Sudbury: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 52Mostly nostalgia about mining heritage and a farming-sim map, with little on daily life for remote workers, so this stays a near-neutral read.
- mining heritage pride
- local community pride
- warm Canadian friendliness
- scenic landscape in the map
- union support for workers
- dangerous hard mining work
- family losses from mine work
- little on daily life
- limited info on cost or internet
- Sudbury is a proud, working-class mining town with deep roots.
- Remote-work life details are largely missing from what people say.
- Locals show warmth and pride when talking about their hometown.
- Mining remains a major, lasting employer despite the tough conditions.
- Most content is about history and entertainment, not living there.
Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
" THE STORY OF NICKEL " 1930s INCO MINING PROMO FILM FROOD MINE SUDBURY, ONTARIO, CANADA 88184
PeriscopeFilm · 429K views · 2021
What viewers said
“Hi. I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such educational films as "Copper? I Hardly Know Her" and "How Bronze was my Penny"”
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“I work for Vale the company that bought INCO in Sudbury, Canada . Im 57 years old and work at the Copper Cliff Nickle Refinery for 26 years as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic and also a steward for USW Local 6500. A lot has changed since Vale to”
♥ 119 likes
“I live in Sudbury, I love vids like this. Hard to believe all those mines are still producing and still thousands of people are working in the mining industry in the area. My father worked in the mines and he died early from the years he wo”
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“I worked in a steel factory in the late 90s. I was the lucky one dumping carbon in the vat then taking samples and temperatures. I lasted like 6 weeks before I couldn’t take it anymore. I was too young and soft to handle it. Hard, dangerous”
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“Whenever I see a film like this, I am impressed not only with the work being performed, but also with the work it must have taken to build and install the massive equipment used.”
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“I just had to comment about the musical scores these movies have! There’s nothing like it! It goes from victorious uppity to ominous and almost scary sounding stuff. You can hear everything from Harps and stringed instruments to Brass and W”
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“The Sudbury basin formed as a result of an impact into the Nuna supercontinent from a bolide approximately 10–15 km (6.2–9.3 mi) in diameter that occurred 1.849 billion years ago. The large impact crater filled with magma containing nickel,”
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“My father was employed at Stobie mine. He worked mostly underground in the most treacherous conditions. He appreciated the goodness and help he received from the Mine Mill union. God bless these heroes.”
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“At least 50 jobs featured in this movie that I'm glad I didn't end up doing. The guys guiding the red/white hot wires being formed top the chart, imagine doing this 8 or ten hours every day”
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“Just off the beach of Saipan is a knocked-out M4 Sherman tank. It's encrusted in sea life, but the welds are still as shiny and fresh as the day they were done way back in WWII, because the welding rods had a high Nickel content.”
♥ 9 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.