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Sudbury was founded as a railway community when the Canadian Pacific Railway was built there. It then became a lumbering town, until it finally became the mining and smelting centre it is today. It is also a world-renowned geological centre. It is believed the area was struck by a meteorite some two billion years ago, thus accounting for its wealth of mineral deposits. The regional municipality of Sudbury has a population of 162,000.
Sudbury has many nearby lakes which provide fishing, swimming and boating opportunities. There are excellent cross country skiing and snow-mobiling trails.
There are also good arts facilities, including galleries and theatre.
The 'hands on' Science North's Science Centre is an excellent museum, and if you want to actually tour a mine go to Big Nickel Mine.
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