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11 amazing things about Sudbury
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1. Nickelback signed their first contract with a major record company while they were playing at the Towne House.
2. Shania Twain was born in Timmins but spent a few of her formative years in Sudbury. She kicked off her first North American tour at Sudbury Arena.
3. The television movie of Shania Twains's life was shot in Sudbury with scenes at The Towne House.
4. Elton John, Dire Straits, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, 50 Cent, Avril Lavigne and Hedley have played Sudbury Arena.
5. NASA astronaugts practiced for their moonlanding in Sudbury in 1974.
2. The song "Sudbury Saturday Night" were penned by Stompin' Tom in the lounge of the Town House on Elgin St.
7. Tim Horton went to high school in Sudbury.
8. In the 1940s, the City of Sudbury was the first city in Canada to install parking meters.
9. The first privately owned television station in Canada went on the air in Sudbury in 1953.
10. In addition to the Big Nickel, there was once a Big Penny and a Big Dime.
11. Pete Best, the drummer who lost his job with The Beatles just before they made it big, played at the Towne House in the 1990s.
