Cartier is a community in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Ontario

Ontario

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, located in the Sudbury District

Sudbury District, Ontario

The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1894 from townships of eastern Algoma District and west Nipissing District....

 approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the northwestern city limits of Greater Sudbury along Highway 144.

A designated place

Designated place

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 administered by a local services board, Cartier had a population of 302 in the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

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. It is commonly considered to be part of Greater Sudbury's metropolitan area, but is not officially counted as such by Statistics Canada as it is not part of an incorporated municipality. Statistics Canada classifies the township as part of the Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part

Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part, Ontario

Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part is an unorganized area in the Canadian province of Ontario, comprising all portions of the Sudbury District which are not organized into incorporated municipalities...

 census subdivision.

Halfway Lake Provincial Park

Halfway Lake Provincial Park

Halfway Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park astride Ontario Highway 144 in Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is operated by Ontario Parks and is named for Halfway Lake, which is entirely within the park grounds. The nearest settlement on Highway 144 is Cartier, about to...

 is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Cartier.

History

In 1885 the community was known as Archer. In 1888 it was officially named Cartier after the township, which was named to honour Sir George-Étienne Cartier

George-Étienne Cartier

Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, PC was a French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation.The English spelling of the name, George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling, is explained by his having been named in honour of King George III....

 (1814–1873), joint premier of the province of Canada with Sir John A. Macdonald

John A. Macdonald

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 from 1857 to 1862. The township was named by surveyor H. B. Proudfoot.

Transportation

Prior to 1964, Cartier was the northern terminus of provincial highway 544 from Sudbury, which was renumbered as Highway 144 when it was extended northerly to Timmins.

Cartier railway station

Cartier railway station

Cartier Railway Station is a station located in Cartier, Ontario, which is serviced by Via Rail's Sudbury – White River train as a stop on request station. This station consists of a shelter equipped with heating, washrooms, and payphones.-External links:*...

, a stop-on-request station, is served by Via Rail

VIA Rail

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's Sudbury – White River train.