When Paul Robeson came to SudburyPaul Robeson gave his first concert out the United States in Sudbury in 1956, after the American government lifted the travel ban on the renowned singer whose politics were not in favour in the McCarthy era.Spring 2012The Mine Mill hall hosted numerous cultural events in the 1950s: big city entertainment […]
Heritage
Remembering Dean Muncaster
Dean Muncaster, a Sudbury High School graduate who The Globe 2and Mail called “one of the great business minds of his generation,” died March 13 at the age of 78 while on holiday in Mexico. Muncaster started sweeping the floors at his father’s Canadian Tire store in Sudbury when he was 12. Twenty years later he […]
Spirit of ’83
Sudbury doesn’t have a lot of public art but it has at least one piece that is worth bragging about. The Spirit of ’83, located at the corner of Paris and Brady streets, is the work of Canadian contemporary sculptor Colette Whiten. The English-born artist won the international competition for public art to celebrate the […]
Memories of a Dirty Thirties survivor
The first memory I have is running and playing in an empty lot, and I think it was off Frood Rd., in the Donovan. It represents a time in my life when my mother was running a rooming house to help meet the needs of the family. Dad was as an insurance agent. It was […]
Photographer captures lost heritage
Sudbury photographer Jorge Cueto has published a collection of photographs he took at the old brewery on Lorne St. before it was purchased by the owner of Sookram Bus Lines. His plans are to convert the historic property into a terminal for his bus charter and tour business. In August 2006, Northern Life reprinted an […]
The woman behind the man who named Sudbury
Students of local history know Sudbury was named by CPR construction superintendent James Worthington after his wife’s hometown in rural England, but little has been written about Worthington’s wife. British researcher Valerie Herbert rummaged through census information in England and Canada to put Mrs. Worthington’s story in the history book for the Sudbury Museum Trust […]
Thorneloe chapel gets makeover
The new St. Mark’s Chapel will become a functional space for university classes, workshops, worship and prayer, and of course, home base for Thorneloe’s Summer Shakespeare program. One of the most distinctive buildings on the Laurentian University campus is getting a makeover. Major renovations are being made to St. Mark’s Chapel at Thorneloe University, one […]
Sudbury’s water tower lives!
Citizens who care about heritage buildings cheered when the Pearl St. watertowers were given a second life as an advertising billboard. The water tower is not a heritage building but it can been from many parts of the city, and it is a landmark. Summer 2011The Sudbury Pearl St. Water Tower was designed and built […]
The Rothschilds’ story
The Rothschilds’ storySam Rothschild was the first Jewish player in the NHL. His family were pioneer merchants in Sudbury. The family built an impressive building on Elgin St. at Cedar St.Summer 2011Samuel Rothschild, the first Jewish player in the NHL, was born in Sudbury in 1899. He lived a long and prosperous life. Before he […]
Secrets of Sudbury #1
Secrets of Sudbury #1Web exclusive: Secrets of Sudbury. A is for Architecture.Summer 2011 A few of the city’s heritage buildings have missed the wreaker’s ball. Here are some favourites: The former CPR telegraph and ticket office, Elgin St. at Elm St. W. This building was constructed in 1914 and served as one of the largest […]
