Sudbury (Ontario)
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Sudbury (official name Greater Sudbury) is a city of approximately 160,000 people, located in Northern Ontario, Canada. It is Northern Ontario's largest city in both area and population, and a major retail and service centre for the region.
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Get in
By plane
The Sudbury Airport (YSB) is served by Air Canada Jazz, which provides six daily flights in and out of Toronto's Pearson International Airport (YYZ), and Bearskin Airlines, which provides flights to and from Sault Ste. Marie, Ottawa, Kapuskasing, Thunder Bay, North Bay and Timmins. Connecting flights to other communities can be made at any of these other airports.
By train
Sudbury is served by VIA Rail service, through the Sudbury Junction rail station.
By car
Sudbury is served by three major provincial highways.
Highway 17 leads west to Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay and western Canada, and east to North Bay, Ottawa and the province of Quebec. A 20 km stretch of Highway 17 within the city boundaries is freeway, but Sudbury currently has no freeway connections to other communities.
Highway 69 leads south to Parry Sound, where it becomes the Highway 400 freeway to Toronto. (Highway 400 will eventually extend all the way to Sudbury; however, this construction is not currently expected to be completed until 2017.)
Highway 144 leads north to Timmins.
By bus
Sudbury is served by Greyhound connections to Ottawa, Sault Ste. Marie and Toronto, each of which connects to other communities, and by Ontario Northland buses to Timmins and other Northern Ontario communities and south through Central Ontario to Toronto.
Get around
Sudbury Transit offers bus service within the city, operating from a central downtown terminal. The urban core of the city is served by lines that generally operate on the half hour during peak travel times, and on the hour late at night and on Sundays. More remote areas of the city are not served as frequently, but some bus service is available.
Climate
Sudbury is one of the coldest urban cities in Canada and in the World. However, summers can be rather warm with many days above 20 degrees. Spring and fall can be both warm and cold, and it is not uncommon to see significant accumulation of snow during these seasons. Winter is not the time to visit, with temperatures reaching -40ºC or below at times, and -20º to -39º quite often. However, if you do choose to come to Sudbury in the winter, dress extremely warm and avoid being outside for a long period of time.
Attractions
- Science North is a science education centre built atop an ancient earthquake fault on the shore of Lake Ramsey. Its distinctive snowflake shape has become one of Sudbury's famous landmarks. Features include an IMAX theatre, a butterfly gallery, a robotics lab, and interactive exhibits on geology, animal biology and other areas of science.
- The grounds of Science North are also home to the Cortina, a boat which offers cruise tours of the beautiful Lake Ramsey, which was once the world's largest lake contained entirely within the boundaries of a single city. (It lost this status in 2001, when the newly merged city of Greater Sudbury enclosed a larger lake.)
- Dynamic Earth is an earth sciences exhibition, operated by Science North on a separate site. It is home to the Big Nickel, Sudbury's most famous landmark.
- Bell Park is a park and amphitheatre on the shore of Lake Ramsey. It is connected by a lakefront boardwalk to the Science North grounds.
- A number of pioneer heritage museums in the city show how Northern Ontario's earliest settlers lived. These include the Flour Mill Heritage Museum, the Copper Cliff Museum, the Anderson Farm Museum and the Capreol Prescott Museum.
Ecotourism
Sudbury is a ruggedly beautiful city, with many forests, lakes and rocky hills throughout the area.
- The A.Y. Jackson Scenic Lookout, named for the Canadian "Group of Seven" artist, provides a spectacular view of High Falls on the Onaping River off Highway 144, 43 kilometres northwest of downtown Sudbury. There is also a travel information centre and a picnic area. (705) 855-3326.
- The Kukagami Lodge is a popular wilderness retreat just east of the city.
- The Lake Laurentian Conservation Area is a large parkland area in the south end of the city, with 55 kilometres of hiking, jogging, biking and ski trails for exploration. (705) 674-3271.
Culture
- The Art Gallery of Sudbury presents regular exhibitions of historical and contemporary Canadian art. 251 John Street, (705) 674-3271.
- La Galerie du Nouvel Ontario presents contemporary and experimental Canadian art, with a special focus on French Canadian artists. Elgin Street, (705) 673-4927.
- The Sudbury Symphony Orchestra performs concerts throughout the year. (705) 674-8381.
- The Sudbury Theatre Centre presents comedy and drama, including works by Canadian playwrights, throughout the year. Shaughnessy Street, (705) 674-8381.
- Cinéfest is an annual film festival, the fourth largest in Canada, which presents a program of over 100 films each September.
- Le Théâtre du Nouvel Ontario presents comedy and drama by franco-ontarian and Québécois playwrights throughout the year. (705) 525-5606
- Northern Lights Festival Boréal is an annual festival of folk, blues and rock music each July in Bell Park.
- The Centre franco-ontarien de folklore is the world's largest collection of franco-ontarian books, documents and cultural heritage. 1169 Dollard Street, (705) 675-8986.
Learn
Sudbury is home to three major postsecondary institutions.
- Laurentian University is a bilingual university which offers primarily undergraduate programs, although some graduate degrees are available as well. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine, shared between Laurentian and Thunder Bay's Lakehead University, opened in September 2005.
- Cambrian College is an English college of applied arts and technology.
- Collège Boréal is a French college of applied arts and technology with several satellite campuses in other Ontario communities.
Shopping
Sudbury is Northern Ontario's major retail centre. Shopping areas include the Rainbow Value Centre, the downtown core, the Rio-Can Power Centre on the Kingsway, the New Sudbury Centre at the corner of Barrydowne and Lasalle, and the Four Corners at Regent and Paris Streets.
Dining
Downtown
- Alexandria's - 211 Shaughnessy Street
- Boomer's - 420 Elgin Street
- Cactus Pete's - 187 Shaughnessy Street
- Café Matou Noir - 86 Durham Street
- Dionysos - 183 Cedar Street
- The Doghouse - 212 Romanet Lane
- Gonga's Grill - 233 Brady Street
- Gus's - 336 Elm Street
- Harmony Café - 140 Durham Street
- Jadz Café - Rainbow Value Centre
- Monte Carlo - 11 Elgin Street
- Nibblers - 70 Young Street
- Pasta e Vino - 118 Paris Street
- Peddlers Pub - 63 Cedar Street
- Pestos - Ramada Inn, Rainbow Value Centre
- The Pita Pit - 127 Cedar Street
- Respect is Burning - 82 Durham Street
- Spencer's Bistro - 117 Elm Street
- Stella's - 11 Cedar Street
- Sapporo Ichibang - 79 Cedar Street
- Tower Café - 30 Cedar Street
- Williams Coffee Pub - 43 Elm Street
- Zio's Café - 9 Elm Street
New Sudbury/The Kingsway
- Café Korea - 798 Lasalle Boulevard
- Casey's - 1070 The Kingsway
- Don Cherry's - Falconbridge Road
- East Side Mario's - 900 Lasalle Boulevard
- Gonga's Grill - 467 Falconbridge Road
- Herc's - 875 Notre Dame Avenue
- Joey's Only Seafood - 1899 Lasalle Boulevard
- Kelsey's Roadhouse - 1425 The Kingsway
- Kings Buffet - 1051 The Kingsway
- Laura Fratelli's - Ambassador Hotel (Kingsway/Barrydowne)
- Little India - 893 Notre Dame Avenue
- Mr. Prime Rib - 777 Barrydowne Road
- Orient - 480 Barrydowne Road
- Pat & Mario's - 1463 Lasalle Boulevard
- Sun Wah - 1540 Lasalle Boulevard
- Teklenburg's - 1893 Lasalle Boulevard
Nightlife
- Rhythm & Cues - 1855 Lasalle Boulevard, Sudbury (705-525-1117).
Great, vibrant venue on the prominent Lasalle Boulevard in New Sudbury. Play pool, select your favourite songs on the rockin' jukebox, or just relax and talk with friends. Rhythm & Cues is the Place To Be!
Accommodation
External links
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