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Then and Now
Then and Now
These historical photos and personal stories of past people, places, and events are made possible through the continued support of
Lougheed Funeral Homes
as part of our
Community Leaders Program
.
Then & Now: New book details the rich (and convoluted) story of broadcasting in the Nickel City
CKSO was the first commercial radio station in Northern Ontario and gave birth to the first privately television station in Canada
Dec 2, 2021 12:06 PM
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Then & Now: That time a Sudbury newspaper editor was convicted of fomenting rebellion
Arvo (or Aaro) Vaara, editor of the Sudbury-based Finnish-language newspaper Vapaus, was arrested and deported for, it seems, not being sufficiently sympathetic to the failing health of King George V
Nov 18, 2021 12:00 PM
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Then & Now: Happy Valley's 'death sentence' and other ghost town stories
The region was once dotted with small towns as people flooded into the area looking for jobs in mining and forestry, but the boom-and-bust cycle of the resource sector saw several of these towns suddenly or slowly abandoned as people moved on
Nov 4, 2021 12:39 PM
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Then & Now: Finding the mysterious Mrs. Sudbury and how the Worthingtons left their mark on the Nickel City
Railway superintendent James Worthington named what he thought was a small station in the wilds of Northern Ontario for his second wife — little did either of them realize the vast riches hidden beneath the surface
Oct 21, 2021 12:00 PM
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Then & Now: The time Bud Germa shook the Liberals and stole Sudbury for the NDP
A political original, Germa championed an independent Northern Ontario, pushed for the North to get proper share of mining taxes and demanded the government study how sulphur dioxide fumes from smelting was impacting workers
Oct 7, 2021 12:00 PM
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Then & Now: Sacrificed to modernity, the sad end of Sudbury's historic post office
The Nickel City once had an architectural jewel of a post office downtown that was razed in 1959 to make room for a Woolworth’s
Sep 9, 2021 12:19 PM
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Then and Now:
Looking back at STC’s beginnings nearly a half-century ago
A book about the Sudbury theatre company is coming out next month
Aug 26, 2021 12:00 PM
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Then and Now:
Son of Sudbury pioneer first Jewish player in NHL
Signed in 1924 by the Montreal Maroons, Samuel Rothschild was with the NHL until 1928, even winning a Stanley Cup
Aug 12, 2021 12:00 PM
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Then & Now: Sudbury’s (failed) 1974 experiment with a pedestrian mall
In a bid to fight back against the rise of shopping malls, Sudbury created the ‘Durham Street Mall’ between Larch and Elgin Streets; it didn’t go well. That said, pedestrian malls may be enjoying renewed interest as pandemic restrictions relax
Jul 29, 2021 12:00 PM
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Then & Now: Sudbury the first city in Canada to elect Chinese-Canadian mayor
Sudbury is a city of firsts.
Jul 16, 2021 12:00 PM
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