Sudbury Environmental Issues

Northern Ontario consist of multiple region such as St. Charles, Whitefish Lake, Massey, Atikameksheng Anishinabek, North Bay the district of Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, and a city in North Bay this report is on focused on the towns and communities listed above. According to Census population (2011), the population of greater Sudbury is 160,274. The city of Sudbury lies on the western edge of Ramsey Lake. Sudbury has traditionally been known as a mining-based region. St. Charles is surrounded by the West Arm of Lake Nipissing and Lake Nepewassi. Which has led it to become a tourist attraction, tourists came for the great fishing, hunting and nature attractions.
Environmental concerns and its indicators: Air pollution, air quality in the Greater Sudbury district has …show more content…
Unemployment: The job market in Sudbury continues to weaken which results into unemployment. Mining: Due to the fact that the mining companies have to lay people off .With the decrease of employment in the mining industry it leads to social issues such as poverty. Health care: having ill and an aging population has put a lot of strain for the health care system This population leads to limited able bodied that can work and improve the economy. House hold debt: There is a saying that an average Canadian is one pay check away from being homeless. With the rate of job loss and closing of mines this has led to families in the districts of Greater Sudbury, Sudbury and Nipissing to suffer from house hold debt. The indicators of these are shelter affordability, diversification and employment rate. This report consist of the following research regional profile and history report ,the environmental capacity and its indicators, social capacity and its indicators economic capacity and it indictors in