Onaping Falls, Ontario
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Onaping Falls (1996 census population 5,277) was a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, which existed from 1973 to 2000.
It was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. The town took its name from the waterfalls on the Onaping River.
On January 1, 2001, the town and the Regional Municipality were dissolved and amalgamated into the city of Greater Sudbury. The town is now part of Ward 3 on Greater Sudbury City Council, and is represented by councillor Claude Berthiaume.
The town comprised the communities of Dowling, Levack, Levack Station, Onaping and Phelans.
[edit] History
This 5,000 resident town was originally a lumber and ore/nickel mining town, 55 km northwest of Sudbury. It has become famous for High Falls, where the Onaping River drops 46 metres in a single plunge. The town is at the point where the Canadian Shield meets the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive, caused by a meteorite strike two billion years ago. There is a lookout off the main road, called the A.Y. Jackson Lookout, for the famous Group of Seven artist who memorialized the view on his canvas.
The town is also home to Windy Lake Provincial Park.
[edit] Economy
The main employers in Onaping Falls are CVRD Inco and Xstrata, both international mining companies.
[edit] External links
- Levack history portal
- History of Onaping Falls at Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums
- Vermilion Lake Park
- Lake Onaping Lodge
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