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Where we are ........

With its 300 lakes, extensive trail system, busy downtown and the Science North education centre, Sudbury is much more than a mining town. 

Sudbury is known as the Nickel City because of its nickel and copper mines.

Inco Limited is the largest producer of nickel in the western world.
Falconbridge Ltd. also produces copper and nickel from the Sudbury Basin.

Together, the local operations of the two companies provide the Sudbury Region with the largest integrated mining complex in the world. 

Population: 165, 000 

Location: 418 km north of Toronto and 300 km east of Sault Ste. Marie