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Memory Lane

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These personal stories from community members in connection with Greater Sudbury's rich history are made possible through the continued support of Orendorff & Associates as part of our Community Leaders Program.

Memory Lane: When Terry Fox ran through the Nickel City

Memory Lane: When Terry Fox ran through the Nickel City

Sudbury was almost (but not quite), the halfway point of Terry Fox’s Marathan of Hope, and his memory remains alive and well in Canadian communities great and small, and across the world
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Memory Lane: INCO Club was a staple for generations of Sudburians

Memory Lane: INCO Club was a staple for generations of Sudburians

Readers recall how the INCO Employees Club was the focal point of the city’s social scene and more for decades  
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Memory Lane: When the Inco Club was the heart of the community

Memory Lane: When the Inco Club was the heart of the community

For nearly five decades, the Inco Employees Club served as a hub for community, entertainment and more in the city’s downtown core
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Memory Lane: Readers share memories of 2003 blackout

Memory Lane: Readers share memories of 2003 blackout

One reader remembers her asking if the world was coming to an end
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Memory Lane: Share your memories of the great blackout of 2003

Memory Lane: Share your memories of the great blackout of 2003

Jason Marcon brings us through the impact locally and beyond
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Memory Lane: St. Joseph’s central to 20th-century Sudbury life

Memory Lane: St. Joseph’s central to 20th-century Sudbury life

Readers share their memories of building which housed Sudbury hospital for most of the previous century
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Memory Lane: Remembering the old St. Joseph’s Hospital

Memory Lane: Remembering the old St. Joseph’s Hospital

History writer Jason Marcon digs into the history of health care in Sudbury, in particular the evolution of St. Joseph’s 
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Memory Lane: Readers share their memories of major local fires

Memory Lane: Readers share their memories of major local fires

The fire at the Coulson building on Durham Street downtown is the latest major commercial fire to hit a Greater Sudbury building over the past century
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Memory Lane: Sudbury no stranger to commercial fires

Memory Lane: Sudbury no stranger to commercial fires

A month after a devastating fire on Durham Street downtown, history writer Jason Marcon chronicles 140 years of fires that have rocked the local business community
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Memory Lane: Remembering when baseball was king

Memory Lane: Remembering when baseball was king

Sudburians have some fond (and sharp) memories of the glory days of Nickel City baseball. Our history writer, Jason Marcon, shares some of the best
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