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Then and Now
Then and Now
Then and Now shares historical photos and personal stories of past people, places, and events and connects them to their significance today. They are made possible through the continued support of our
Community Leaders Program
.
Then & Now: That time they executed an elephant at the city dump
In August of 1972, the Canadian International Circus came to town, but before the performance could begin, one of the attraction’s elephants killed one of its handlers. Before the circus left town, the elephant was in the ground
Apr 30, 2024 1:00 PM
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Then & Now: The 60th anniversary of a tragic drowning
In the spring of 1964, four boys went into the cold waters of Coniston Creek. One of them, Sylvio Leblanc, wouldn’t come home again
Apr 16, 2024 12:00 PM
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Then & Now: 1973 crime film is a time capsule of a lost Sudbury
In 1973, the black rocks of a pre-regreened Coniston and Copper Cliff served as the backdrop for the Canadian noir film ‘Between Friends’, a film most people have never heard of but one with a clear link to both Die Hard and Quentin Tarantino
Apr 3, 2024 12:00 PM
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Then & Now: The short but dramatic saga of the Welcome Arches
Although they were around less than two decades, the Welcome Arches that once greeted visitors to the Nickel City are a unique piece of local history
Mar 14, 2024 12:00 PM
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Then & Now: Idylwylde gets ready to celebrate its 100th birthday
Established in 1922, the Idylwylde Golf & Country Club has survived a fire and the ups and downs of the sport’s popularity to remain among the city’s top courses
Aug 18, 2022 12:04 PM
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Then & Now: Mike Solski, last of Mine Mill Local 598 faithful
Two weeks ago, Vicki Gilhula shared the tale of the time Mike Solski was shot during a town council meeting. In Part Two this week, she tells the other part of the Solski saga, that of his time as head and one of the last holdouts, of Local 598, once the country’s most powerful labour union
Aug 4, 2022 12:00 PM
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Then & Now: The attempted assassination of Nickel Centre’s mayor
In 1978, a man fixated on a supposed conspiracy against him entered the council chambers for the Town of Nickel Centre and shot Mayor Mike Solski with a .45-calibre handgun
Jul 21, 2022 11:57 AM
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Then & Now: Looking back on 50 years of Northern Lights Festival
NLFB is as much a part of Sudbury as the Big Nickel, porketta bingo and the Superstack. Vicki Gilhula looks back on 50 years of celebrating the best in folk, world, grassroots, Francophone and Indigenous music
Jul 7, 2022 12:00 PM
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Then & Now: This is the story of Sudbury’s last execution
On June 15, 1956, Robert Bruce Ducsharm was hanged for the murder of his romantic partner, Steve Klapouskchak, but it took two trials to do it
Jun 16, 2022 12:00 PM
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Then & Now: Sudbury or Chinookville? Ask Jack Douglas
Sudbury appears as Chinookville in the 1970 book, 'Shut Up and Eat Your Snowshoes!' by comedian, author, actor and TV personality Jack Douglas
Jun 2, 2022 12:00 PM
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