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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: Sudbury’s first Christmas and more holiday memories

Memory Lane: Sudbury’s first Christmas and more holiday memories

The first Christmas at Sudbury Junction was a more modest affair, hosted by Florence Howey, for 11 residents of the tiny community carved out of the bush who, while virtual strangers to one another, made it a holiday to remember
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Memory Lane: Readers recall Remembrance Days of their youth

Memory Lane: Readers recall Remembrance Days of their youth

In the second party of our two-part Memory Lane series on Remembrance Day, Sudbury.com readers share some of their memories of Nov. 11 ceremonies of the past
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Memory Lane: The Nickel City honours the fallen

Memory Lane: The Nickel City honours the fallen

A look back at how Greater Sudbury has honoured those killed in war over the 20th century
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Memory Lane: Readers recall their encounters with Terry Fox

Memory Lane: Readers recall their encounters with Terry Fox

In the second part of our two-part series on Terry Fox and his legacy, readers share their memories of when the Canadian icon’s Marathon of Hope passed through Sudbury
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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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