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» For alternate meanings, see French River.
French River, also known as
Rivière-des-Français, is a municipality in the
Canadian province of
Ontario, in the
Sudbury District. The municipality had a population of 2,659 in the
Canada 2006 Census. It is named after and located along the north shore of the
French River.
Along with the municipalities of
St. Charles and
Markstay-Warren, it's part of the region known as
Sudbury East.
Communities
Alban
The community of
Alban was originally established in 1907 as
Rutter, named for the nearby railway station in 1907, but in 1937 the community was renamed for Rev. J. Alban Filiatrault.
Bigwood
Bigwood is named for American born, civil engineer William Bigwood, associated with the Graves, Bigwood and Company
sawmills at
Byng Inlet in the early 1900s. Bigwood is divided between the municipalities of French River and
Killarney.
Chartrand Corner
Delamere
French River Station
Happy Landing
Jamot
Monetville
Originally known as
Martland, the community was first settled in 1895 by Cyrille Monette and four other pioneers. It became a municipality in 1906 and adopted the name
Monetville.
For many years the Greenway Hotel was one of the few notable buildings while driving through on the highway.
The local graveyard has a Canadian
World War II hero buried there. Sgt. Wallace Edmond Firlotte, who served with the
Lincoln and Welland Regiment during the war, was bestowed six war decorations. However, he was one of only a very few Canadians that was bestowed the
Order of the Bronze Lion for heroism from the Crown of the Netherlands. The Prince personally presented this Order to Sgt. Firlotte by
Royal Decree on
December 8,
1945.
Noëlville
Noëlville, originally known as
Cosby, was founded in 1905 with the arrival of settlers in the region. Noëlville families travelled by boat, to the south-west end of
Lake Nipissing, to establish themselves between
Lake Nipissing and the
French River. To pay homage to Noël Desmarais, the village's first merchant and the first businessman of the region, the town of Cosby became Noëlville in 1911. Noël Desmarais was one of the first to start his family business in Noëlville.
Many other families soon followed. Development accelerated with the opening of shops and industries, and the community rapidly became, and remains today, the economic heart of the
Sudbury East region. Noëlville celebrated its 100
th anniversary in 2005.
Since Noël means Christmas in French, this town is often referred to as "Christmas Town". The town was known for holding festivals and special activities for its "Christmas in July" celebrations. It is believed that during the
Christmas season, some have their mail sent through Noëlville for the "Christmastown" postmark.
Every year, in February, Noëlville hosts the largest and longest running family hockey tournament in Canada . Five years after the Noëlville Community Centre was built in 1972, the Noëlville Family Hockey Tournament was founded in 1977 by Claude Mayer, Gerry Gratton, and Dan Pitre. There were 17 teams. The first game was played on New Year’s night when the Carrière family played against the Mayer family. This tournament survives to this day and has become a much anticipated event in this small town where families reunite when friends and members of the extended family return 'home' to compete in this annual event. Over the years, this tournament raised over $150,000 for local charities.
In
2007, Noëlville made the Top five communities for
CBC Television's
Hockeyville competition . The neighbouring city of
Greater Sudbury offered its support to Noëlville although the community ultimately lost out to
North Bay.
North Monetville
The
North Monetville area straddles the municipal boundary between French River and
West Nipissing.
Ouellette
Rutter
Rutter takes its name from Fred Rutter, who was a resident
engineer on the
Toronto-
Sudbury branch of the
Canadian Pacific Railway in the early 1900s. It is located just east of the junction of Highways
64 and
69.
Sucker Creek Landing
Wolseley Bay
Wolseley Bay, the easternmost community in French River, is located at the end of
Highway 528, at the mouth of the Wolseley River.
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