Cartier, Ontario

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Cartier is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Cartier is located in the Sudbury District, on Highway 144 approximately 20 kilometres north of the northwestern city limits of Greater Sudbury.

[edit] 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 Etienne Cartier (1814-1873), joint premier of the province of Canada with Sir John A. MacDonald from 1857 to 1862. The township was named by surveyor H. B. Proudfoot.