Naughton, Ontario
Naughton is a community in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury.
The community was originally established as McNaughtonville.
From 1973 to 2000, Naughton was part of the town of Walden, in the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. On January 1, 2001, the Regional Municipality was dissolved into the single-tier City of Greater Sudbury.
Naughton also experienced reports of Sasquatch sightings during the late 1990s. These reports were made by local boys, Zach Beauchamp and Ryan Widder. Although the credibility of these sightings is questionable, the claims were reported in the city's community newspaper, Northern Life.
Notable residents
Naughton is the birthplace of Boston Bruins legend Art Ross. In 1941, Ross donated the NHL trophy bearing his name awarded to the player scoring the most points during the season. Ross was also inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1945.
France Gélinas, the current Member of Provincial Parliament for Nickel Belt, is a resident of Naughton.
| Neighbourhoods in Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhoods | Adamsdale • Austin • Azilda • Bailey Corners • Barrydowne • Beaver Lake • Bélanger • Blezard Valley • Boninville • Bowland's Bay • Brodie • Cambrian Heights • Capreol • Chelmsford • Coniston • Copper Cliff • Crean Hill • Den-Lou • Donovan • Dowling • Downtown • Elmview • Falconbridge • Flake • Flour Mill • Four Corners • Garson • Gatchell • Guilletville • Hanmer • Hull • Larchwood • Laurentian • Lebel • Levack • Levack Station • Little Britain • Lively • Lo-Ellen • Lockerby • McCrea Heights • McFarlane Lake • Mikkola • Minnow Lake • Naughton • New Sudbury • Nickeldale • Northern Heights • Onaping • Parkwood • Phelans • Rheault • Robinson • Rockville • St. Cloud • Simard • Skead • Val Caron • Val Thérèse • Wahnapitae • Wanup • Waters • Whitefish • Worthington |
| Ghost towns | Creighton Mine • Happy Valley • High Falls • Milnet • Sellwood • Victoria Mines |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
