store, the farmers’ market, Sudbury Arena, a tea room, an antique/second-hand store, artsy shops and an art gallery.

13. Cinefest, it is Sudbury’s International Festival having more than 100 films, short and documentaries from around the planet. This festival is being held at SilverCity Cinemas during September.

14. Rainbow Cinemas, in Rainbow Centre, has cheap movies. Movies are $2.50 on matinees and Tuesdays. Most of the evening movies are at $4. For 24/7 movie information, you can call at phone 670-8887.

15. Free use of wireless and computers access is available at 13 branches of Greater Sudbury Library.

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