The University of Sudbury is a bilingual and tri-cultural university in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It provides undergraduate programming in both French and English in Religious Studies, Philosophy, Indigenous Studies, and in French in Journalism and Folklore. It was a federated school of Laurentian University until May 1, 2021, when Laurentian terminated its relationships with all of its federated schools as part of the 2021 Laurentian University financial crisis; it was subsequently announced that the University of Sudbury will continue operations as an independent French-language university.
Franco-Ontarians are Francophone Canadians that reside in the province of Ontario. Most are French Canadians from Ontario. In 2021, according to the Government of Ontario, there were 650,000 Francophones in the province. The majority of Franco-Ontarians in the province reside in Eastern Ontario, Northeastern Ontario, and Central Ontario, although small francophone communities may be found in other regions of the province.
Sudbury, officially the City of Greater Sudbury, is the largest city in Northern Ontario by population, with a population of 166,004 at the 2021 Canadian Census. By land area, it is the largest in Ontario and the fifth largest in Canada. It is administratively a single-tier municipality and thus is not part of any district, county, or regional municipality. The City of Greater Sudbury is separate from, but entirely surrounded by the Sudbury District. The city is also referred to as "Grand Sudbury" among Francophones.
CANO, a Canadian progressive rock band of the 1970s and 1980s, was the most successful popular musical group in Franco-Ontarian history.
Jean-Marc Dalpé is a Canadian playwright and poet. He is one of the most important figures in Franco-Ontarian literature.
Marcel Aymar is a Canadian musician, composer, writer and actor. He moved to Sudbury, Ontario in 1972 as a teen and was a founding member of the popular Franco-Ontarian group CANO, playing guitar. During this time, he was also active in the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario.
La Nuit sur l'étang is a Canadian music festival, held annually in Sudbury, Ontario.
Prise de parole is a Canadian book publishing company. Located in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, the company publishes French language literature, primarily but not exclusively by Franco-Ontarian authors.
Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario is a Canadian professional theatre company. Located in Sudbury, Ontario, the company produces French language stage productions.
André Paiement was a Canadian playwright and musician. He was one of the most prominent Franco-Ontarian artists, playing a key role in developing many of the cultural institutions of the community.
The Art Gallery of Sudbury is an art gallery in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur is one of four French-language Catholic secondary schools in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. It is maintained by the Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario. It is located at 261 Notre-Dame Avenue, next to city owned soccer fields and tennis courts which double as school grounds. The school is currently under the direction of Paul Henry and acting as the vice-principal is Suzanne Lapointe.
L'Ami du peuple was a French language weekly newspaper, published in Sudbury, Ontario from 1942 to 1968. Founded by Camille Lemieux and Arthur Charette, the newspaper covered local and national news, and discussed labour union and other issues of interest to Franco-Ontarians in the Sudbury area.
Villa Loyola is a centre in Ignatian spirituality run by the Society of Jesus in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is the only Canadian French-speaking Jesuit centre outside of Quebec. As well serving as a retreat centre it is also an ecumenical and interfaith conference centre. It is situated on the shore of Long Lake off Municipal Road 80 to the south of Sudbury's urban core.
Fernand Dorais was a Canadian writer, Jesuit priest and academic. A professor of French literature and translation at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario from 1969 to 1993, he was noted for his work as a key builder of Franco-Ontarian cultural identity, through both his academic research and his role in the development of many of the Franco-Ontarian community's contemporary cultural institutions.
Gaétan Gervais, was a Canadian author, historian and university professor, most noted as a prominent figure in Franco-Ontarian culture. With a group of university students at Laurentian University, he designed the Franco-Ontarian flag, and was a founding member of the Franco-Ontarian Institute.
Ann Beam is a multimedia artist based in M'Chigeeng First Nation, Manitoulin Island. Born Ann Elena Weatherby in 1944 in Brooklyn, New York, she is the spouse of artist Carl Beam. She has a BFA from State University of New York at Buffalo. She taught at the Art Gallery of Ontario in the late 1960s and 1970s and later managed the Neon Raven Art Gallery on Manitoulin Island. Themes covered in her art have been described as "cultural histories of women's labour in building homes, in motherhood, cooking and teaching." She has worked with various mediums, including oil and acrylic, found art, recycled materials, pottery, paper and cloth.
Daniel Bédard is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer, and audio engineer.
Place des Arts opened its doors as the first multidisciplinary arts centre in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, in 2022. The architecture firms Moriyama & Teshima and Bélanger Salach were tasked with designing a building to house seven prominent francophone arts and culture organizations united under the Le Regroupement des organismes culturels de Sudbury (ROCS): Carrefour Francophone, La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Centre Franco-Ontarien de Folklore, Concerts La Nuit sur l'étang, Èditions Prise de parole, Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario (TNO) and the Salon du livre du Grand-Sudbury.
Clément Joseph Bérini, Franco-Ontarian born in Timmins, Canada, was a professional visual artist in Ontario, promoter of Northern Ontario art and Franco-Ontarian culture. He stands out among artists of the North because he was recognized early in his artistic career, when he was training in the classical-academic way of painting, and chose to pursue an artistic career in the North.
