Capreol

Capreol
Community
Location of Capreol withinGreater Sudbury.
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Greater Sudbury
Ward	7
Incorporated	April 1, 1918
Government
• City Councillor	Mike Jakubo
• Governing Body	Greater Sudbury City Council
•MP	Marc Serré(Liberal)
•MPP	France Gélinas(NDP)
Population (2016)
• Total	3,260
• Density	1,417.9/km2(3,672/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−5(EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4(EDT)
Postal CodeFSA	P0M 1H0
Area code	705
Website	Capreol Community Action Network

Capreol(/ˈkeɪpriɒl/KAY-pree-ol)is a community in theOntariocity ofGreater Sudbury.Situated on theVermilion River(35 mins north of the downtown core), Capreol is the city's northernmost populated area.

From 1918 to 2000, Capreol existed as an independent town. However, on January 1, 2001, the towns and cities of theRegional Municipality of Sudburywere amalgamated into the single-tier city of Greater Sudbury.

History

Early settlement, development and expansion

Capreol formed around theCapreol railway station,which was a majordivisional pointon theCanadian National Railwayline. Its name comes fromFrederick Chase Capreol,the original promoter of theNorthern Railway of Canada.It was founded in 1911 and incorporated as a town in 1918.The first family to move into Capreol was Adolph and Margaret Sawyer, both of whom pioneered in farming.

Although the town was originally an independent community with its own thriving economy, it gradually became a satellite community to the more rapidly growing city ofSudbury,approximately 40 kilometres to the south. In 1916, there were thirty families in town, and by 1919, sixty houses had been built. It was then decided that Capreol would build its ownYMCA.In 1920, the construction of the YMCA was in progress, but was damaged by fire, to the extent of $40,000. The YMCA was rebuilt at double the cost and finally opened in 1921.

In 1973, the boundaries of the town of Capreol were expanded to include the nearby villages of Sellwood and Milnet, and the town was incorporated into theRegional Municipality of Sudbury.However, despite its status as part of the regional municipality, during this eraStatistics Canadadid not include the town in Sudbury'sCensus Metropolitan Area.

Ghost towns

The former villages of Milnet and Sellwood, located within the area annexed by Capreol in 1973, are both nowghost towns.TheNational Steel Corporationmined iron ore in Sellwood and transported it south toDepot Harbourfor onwards shipment to its plants inDetroit.

Milnet (originally named Sellwood Junction up to 1916) began as a stop along theCanadian Northern Railway.In 1917, after the railway was laid down, the Marshay Lumber Company built a mill and began a 22-year process of cutting trees from the area. Men from logging camps upstream would let theVermilion Rivercarry the logs to the mill in Milnet. From there the men at themillwould cut the wood on the blade and then move it along to the planar mill, for eventual shipment eastwards by rail.

Anopen pit minenow stands where the Sellwood townsite once was.

Amalgamation

On January 1, 2001, Capreol and the other cities and towns of the regional municipality were amalgamated into the city of Greater Sudbury. In theCanada 2011 Census,Capreol was listed for the first time as one of six distinct population centres (orurban areas) within the city, with a population of 3,276 and a population density of 537.7 km²;however, the boundaries of this statistical aggregation correspond only to the main townsite of Capreol, and not to the full municipal boundaries as they existed prior to 2001. The community is part of Ward 7 onGreater Sudbury City Council,and is represented by councillor Mike Jakubo.

Sports and culture

Capreol is the location of theNorthern Ontario Railroad Museum,a heritage attraction located in the former CN and CNoR superintendent's home and Prescott Park, taking up a large portion of the town's downtown core parallel to the railroad tracks.

From 1978 to 1986, Capreol had aNorthern Ontario Junior Hockey Leagueteam called theCapreol Hawks,who won the league title in 1980-81.

Transportation

Capreol has a long history as a Northern Ontariorailway townand is today still situated along theCanadian National Railwaymainline. It is served by theCanadian,Canada's transcontinental passenger rail service, which is operated byVia Railand which stops atCapreol station.Capreol station marks theCanadian's last north- and west-bound stop in Greater Sudbury before continuing its journey towardNorthwestern Ontarioand, ultimately,British Columbia.

Local bus service is available in Capreol viaGreater Sudbury Transit's 105 Valley Route, which connects with downtown Sudbury and the Sudbury Transit Centre.

Former mayors

• P. Kilgour - 1927-1928
• B. M. Robinson - 1931
• Willam Gibson - 1932-1935
• James E. Coyne - 1936-1943
• Willam Gibson - 1944-1946
• Alistair MacLean - 1947-1952
• William Gibson - 1953-1954
• Harold Prescott - 1955-1969
• Norman Fawcett- 1969-1973
• Harold Prescott - 1973-1975
• Frank Mazzuca- 1975-1997
• Dave Kilgour - 1997-2000

Notable residents

• Jean Robert Beaulé,politician
• Fred Boimistruck,NHL hockey player
• Joffre Desilets,NHL hockey player
• Norman Fawcett,politician
• Pete Horeck,NHL hockey player
• Elie Martel,politician
• Rob MacDonald,mixed martial artist
• Shelley Martel,politician
• Frank Mazzuca Sr.,politician
• Mike Miron,lacrosse player
• Doug Mohns,NHL hockey player
• Allan Patterson,politician
• Donald Bartlett Reid,politician
• Barbara Tyson,actress

Images

• 
  Young Street
• 
  Northern Ontario Railroad Museum
• 
  CN 6077 'Mountain Class' 4-8-2, preserved at the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Park, Capreol.
• 
  Motion work of Mountain class 4-8-2 CN 6077.

See also

• List of unincorporated communities in Ontario

External links

• Capreol Online
• Capreol's Information Pages
• Abandoned Milnet
• History of CapreolatGreater Sudbury Heritage Museums