The Otters were most active during the summer months, but some of the fleet were also kept going on wheel-skis during the winter. The Otters were modified as water bombers, to fight forest fires which plague the Province during the summer, and were also invaluable for moving fire crews. Th...
Sudbury has a long mining history, with its first smelter having been built at Copper Cliff in 1888. This region has one of the most productive nickel and copper mining operations in the world, with other metals such as zinc, cobalt, precious metals and platinum-group elements also currently...