Brief History
Sudbury was founded in 1893 with its first mayor being Stephen Fournier. The main reason for the founding of Sudbury was the uncovering of a nickel deposit in 1883. During an excavation to clear room for a railway an explosion revealed a a huge amount of copper and nickel ore. Mining became the main source of income for the sister after roads were put in place. The mining company Inco was founded in 1902 and Falconbridge was found in 1928. Sudbury's economy fluctuated with the demand for nickel. Since nickel was in high demand during the great depression Sudbury was one of the fastest recovering cities in the depression. Sudbury's economy also boomed during both world wars because nickel was needed to make artillery shells. The city also supplied nickle to The United States during the Cold War. Sudbury was one of the wealthiest cities in Canada for about a decade. In 1972 the construction of the Ino Superstack released hazardous chemical all over the environment. Ever since then Vale (recently inco) has been trying to redevelop the area. In 1978 mining workers working for Inco went on strike for nine months which badly damaged Sudbury's economy. This what caused Sudbury to start spreading into new industries to support the economy. In the 2001 Sudbury and the surrounding area was founded as the city of Greater Sudbury.